Life is all about caring. Parents take care of us in our childhood days and we take care of our parent during their old age. Our affection towards our dear parents makes their life heavenly. Nurturing, love and Compassion are the three sweet lessons, what life teaches us. you can make your parents to stay happily and independently, if you desire so, from your heart.
Care Your Elders Physically
The crucial part in caring your most loved ones is to love them and help them to sta...
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“How safe are you when your loved ones are away ?” Asked a friend of mine, to his grand uncle, who was about 85 years old. “Well, relatively safe”, was the answer. With his children away and residents of a foreign country, he decided to stay back in India. They visit him once a year, and his age, makes it a difficult task for him to travel to them. This is a very common happening in most families today. Over the years, elders choose their independence and not the vice versa necessarily. A few of them move into retirement homes, which, in a way is the most s...
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A survey has reported that 1.6 million seniors are being treated in emergency wards for fall-related injuries. A compilation of the top reasons for such falls is given below for your reference….
Impaired vision
Impaired vision is due to age related vision issues. Not wearing proper glasses/lenses will be the cause.
Surgeries
Surgeries in an elderly person will lead t...
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Lives of Senior Citizens are not that easy to tackle with. There are plenty of challenges for both the senior parents and their caregivers. The challenges faced by the caregivers are administering their time, efforts and resources. The challenges faced by the aging parents are the thought of insecurity, feeling low and slow, dependency and health issues.
The children of the senior citizens intend to take care of every detail concerned to their aging parents. They use to invest number of hours in travel to reach parents’ home, d...
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Birthdays and wedding anniversaries, graduations and special occasions … are times that we try to be innovative and different. Especially when it comes to gifting to our loved ones. Be it our child, sibling , spouse , parents or grandchildren.. And if it is a milestone event then we endeavor to gift something different that will always be remembered cherished and held close to the heart. Some of the common gifts for a landmark birthday will be collages of yesteryear photographs, mementos like key chain , year calendar , table top mugs, coffee table books etc.
Our Entrepreneur Development Research Centre ( EDRC) has been surveying business opportunities. One area that has evolved, quietly , is teaching. In its traditional format, teaching is much sought after, if your skills are in place. Teaching at the school children level can be tiring but extremely gratifying. Accounts for classes 11 and 12 , Mathematics at high school level, physics & Chemistry etc., have been much sought after subjects when it comes to person coaching. It is peer pressure that helps these teachers thrive. Peer pressure from the student group and their paren...
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Valuing a normal real estate community – one pays for the common amenities. Larger the community, the share one pays comes down. One can see badly maintained common areas in many of the apartment complexes today, as care – is not consistent to what it was when the builder maintained it.
Exceptions are there , but a few. When it comes to retirement community – common amenities and area is of significance. Would I pay for something that is not part of my sale value ? Or would I have to pay additi...
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In India retirement living has been an extension of Real Estate. Elder care is still in its infancy stages, as far as retirement living is concerned. Very few players have provided value to this space. Most builders build communities, and then they sell it at a premium value with a promise of care. How many of them have an experience in this ? How many are passionate about this ? Probably a handful. Few have pioneered, persisted and provided a different living experience. Presently, anyone can buy a retirement living un...
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