Things we should do to help senior citizens

Things we should do to help senior citizens



Senior citizens who are suffering from depression are required special care. This is the most painful situation where citizen feel lonely and have no one to take care in his or her final stage of life. Many senior citizens feel ignored from their dear ones and end up into old age care home. Looking at the current scenario, in coming years the Call to Action for elderly population will increase in faster phase. In India, there are around 3 million elderly people living. Many of these are suffering from age-old problem, which can grow further.

NGOs like National NGO are helping old age people to spend their quality time with other people and engage into activities. Making them feel good with activities is what the job of NGOs is. Let us check why we need to take extra care of senior citizens.

Law vs Reality-
In India, there are few laws that help in protecting elder citizen. According to section 19 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents’ and Senior Citizens’ Act (MWPSCA), 2007 mandates for the State government to establish at least one old age home in each district. This establishment will help in offering accommodation to at least 150 senior citizens.

However, in reality, there are no such accommodation offered to old age people, which is against the rights they need to have. This indicates bleak future of elderly and required immediate action. Since the population of elderly people is increasing, there could be major problem for them.

Giving helping hands to elder people-

As mentioned above, there are many problems elderly people face; care centers like National NGO help such people to have better life. If you are keen to help, there are few ways you can do-

Conduct Exercise Classes-

Although, they are in old age, keeping their body active is important. If you want to help them, then volunteer at National NGO Reviews and conduct exercise classes that fits to their body. Exercise classes can help in improving cognitive abilities as you are forced to think about how to move your body.

Games Activity-

This is the best activity that can keep elderly people engaged. A common game that many seniors enjoy is Bingo, helping to stimulate mental health. Other than this, there is Scrabble, Card Games and Uno. NGO manage to keep people engaged by certain games activity.

Bottom Line-

Since National NGO is a helping hand, you can join the bandwagon to help old age people with activities. The least they deserve peaceful time and make them feel comfortable.

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