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Top 6 Reasons Why we need Old Age Homes in India

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1.How is Aurum different from an old age home? 

A traditional old age home is a residence where elders get nursing and care in a clinical setting there are many reasons why old age homes are not desirable by elders. The most prominent one is the thought that at an old age home, there is nobody like their children who would understand them and care for their unique needs. They fear to be left alone at the mercy of the home’s administration who may or may not consider to meet their individual needs. As aging progresses, each senior faces their unique problems. While some suffer from geriatric problems, others get stressed about having to adjust in a new environment and also with fellow residents who come from different backgrounds. Their constant stress and worry that our seniors face cannot be overlooked.

Aurum is a Senior and Assisted living facility. It is a residential service for elders where they get personalized care, including medical facilities. At Aurum our aim is to provide services which caters every single sphere of elderly needs, from housekeeping needs to travelling services.  Aurum Senior and Assisting Living located in the heart of Gurgaon is nothing like the traditional old age homes where wellness of elders is not always prioritized.

Aurum is a world in itself. It is a haven where elders feel safe and rejuvenated. Here, they can enjoy real independence after retirement. Unlike old age homes, Aurum is equipped from all aspects to help elders turn their old age to a golden age. From playing cards with friends, getting applauded for a dance performance or comedy, joining others for an evening walk, or enjoying desserts after a meal, their life at Aurum truly becomes a transformative experience.

2.What are the advantages of old age homes?

There are several advantages of a senior assisted living residence. Firstly, here, people are treated with love, care and compassion. Secondly, these homes have a dedicated medical team which comprises qualified doctors, nurses, and caregivers who are available round-the-clock. Secondly, our senior assisted living home, Aurum has tie-ups with several superior hospitals, pathology labs and ambulance services to provide prompt medical service during any emergency. Thirdly, apart from assisted living services, elders get to live in a senior community where they can form new friendships, engage in group activities and live life in a carefree way.. Some of the key highlights of facility features provided by Aurum are-

  • Wheelchair friendly campus
  • Anti-skid flooring in shower and WC area
  • Security Grab-bars in Shower and WC area
  • Elder-friendly bathrooms
  • All season temperature-controlled rooms
  • Emergency call bells in bedroom and bathroom
  • Generous storage areas
  • Personal micro kitchenette
  • LED televisions
  • Work desk
  • Well-ventilated and well- lit rooms
  • Medical facilities available at Aurum
  • 24×7 on-site nurses trained in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Dedicated Memory-care unit
  • Annual blood tests
  • Medical emergency room
  • Daily visit from doctor
  • On site Clinical psychologist
  • On-Site Happiness creators
  • Daily vital-check
  • Medicine management
  • Tele/video consultation with doctor
  • Hospital coordination
  • Discounted healthcare packages
  • Regular health feedback to family
  • Pharmacy agreements
  • Ambulance tie-ups
  • Tests done for – cardiac health, neurology, nephrology, oncology
  • Full-body checkup

3. Why is there an increased need of senior care facility?

There are several reasons why elders need to stay in an assisted living residence.

Travel Abroad

After shouldering the responsibilities of bringing up children, managing household chores, looking after grandchildren, supervising maids and household helps, elders have had much during their lifetime and need to rest during their sunset years. They need to slow down and enjoy the rest of the years. In such cases they must stay in assisted living residences. Often people settle abroad with their parents residing in India. It is not always possible for elderly parents to travel and re-settle in another country where they are bound to face language barrier and cultural difference. NRI children often get into the dilemma between leaving their parents unattended in India and their bright future prospects in other countries.

Aurum, a leading old age home in Gurgaon, is well-resourced to make NRI children stay tension-free as far as their elderly parents are concerned. In the same way, people who need to travel to other countries for business trips or wish to travel with family for an international vacation- can let their parents stay at Aurum. The parents do not feel loneliness, or depression, rather they lead a happy, healthy dignified and joyous life.

Medical Trips

Another reason why elders seek luxury old age homes like Aurum. Often elders take medical trips to other cities. For instance, people from around the country arrive in Delhi to get top-grade medical services. Elders traveling for such medical trips and are compelled to stay at hotels where they face a lot of challenges, such as absence of elder-friendly bathroom fittings, wheelchair-friendly premises, restrictions in meals and more. Overall, due to the absence of these facilities, people accompanying the elders are not able to provide all kinds of care that the elders need. This crisis is felt more by elders who are having critical illness, or those who are suffering from geriatric complications or had surgery. 

In such cases, it is advisable that elders choose to stay at luxury old age homes like Aurum, where they get all kinds of facilities and amenities that they need while staying outside home. Aurum has an in-house team of general physicians, nutritionists, dieticians, psychologists, physiotherapists, and nurses to take care of every elder. Hence, elders on medical trips would find Aurum more convenient for staying during the trip.

Security and Safety

Another major reason is the safety and security of elders while they are alone at home. Safety of elders is of utmost importance, especially in the present scenario where crimes committed against elders are on the rise. Living alone makes one vulnerable. Elders need adequate security measures like a screening system for visitors, verified and trustworthy maids, drivers and concierge. A constant CCTV surveillance around their home and premises for the risk of theft and trespassing would be beneficial. When children go for work or study opportunities it compels our elders to stay back at home, often alone, with nobody but domestic help.

Staying alone makes them prone to depression and social isolation. Under such situations elders often ignore self-care, skip meals and medicine, overlook illness, and also get stressed about running the household. If the elder suffers from any accidental fall, cut or burn, they get no assistance to take prompt action and call for medical aid. At luxury old age homes, elders are saved from these kinds of hassles.

4. Are old age home safe during this pandemic?

The pressing reason at present is COVID-19. Elders are more at risk of getting COVID, because of lower immunity. They can be safe is by staying in a secure environment. Aurum provides them a safe haven where the elders can leave behind all stress and anxiety about COVID. Aurum, a luxury old age home located in Gurgaon has two dedicated packages to help elders defeat COVID and its symptoms. The COVIsafe package is exclusively designed to help seniors sustain themselves during this emergency. From 24×7 medical care to assisted living services, Aurum provides an unparalleled opportunity for elders to keep COVID at bay. A 300-point COVID protocol is followed to ensure that there is no COVID infection around.

The chief features of this package include-

  • Daily doctor availability
  • Daily vitals check
  • 24×7 clinical care
  • Emergency services
  • Immunity boosting meals
  • Regular yoga and breathing sessions
  • Daily holistic activities for mental and physical fitness
  • Personal laundry
  • Senior-friendly gym
  • In-house walking track
  • Access to Seenagers Club
  • Terrace garden
  • Open yoga area
  • Private/common dining hall

Aurum also offers another package to help elders travel the road to recovery easily. As the after-effects of COVID vary from elder to elder, Aurum has devised personalized care programs to take care of the physical and mental wellbeing of seniors, resulting in their speedy recovery. Under normal circumstances, an elder’s body and mind pay a huge toll for defeating COVID, and after getting released from hospital, it takes weeks for them to recover. Hence, the COVIrecovery package- which is further divided into two parts – Health restoration Plan and Wellbeing Restoration Plan 

Exclusive Health restoration Plan:

  • Immunity boosting meals
  • Medicine management
  • Daily doctor availability
  • Daily vitals check
  • 24-hour nursing
  • Health care facilitation

Exclusive Wellbeing Restoration Plan:

  • Yoga and exercise for lung recovery
  • Restoration of mental agility
  • Walking track exercise program
  • Regular physiotherapy sessions
  • Psychology sessions to overcome post-COVID anxiety and depression

5. How much one should pay for an old age home?

Luxury old age homes are located in different parts of India and have a different price range. Most of them have a fixed rate for elder residents that is payable monthly, quarterly or yearly. For assisted living facilities most of them have set arbitrarily higher cost bracket, which ranges up to a few lacs rupees per month. Aurum, despite of being a luxury old age home in India charges only for day-to-day living costs. It includes laundry, food, electricity, Wi-Fi, water, and just a few more basic amenities. However, the medical expenses are charged extra as the need for medical attention differs from person to person, depending on the individual’s health condition.

Aurum charges a minimum of 5K per day approximately for per elder. It must be noted that rates differ for accommodation facilities. The rates for choice of room differs for – two room deluxe suite with a beautiful park view and a private lounge, lavishly spacious junior suite with balcony, park-view studio apartments, deluxe studio apartment with balcony with private balcony, interconnecting studio apartments, twin sharing apartment, and studio apartment. The cost depends on the care plan also. Aurum offers 6 types of care plans – Independent Living, Assisted Living, Dementia and Memory Care, Post-operative Care, Geriatric Care and Palliative Care.

Aurum offers attractive discounts, schemes and offers from time to time. Reach out to representatives for a clearer picture of the cost.

6. Why old age homes are increasing?  

More and more old age homes are coming up in different parts of India. Apart from personal wellbeing of the elder, there can be an array of other reasons also. A few of them are given below-

  • Children working away from home in another city, state or country.
  • Safety issue of elders
  • Social interaction in a like-minded community
  • Anxiety-free living
  • Day and night medical attention
  • Constant companionship and social interaction

Aurum is one such luxury old age home in India where quality life meets quality care. Aurum ensures that every elder resident here lives a dignified life full of happiness and health. Though it must sound painful on part of the elders to leave the home or locality they have inhabited for years, but Aurum is nothing like a shabby retirement home. It gives elders the opportunity to start a second innings happily with same cozy-home like feeling. Aurum is a large premise of 40,000 sq. ft. living area promising best kind of life to elders.

Stay at Aurum and experience a transformation in your life. 

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