Senior Citizens

Making sure your elderly parents are safe and have access to essentials can be a challenge for many us who stay in different cities. Here are some resources that can help make this easier. #SeniorCare

Launched by the government and banks, these special schemes are mainly for senior citizens to secure their financial interests in these tough times.

“I wanted to see the impact of my work in front of my eyes, not while behind a cubicle,” says the man whose innovations have got him 3 patents to his name. #Innovation

We’ve all heard the saying “age is nothing but a number” and if there’s any doubt about whether that’s true, these people prove you can change the world even after retirement!

"Stop Scaremongering, Start Caremongering" — that's the motto of woman trying to ensure pan-India volunteer delivery of groceries and medicines to senior citizens. #Respect #COVID19 #CoronavirusPandemic

The concept that food is medicine and the fact that many people don’t follow a healthy diet is what drives the old lady to go an extra mile at this age.

“She first set shop at a local organic market on her own, She sat there, interacted with the customers, and came home with Rs 2,000 which was her first ‘own’ earnings.”

Such small inconveniences have a dramatic effect on the quality of life of senior citizens. And every little change helps!

“I never aimed for hefty profits from my business. This is a rural area, there are so many needy people. I just want to continue feeding them.”

A Pune trust is running an old-age home for destitutes and people whose children have abandoned them by selling different types of waste like plastic, newspapers, electronics and so on.