Support ‘Healthy Aging’ among elderly living in select slum communities in city of Mumbai.
Campaign by Family Welfare Agency
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- FWA works with elderly in select slum communities (Dharavi, Kokri Agar), in city of Mumbai. COVID -19 pandemic, an unprecedented phenomenon affected the senior citizens who are at increased risk. The uncertain situation since its onset has compounded their existing difficulties at individual and family levels.
- Family members confined in limited space at home added to their poor and congested living conditions. Many from the unorganized sector, are dealing with job losses, reduced earnings and forced to manage with meagre resources or in debt. The increasing cost of living and health care were challenges in pre COVID, however, this further led to chronic illnesses remaining untreated, and related effects on the body and mind more so among the disabled and homebound. Thus, enhancing fears, stresses and strains affecting their general well-being.
- Senior citizens especially women often experience poor quality of care and lack priority of self-care in old age. They have limited awareness or access to rights, resources, and facilities. The vulnerable and marginalized elderly among them is pushed further into isolation and reduced health at social, physical, and mental levels which need to be addressed.
- The program ‘Healthy ageing’ will provide support and care services.
- Community reach-out regularly to maintain connections with the elderly and understand their needs and issues in select sub-communities.
- The elder care services will include a focus on physical and mental as well as social health – through the health clinic, health assessment camps, and health care facilitation. General Physician and Physiotherapy services for homebound care (shortlisted cases).
- Self-care promotion – avenues for the participation of the senior citizens in therapy and awareness sessions - yoga, music and dance movement therapy, psychosocial wellness, building a repository of knowledge and develop support group among peers. Mental and physical wellness aids include games, music, health care devices, books etc.
- The rights-based awareness and guidance to provide information on rights, avail Government schemes, and relief measures for the poor. Special events to highlight within the community the needs of the elders across generations.
- The program team will support individual senior citizens for interventions to address their personal and family needs or issues – guidance, facilitation, referral, and resource mobilization. They reach out to the caregivers and family towards elder care and mental wellness as well as work with service providers for the same.
- Enhance the senior citizens' mental wellbeing through facilities to ventilate, bond, destress and feel supported thus reducing their loneliness and isolation.
- Senior citizens will cope and enhance their engagement for their self–care. The activities will encourage senior citizens to become active and boost their immunity.
- Enable senior citizens to seek medical attention to deal with issues related to their physical and mental capacity and prevent deterioration. Thereby, improve their physical and mental health.
- Senior citizens in the program will be better informed and aware. The eligible elders will receive the benefits of the Government schemes such as pension and low-cost local resources available.
- Further, the senior citizens will develop support among them as well as meaningful relations within their environment.
- Caregivers with guidance will improve the caregiving process and develop community linkages.
- The programme will support senior citizens in the post-COVID -19 situation and prepare them for changes and work towards their safety, support, care and holistic well-being.
Organisers
Family Welfare Agency
Beneficiary Charity
Alpa Desai
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