The Bengaluru based geriatric care specialist is planning to enter in Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kochin & Coimbatore. The planned expansion will commence from January 2022 and completing by March, 2023
We have a huge chunk of economically weaker section of elderly people in India who needs help, that cannot be done by the government alone, lot of private players have to partner with the government agencies.
The Longitudinal Ageing Study in India states that about 20% of the country’s senior population are suffering from mental health issues. With most of them staying by themselves the risk of psychological distress cannot be ignored.
The new offering has been developed by Portea’s doctors, geriatric consultants and it follows international protocols designed for geriatric care, said the company in a statement.
Named 'CARE4U' the android-based app will connect the caregiver to the elderly person.
In his presidential address, Prof Syed Maudood Ashraf, former dean, Faculty of Unani Medicine, AMU, emphasised the need for carrying out extensive research in Unani medicine and make efforts to promote evidence-based medicine system.
Although most hospitals in the city are equipped with neonatal, paediatric and childcare units, one seldom comes across a dedicated full-fledged geriatric care unit. Despite Bengaluru boasting a sizeable elderly population, there are few centres in the city that can give comprehensive care for senior citizens in the city.
When geriatric population is managed at home, they have a better survival chances, they live better quality of life, less cases of physical injuries and the mental trauma of loneliness from which the urban population goes through is not there in the rural setup.
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