Integrated Homes for the Senior Citizens
The Integrated Homes for the Senior Citizens are specially designed to make the senior citizen inmates feel a homely presence and stay in a serene and calm locality. The elderly are being counseled by Social Workers and made to feel active through a social, emotional, moral, healthy, and independent environment, where all are voluntarily involved in some kind of physical (kitchen gardening and homesteads, avenue plantation, etc.), mental, economical, emotional, entertainment and spiritual activities.
As many as 12 such homes – 10 in Chittoor and 01 in Ananthapur Districts of Andhra Pradesh; and 01 in Tiruttani, Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu, is being run by the organization accommodating over 300 needy senior citizens aged 60 and above.
The requirement of the inmates, right from food, accommodation, clothing, and medical and recreational facilities are taken care of through these integrated centers. Regular medical check-ups are facilitated and a nurse is made available at each center.
Supporting Agency
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India.