Bhai Phota is an important festival for all brothers and sisters across India. It is an auspicious occasion when sisters seek the blessings of their brothers. However, this year the celebrations took a backseat. The darkwave of Covid-19 has not...
Sometimes taking care of your elderly parents can be like walking on thin ice. It becomes tough when you have an inkling that your parents cannot live alone and take care of themselves. At such times, you struggle with...
As I was waiting to interview Dr Dipankar Datta in the sultry summery afternoon in the Baruipur office of Peace Senior Living, something about the ambience made it clear. “Peace Senior Living is different from a typical Old Age...
There is always a big question lies whether it is better living in a retirement community than living in a house? When you choose for yourself a retirement community you look for the prevailing comfort and security just like...
Getting old and age is a procedure which happens normally. It is such an inevitable situation where nobody has the power to control it or back it off. In any case, spending a joyful retirement depends altogether on how...
The reasons for old age homes is that it is normally the place, a home for those elderly folks individuals who have nobody to take care of them or the individuals who have been tossed out of their homes...
It is said, “time and tide waits for none”. This age-old phrase finds accurate relevance when we consider how fast our parents age. It is almost a common experience that the person, who was energetic yesterday and would go...
Recent studies, the world over, have shown that loneliness in the elderly leads to depression which is a major health risk for them. As people age, changes occur in the mind and the body. These changes are often difficult...
As people age, their minds and bodies go through changes. Decline in physical and mental agility makes them less capable of taking care of themselves. Seniors who live alone sometimes hesitate to ask for help lest they inconvenience family...
If the time has come for you to decide whether or not you want your elderly loved one to continue living at home with some kind of assistance from a caregiver, you may do well to consider assisted senior...