Saifee Hospital Creates Awareness About Specialized Medical Care for the Elderly

/ -- Saifee Hospital - a key multispecialty healthcare provider of Mumbai, participated in a community exhibition to highlight the importance of Geriatric care. Geriatrics is a branch of healthcare that specializes in the specific medical needs of older adults. This broad term encompasses such services as assisted living, long term care, nursing homes, adult daycare, hospice care, and home care. This exhibition called Mashtal was organized for women of the Bohra community by a group called Attalebaatilmumenaat to foster entrepreneurship in the community.

In line with the endeavors of Saifee Hospital to contribute towards the wellbeing of the society, this event focused on Geriatric Care and addressed the issues and challenges faced by this vulnerable section of the community. It served as a guiding light for the youngsters to care for those who have raised them with love and dedication. The visitors were informed and educated about general as well as specific care for the elderly people including grooming needs, hygiene, oral care, back and knee pain management through physiotherapy, prostrate & breast cancer detection and management, etc. The Ayurveda section of Saifee Hospital gave insights on home remedies for ailments common with the elderly population. Gadgets and aids to maintain independence in the Geriatric population such as grab bars, raised toilet seats with side rails, etc were displayed to the visitors and their importance explained. The hospital exhibit also offered free blood sugar and bone density evaluation to all visitors followed by a personalized consultation session.

Commenting on the initiative, Dr. Swati Sanghvi, HOD, Advanced Physiotherapy Department said, "Aging can be beautiful when the body and the mind are aligned as one. Our focus was to help create awareness amongst the people regarding the needs of the elderly and provide means and ways to help them age gracefully. The response was overwhelming and we thank the attendees for spending time understanding this lesser-known concept."
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