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Geriatric Care

Geriatrics is a science of medicine which deals with health problems of people aged above 60 years. Many of the elderly persons carry the burden of one or more chronic diseases like hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, dementia etc. Many of them do not receive optimum health care because of the following reasons.

1. Access
Many elders suffer from diminished vision, hearing impairment, loss of memory etc. Their movements may be restricted because of arthritis, or neurological disorders. They may find it difficult to use public transport because of their physical condition and also the non availability of proper mode of transport. Even at the hospitals there is dearth of wheel chairs, assistance or guidance. All these factors make it very difficult for elders to use the health services provided by government.

2.Affordability
Majority of the elders poor and have no income of their own. So they depend on their families for health care expenses. Spending for the health care of elderly is generally not among the priorities of the families. The present medical care system depends heavily on expensive investigations and also references to various specialists. But many times the patients and their families are unable to spend the money and time required for going through these procedures.

3.Awareness
Many times there is underreporting of illness by elderly and also their families because they attribute the symptoms of the disease process to old age. The awareness in the society in regard to nutrition, substance abuse eg. smoking, alcohol etc. , healthy life style, health screening, health promotion etc. is very poor. The importance of treatment compliance, regular health check ups is not realized by the elderly or their families because of ignorance, financial compulsions and many other factors.

Age Care Foundation is providing basic geriatric care to elderly persons at a place and time that is convenient to them. ACF does not charge for any of the services rendered. Drugs are provided free of cost to those who can’t afford to buy them.

OLD AGE HOMES

We provide health care to the residents of old age homes by going to them once in a month. Blood sugar and Blood pressure are checked routinely, physical check up done, and drugs dispenses free of cost to all those who need them. When ever required we refer them to the King George Hospital for investigations and specialist opinion. We also arran ge short term hospitalization for them in times of necessity. The combined strength of all these old age homes is more than three hundred.

  1. Prema Samajam, Visakhapatnam
  2. Prema Samajam, Chodavaram
  3. Vanaprastha, Gandigundam, Visakhapatnam
  4. St. Joseph home for the aged, Maryland, Visakhapatnam
  5. Priya darsini Old age home, Akkayyapalem, Visakhapatam.
  6. Meera Rao Old age home, Sagarnagar, Visakhapatnam
  7. Vijaya Sai Old age home, Nerellavalasa, Bheemili
  8. Vanaprastham, Muralinagar, Visakhapatnam

OUT PATIENT CLINICS

To provide geriatric care to elders in the community we are conducting out patient clinics in different parts of the city on fixed days of the month. At present clinics are being conducted in six different places and about 500 patients attend these clinics every month. We are trying to reach out to more people by setting up clinics in uncovered areas.

  1. Prema Samajam, Daba Gardens ( Monday and Friday-Every week)
  2. Shirdi Sai temple, Seethammadhara (Tuesday-Every week)
  3. Matham Tribal Village, Paderu (3rd Sunday of every month)
  4. Vivekananda Seva Samstha, 1 town, Visakhapatnam (4th Sunday of every month)
  5. Prema Samajam, Chodavaram (3rd Thursday of every month)
  6. Vanaprastham, Muralinagar (4th Thursday of every month)
  7. Next to Visakha Diary, Gajuwaka ( About to start – 1st / 2nd Thursday of every month)

We have about 500 registered patients on our records and they all are being treated for some kind of chronic illness like diabetes, hypertension and or other diseases. As they need long time / life time monitoring and treatment we maintain their medical records. There will be many more persons who will be visiting our clinics for small ailments like cold and cough, malaria, respiratory, skin , urinary infections etc. and also screening for diabetes or hypertension. They are not registered and so they do not appear in our statistics.

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