Finding balance in life is always a difficult thing, whether it is between work and play or family and friends. Everyone faces these issues and only a few overcome them. Sometimes, for single working individuals, taking care of their elderly parents can also be a daunting task. From the special medical attention needed to ensuring […]
While technology is certainly helping the elderly live an easier life, it is also leading to a reduction in the actual interactions people have with each other. This diminishing contact is resulting in a serious concern for the elderly, in the form of abuse. There was a time when it didn’t matter who the senior […]
There are many different hearing, language, and speech problems that affect the elderly. By understanding what the symptoms are seniors can seek the treatment they need and identify the problem as early as possible. Hearing difficulties affect many elderly across India. The most common cause of this is presbycusis which is age-related hearing loss. This […]
I remember rushing through the house, towards the veranda, with my grandfather , every time we heard an airplane flying over our house. We both would look at the plane in wonder, and walk away only when it had flown to a point that was beyond our visual capabilities. Whenever a plane flew over our […]
A few days ago, I encountered a slightly surprising, more offensive incident. At a get-together in my son’s house, I was humming to a song playing on the Television, when a little child asked his mother “Do old people like music too?” The child’s mother quickly apologized, and we had a small laugh on this. […]
Rich and lonely or poor and hungry, the plight of the elderly in our country is far from satisfactory. Be it the medical necessities or the psychological needs, the legal bodies have seemed to ignore many of the geriatric issues. Currently we have over 8 million senior citizens in the country, a figure which is […]
Tips for creating a well-balanced diet World’s most open secret to a healthy old age: Food The temptation to resist that oil dipped kebab or the pulling aroma of a chole bhature or calling shimmer of the Mysore dosa, maybe irresistible and for a few people, staying away from spicy and unhealthy food may be an […]
