Home medical care services for elderly parents from NRIservicefirst

“Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I’m most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.”

-      Anne Hathaway

Ageing is a slow, irreversible process in the life of all living things. As the life expectancy increases, the proportion of the elderly also increases. According to reports, by 2050, 20% of India’s total population would be above the age of 60. In Kerala, the old age dependency ratio (seniors/working people) has already reached a high figure of 16.5.  

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Caring for ageing parents in India

As we become old, we will gradually become dependent on others for most of our needs. Loneliness is one of the most common conditions that could affect the elderly. Youngsters should be ready to give moral support to the elderly parents to ward off the loneliness creeping into their minds. Ageing brings along a number of unexpected medical problems too.

Although there is the government sponsored NPHCE scheme, which is aimed at the welfare of elderly parents, in most cases it is insufficient. Many private hospitals and agencies have also come up to cater to the needs of elderly parents. But for NRIs, who live far away from their parents, offering immediate help or care to their parents in case of medical emergencies is an impossible task.

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Challenges in caring for the elderly

Caring for the elderly is not always an easy task. If you live far away from your parents, caring for them gets even more difficult. In the case of NRIs, attending to the medical emergencies of a dependent parent is often very stressful. In most cases, you wouldn’t have anyone reliable to take care of them, especially when an emergency arises.

A solution

But, things are getting better. NRIservicefirst, a one of its kind service provider for the NRIs, is creating a positive change in the lives of NRIs who wish to arrange for specialised care for their aged parents.

This Cochin based service provider offers specialised service to the elderly parents of NRIs. Whether it is support for Medical Consultation, Laboratory Investigation, and Medicine Delivery, trained personnel from the service provider would be at their side, helping them out.

Apart from these, plans are afoot to offer Medical Emergency support as well as In-patient support.

How can you avail the services of NRIservicefirst?

As the name suggests, this is an exclusive service for NRIs. You can visit the site http://nriservicefirst.com/membership/ and follow the instructions to sign up for membership. You may choose Gold or Silver memberships. The terms and conditions are transparent and fair. The service provider also offers a provision for withdrawing the membership.

As India lacks strong social initiatives for the welfare of elderly, often the individual have to care for the parents and other elderly in the family. Traditionally it was the duty of younger generation to take care of the old. However, as people have moved out of their hometowns to different parts of the world, they are seldom able to do it. It is in such circumstances that the services offered by NRIservicefirst come as a blessing to the NRIs.