Kalyan Ashram (Chetla) - Helpage India Programme

AGECARE KOLKATA PROJECT
Project Office Address
Kalyan Ashram (Chetla)
4, Paramhansa Deb Road, Kolkata - 700027
Tel: 033-24488078, Helpline : 1800 345 1253
Email: Kalyan.Ashram@helpageinida.org
Month : November’ 2010
Kalyan Ashram HelpAge India Old Age Home - Kolkata
Issue : X
Mr. David Rousseau student of IIM, Joka, Kolkata has been visiting Kalyan Ashram Old Age Home from
21 st September 2010. David comes every week to give cooking lessons to the residents of the “Home”.
David has also been present on various awareness event conducted by HelpAge India.
Diwali was celebrated in Kalyan Ashram with some fire works and Puja
was performed in the evening. The residents also visited puja pandals in
vicinity of the home.
Ms. Devi Kar, Principal Modern High
School donated some dry fruits for
residents of Kalyan Ashram.
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Kalyan Ashram Physiotherapy Centre
Caregivers Training Programme on Geriatric
Physiotherapy & Counselling on 11 th - 12 th
November 2010.
The two-day training program on geriatric
physiotherapy and counselling was the first of its
kind organized by the age-care team in Kolkata.
Inaugurated by Ms. Sharmila Majumder, Director,
HelpAge India, she stressed the need for more such
training programs in the future now that we have
made a foray into physiotherapy care in a big way.
The training was attended by caregivers and trainees
from reputed NGOs’; CMIG, Navanir Home for the
Aged, Womens Interlink Foundation, Nabarun Seva
Niketan, CSWS, Bani Mandir and Mandra Unnayan
Sansad. The module had been designed keeping in
mind the role and responsibility of a caregiver and
how well he/she could delegate her duties as a
special caregiver.
The course content included fall prevention,
immobility management & geriatric physiotherapy,
dementia counseling, orthopaedic condition, diet &
nutrition in Old Age and the role of caregivers in
palliative care.
From the feedback received it has been found that
the course has been very well received by the
participants. They have said that the varied range of
topics covered gave them a better understanding
and insight on the subject and hence making them
more adept in delivering the service. The facilitators
ranged from a doctor from a premier cancer
research institute, to a director of a gerontology
institute to a psychiatrist to an orthopaedic surgeon.
Mr. KSB Sanyal, Governing Body Member handed
over certificates to all the participants.
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Kalyan Ashram Physiotherapy Centre
• Total Number of Treatment Session – 572
• Total Number of New Registered Patients – 10
• Total Collection – Rs.3060/-
Port Area Senior Citizen’s Welfare Society Physiotherapy Centre
• Total Number of Treatment Session – 83
• Total Number of New Registered Patients – 11
Kolkata HelpAge India Elder’s HelpLine
Total Number of calls for the month of October’10 - 208
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Name :- Sabita Roy Chowdhury
Age :- 72 Yrs
Sex :- Female
Reg.No:- 253
Center:- Physiotherapy Care Unit, Kalyan Ashram
Address:- Navanir Old Age Home, Chetla, kol-27
History
She was living in a rented house with her husband at south kolkata. After husband’s death she became alone. No
body was to look after her in her family. She is now a resident of an old age home( Navanir Ashram) at Chetla. She is
suffering from chronic Osteo Arthritis till 10 years and she has a history of old fracture of left tibia. She can’t bear the
cost for her treatment. So medicinal and therapeutic support is getting from
HelpAgeIndia at free of cost.
Complaints:
This patient first came to our clinic on 30 th Aug’10 with complaints of-
• Severe pain and tenderness of bilateral knee joint since 6 months.
• Difficulty in walking and stair climbing.
History
She was living in a rented house with her husband at south kolkata. After husband’s death she became alone. No
body was to look after her in her family. She is now a resident of an old age home( Navanir Ashram) at Chetla. She is
suffering from chronic Osteo Arthritis till 10 years and she has a history of old fracture of left tibia. She can’t bear the
cost for her treatment. So she is receiving medicinal and therapeutic support from HelpAgeIndia at free of cost.
Treatment
• Physiotherapy mgt
1. Wax bath for 14 days and followed by S.W.D for next 7 days.
2. Mobilisation of joints(Glide)
3. ROM exercise
4. Hamstring stretching
She also advised for free active exercise, static and resisted quadriceps exercise and postural care at home.
Remarks- After physiotherapy treatment for 3 weeks at our clinic her tenderness & crepitation of knee is reduced and
muscle power & ROM improved. She can walk with minimal discomfort.
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Kolkata Mobile Medicare Units
Teams
No. of
Beneficiaries
No. of New
Beneficiaries
Beneficiary Collection
Kolkata -I
2263 161 Rs. 10,678/-
Kolkata - II
2000 70 Rs. 11,511/-
Statinory Medicare Unit
298 0 Rs. 2,490/-
ADVOCACY
The Monthly meeting of the Senior Citizen’s Association was held on 25.11.10. The salient findings of the meeting are
as follows:
Consensus was reached to form a federation by the participating Senior Citizen’s Associations.
By 9 th December’10 all the participating Senior Citizen’s Associations are requested to submit their
suggesstions related to the State Policy On Older Person which will be discussed in the event scheduled on
14 th December’10 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture.
The draft application for placing a doctor once a week in every ward health centre exclusively for senior
citizens has been finalised by the participating Senior Citizen’s Associations and is ready to be submitted to
The Mayor, Kolkata Municipal Corporation on a suitable date.
The members of the Senior Citizen’s Association’s present in the meeting were appraised about the Reverse
Mortgage Loan Scheme.
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