HOME FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS OF TIRUTHANI

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PROFILE OF THE AREA:

Home for the Senior Citizens, Tiruttani is located in Tiruvallur District. It is 40 k.m away from Tiruvallur District. It lies on Chennai trunk road. The RASS, Tirupati has running the Home for Senior Citizen. The home is located in peaceful atmosphere and joyful. It is located in a building with all facilities are kitchen, recreation hall, dining hall, store room, sleeping hall, library and toilet with Hot and RO water and power supply.

Tiruttani covers with 3925 families with a population of 26,110. Agriculture in this area primarily depending on the rainfall and people depends on agricultural labour and industrial labour. 90 percent of the people are living below poverty line. In this area the average income of the family ranges between Rs.5000 to Rs.7000 per month.

INFRASTRUCTURE

The Home for the Senior Citizens was started on 01.04.2002. It is started by the social service organisation, RASS, Tirupati. The home is used as a rest house for old age people. It is also used as a sacred junction for the cultural and social activities. The home consists of 4 rooms one is hall and the second is recreational hall, the third one is hall the second is recreational hall, the third one is kitchen cum dining and the fourth is store -room. TV and Tape recorder was also installed for recreational purposes. Spiritual picture will be shown to the Senior Citizens to reconcile themselves from personal problems and also develop self-confidence, faith in God and so on.

NUMBER OF INMATES

On the basis of the standard criteria adopted by the organization, 25 inmates were selected from the Town and nearby villages. These inmates are economically poor and need to help. They are all above 60 + years of age. After the death of their spouses and there were none to take care of them and so they are living lonely in the huts and recollect their past experiences. These inmates are staying day and night in the home we are providing food, shelter, beds, cots and pillows and blankets and medical aid etc. In this center 12 females and 13 males. Majority of the inmates belongs to SC, ST and backward communities.

SERVICES PROVIDED

In the Home the grannies and granddads are being over 60 years of age. They have problems of defect of eye sight, development of immature cataract, partial deafness and joint pains. They were individually checked by Doctor and administered timely medicines to the grannies. Improvement in generally health has been observed. Provided mosquito nets, hot water and RO to the senior citizens.

i) Food

We are providing nutritious food for the grannies and grandads. Morning they are given break fast, tea and afternoon lunch and in the evening some of fruits and biscuits. Weekly 05 days providing eggs and provide non-veg on Sundays to the SENIOR CITIZENS.

ii) Therapy

With the advancing of age, most of our SENIOR CITIZENS cannot tolerate either extremes of heat or cold due to decreased vasculrity of the skin. Many of them have suffered not only from bodily pains but also due to poor vision. They occasionally have respiratory infection. Sisters have taken preventive measures by administering timely medicines and so on. The SENIOR CITIZENS are checked twice in a month by Medical Doctor. Providing Physiotherapy to some of the inmates as per their request.

iii) Recreational Activities

In Home most of the grannies and granddads had completely given up their recreational activities. After admission into this centre, everyday all of them mixes freely and starts chit-chatting. We provided T.V and Tape recorder for recreational activities and library facilities for literate inmates to read moral and spiritual books.

V. ACTIVITIES AT THE CENTRE :

After prayer, yoga classes and will be supplied break-fast. Some of the grannies will helping in the kitchen. Some of them will engage in rope-making and leaf-plate making and in gardening. After completion lunch some of the grannies will take rest and reading the books and watching entertainment (TV) programs.

VI. ACHIEVEMENTS

On the basis of consulting with the grannies and grandads it was found that this centre caters the various needs of the inmates like :

a) Physical needs: Such as food, clothing, shelter etc.

b) Psychological needs : Facing loneliness, frustrations and otherpsychological problems and insecurity to cover these situations and encourage to move co-inmates eco-friendly.

c) Sociological needs : Such as recreational activities, religious activities and other cultural activities like gana bajana and singing songs etc., Organizing important events like Independence Day, Diwali and Dasara celebrations.

COVID-19 Related Activities

Apart from that RASS has taking all necessary steps to ensure that we are prepared well to face the challenges and threat posed by the growing pandemic of COVID-19 the Corona Virus especially concentrating in Senior Citizen Homes. With active support of volunteers and local administrations involved to prevent spread of the virus is to empower the senior citizens with the right information and taking precautions as per the advisories being issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt., of India and Govt., Andhra Pradesh. RASS has initiation several measures like: