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OAHs 14 th Sept’10 – Visit of students of G.D.Goenka International School, Sohna and Lancaster University UK to OAHs Gharonda and Home for the Aged. The visit was facilitated by Dr. Bobby Poulose, Manager Programs Delhi-NCR. The tie-up was by Mr. Prem Poddar, Sr. Manager Programs. Gharonda – Physiotherapy Centre Home for the Aged – Seeing plaque for Jackson Cole Independence Day Celebrations with Conf of SCAs of Delhi – covered by News X Over office bearers from 25 assembled at Deer Park, Hauz Khaz under banner of Conf. of SCAs of Delhi to celebrate Independence Day. Dr. Bobby Manager Programs Delhi-NCR facilitated coverage of the meeting and the Independence Day celebrations and coverage of the same in Old Age Home Gharonda by the News X TV. The coverage was presented as a program “No Country for the Old” on the occasion of 15 th Aug‟10. The broadcast program can still be viewed in U-TUBE if you go to – No Country for the Old . Manager Programs Delhi-NCR facilitated the meeting and the TV coverage. Physiotherapy 10 th August – Launch of Physiotheraphy Care Centre in Loni. With the support of Mr. Avenash Datta CH[P] and facilitation by Mr. Aju National Coordinator Physiotherapy, Mr. S. K. Mukherjee and Mr. Prem Poddar Sr. Manager Programs a Physiotheraphy Care Centre was launched at CHP (Prakash Bhawan) Pavi Village, P.O. Loni, Ghaziabad District, Delhi-NCR. Dr. Bobby Manager Program Delhi –NCR also involved in the facilitation of the same. Case Report- Delhi-Helpline –Aug’10 Name of Person: Kamlesh Chaudhory Age: 62 Year Economic status: Middle class Compliant received through: Phone Complaint received on-5/08/2010 Contact: 9871647000 Brief Synopsis and Helpline Intervention: Mrs. Kamlesh Chaudhory had called Help Age help line on 05/08/2010, where senior executive Mrs. Geetika assisted her. Mrs. Kamlesh had called help line so that she could be assisted in shifting to any old age home, as she was harassed by her husband Mr. Bipul Nath Chaudhory. According to her she wanted to move out of her home because she cannot take the mental and emotional torture any more. Mrs. Kamlesh insisted that she would personally like to visit Help Age office. So an appointment was given to them on 10.08.2010. So on 10.08.10 Mr. Kamlesh along with her husband Mr. Bipul Nath Chauthory Visited Help Age India office. Mrs. Geetika personally had a counseling session with them..
In the session she explains how she felt neglected over the years by her husband. That due to the harassment, she has faced that led deterioration of her health. She has medical history. She has diabetes since past 23 years, which has resulted in wreaking of her health along with her also has eyesight problem. She cannot see properly. She has problem in walking as she cannot walk without external support. Her regular treatment included 3 injections twice a weak, one monthly visit of neurologist. Her Physiotherapist visited her every week for exercise along with that her diabetes treatment was being done at Ganga Ram Hospital. While talking to counselor she mentioned her past misery with her husband where mentioned that she was thrown out of her home in Dubai by her husband and because of that she had to return back to India (New Delhi) where she built her home from her personal savings in Mohan Nagar. She also mentioned that after few year her husband come back to stay with her because of heavy loss he faced in his catering business in Dubai. She also doubt that her husband wants to get ride of her because he want to sale all the property along with that would remarry after she would leave the place. While talking to Mr. Bipul Nath Choudhery who has done Hotel management from Pusa in 1969 has had his own business of catering but due to loss in it he moved back to India and was now working with cordon blue in Gurgoan., According to him the only problem was that he cannot stay back and take care of her as he was working from 7.00 A.M. to 8 P.M.. and cannot afford to loose his job. Though he said he is ready to shift to a new place so that Kamleshji can have a batter environment. He mentioned she was little depress because few year back there eldest son had expired which had great mental impact on her. Mr. Vipul was ready to take care of her. The counselor tried to talk to Mrs. Kamelesh in terms of settlement between her and her husband, but Mrs. Kamelesh was adamant that she wanted to shift to an old age home and she requested that would also require a care taker and that she would pay her accordingly. After trying to reason out things with her and coming to a conclusion that she would not settle for anything less than old age home. Follow up She was given a list of old age homes along with details list of care givers. Senior executive contacted Mr.C.C.Uppal Manger of Vridh Ashram Treveni Devi Charitable Trust Society where all the information along with requirement was shared with him about Mrs. Kamlesh and Sr.executive asked Mr. uppal to provide required help to Mr. and Mrs. chaudhary. Second follow up: On 19/8/10 a follow up call was made to Mr. Bipul Chaudhary at 3.30pm. He informed the Helpline volunteer that the old age home which the Helpline Sr. executive had told him to visit did not provide the care givers due to which he could not shift his wife in any of them. Mr. Bipul Chaudhary mentioned that he would be shifting to a new place on 25 th of this month ( Aug) and he was also looking for a care giver who would help Mrs. Kamlesh Chaudhary. After the counseling session he has started to spend quality time with his wife, as a result she is now feeling much batter and she might also change her decision and stay back in their new home. After the follow up call it was noticed that the situation of Mrs. Kamlesh Chaudhary has improved and she seems to be happy with her husband again. The counseling session proved to be beneficial to both Mrs. Kamlesh Chaudhary and her husband. Third follow up: - A follow up call was made to Mr. Bipul Choudhary to talk to Mrs.Kamlesh Choudhary so that we can ask how she feeling now but the Sr.Executive and the volunteer could not talk to her. Mr.Bipul told that he had taken Mrs.Chourdhry to Haridwar and that she was feeling much batter and now they are planning to shift to a new place very soon.
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