Social stigma and lack of adequate infrastructure and support systems in India force senior citizens to live in their homes despite failing health and social withdrawal. Samvedna Senior Care Foundation has aimed to bridge this gap through setting up of senior centres. Our flagship senior centreRead more...
Over 4.4 million people suffer from dementia in India, almost 1 in every 16 households has a Dementia patient. Only 10% of the cases are diagnosed for dementia in India.Read more...
We conduct regular Dementia Support group meetings for caregivers to share their challenges and learn from experiences of other group members. The meetings are chaired by our experts, a typical support group meeting includes discussion on challenging behaviours faced by the caregiversRead more...
A big thank you to our donors. Your support helps senior citizens receive much needed services that support active ageing and give them happy and bright silver years!
We conduct workshops and outings throughout the year to promote healthy and active aging. We get experts in their fields to conduct these workshops. In 2016 we organized over 40 workshops for close to 1000 senior citizens.Read more...
“I am from the corporate world, and am now retired. I came here to this club to overcome my loneliness.”
“I worked as a special educator in Chennai and have now moved here…My husband and I thought we must learn how to use a smartphone or we will be outdated and cut off from the world! We now hope to have a good time with the club!”
“When I heard about Great Times Club from Archana, I thought I didn’t need any retirement help as I was pretty active. But once I came here, I saw things happening here that were attractive to me. At Great Times they don’t treat you like a “senior citizen” per se. You don’t sit around and look at each other. There is always some activity or the other happening at the club, like a debate or quiz or a musical programme or spanish classes. So its exciting for me!”
“I used to work with Air India and have lived in many countries before finally moving back post retirement. Suddenly I found that after retiring I couldn’t pass my time. So my son, who lives in America, came and contactedSamvedna and got me to join Great Times Club. I am really enjoying it here, people are nice and they look after you very well.”
“I joined Great Times Club this July. I have very good company here. I am very happy that I can spend my time here with fellow senior citizens, my friends, and also go with them on outings. We also do work to help needy children who are HIV positive. I would like to invite seniors citizens to come and become members of this club to enjoy and also serve the nation and society. I think if you join this club, you will really enjoy!”
Has your head ever been filled with one single thought, or a string of thoughts, that just keep repeating… and repeating… and repeating themselves? Obsessive thinking can be adaptive, when it is directed toward healthy goals and real problems with attainable solutions...
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Are you worried about your older adults during the lockdown period? Are you wondering how they must be coping, alone? Well, your concerns are justified. With the coronavirus pandemic, life has come to a grinding halt for everyone, everywhere. While the younger generation is keeping busy...
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Smartphone apps are playing a big role in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. These apps are being used to do initial self-assessments, track infected people, issue self-quarantine guidelines, monitor quarantine conditions, provide latest communication to the citizens and ease the burden on healthcare staff.
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With lockdown restrictions now beginning to ease, liquor shops have got a go-ahead to open up and everyone is rushing to re-stock their supplies. One can see hoards of people thronging the shops and all social distancing norms seem to have been thrown out of the window. With social confinement, no mobility...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life for everyone, everywhere. The fear of getting infected, living in a lockdown state, and in isolation is increasing stress among people of all age-groups. Along with daily stressors, coronavirus is adding to the woes of people. The older adults who are vulnerable are also experiencing...
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Samvedna has been working with senior citizens since 2013, our organization’s mission is to promote active ageing for all. Over the past years we have done numerous programs with elderly and have encouraged them to step out, socialize, learn new things and be healthy. The lockdown due to COVID19 has impacted...
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Coronavirus has been front page news for a while and has spread all over the world. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. In general, human coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that range from the common cold to more serious illnesses like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
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As part of our ongoing efforts to raise community awareness about dementia, Samvedna Senior Care Foundation delivered a Dementia Awareness Talk at the Senior Citizens Society in Freedom Fighters Enclave, Neb Sarai in New Delhi on 29th February 2020. The talk was presented by Hena Faqurudheen...
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Samvedna Senior Care Foundation was invited to conduct a memory screening camp and awareness talk at the Rotary Club Chandigarh, Midtown on 28th February, 2020. Our Co-Founder and Project Director, Dr. Jayashree Dasgupta was invited as the chief guest for the evening, she delivered a talk on “Recognizing early signs of Dementia”.
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Samvedna Senior Care Foundation organized a workshop on Handling Geriatric Emergencies on 14th February, 2020 for its members and staff. Dr. Kislaya Mishra, Consultant–Physician/ Psychiatrist, Samvedna Senior Care, talked about how an elderly can comprehend and respond to an emergency situation...
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