Dear Sir/ Madam
THIKANA SHIMLA is a Regd. Society
dealing with the welfare of Senior Citizens, now mainly deals with Sheltered
Accommodation. Since Nov. 2008, THIKANA SHIMLA is the name in the field of
Sheltered Accommodation likely an Old Age Home. Previously it was a partnership
business organization based on the project ‘Senior Citizen Club with Sheltered
Accommodation’ formulated by Dr. Amitava De Sarkar, awarded First Prize by Boston Pledge, USA & BNCCI, Kolkata in
the year 2007. It was first started by five partners as a business
organization. When it is in run, four partners, except Dr. De Sarkar started
non-cooperation and left this organization. Then Dr. De Sarkar formed a Regd.
NGO with the help of advisers, inmates, well wishers and family members of
inmates to save the home. Now it is running as a non-profit organization. Not
only to serve elderly people on sheltered accommodation aspect THIKANA SHIMLA
now wants to deal on other various fields likely ‘In House Service for Elderly Residents
of Serampore Town’, Day Care Centre for Destitute Widows’, ‘Mobile Medical Unit
for Destitute Elder Villagers’, ’24 hrs. Telephonic Help Line for Senior
Citizens’ etc.
Now we want to talk on ’24 X 7 In House Personalized Care for
Senior Citizens of Serampore Town’. You know the population of Senior
Citizens is growing rapidly all over the world. Somewhere it touched one third
of the population. In India it reaches 9% in last census, from 4% within 10
years. In urban area even in India so many elderly people become alone due to
empty nest syndrome. The number of lonely elder people will keep increasing day
by day. The problem, which is very prevalent in metro cities, is now going to
become problems in urban area also – the loneliness, less man power for doing
their works.
’24 X 7 In House Personalized Care for Senior Citizens of Serampore
Town’. comprises of various services likely, doctors - physiotherapists on call, treatment assistance, ambulance on
call, care provider service, car rental service, concession in selected
medicine shops, pathological laboratories and hospitals, subsidized fees of
selected doctors and physiotherapists, companionship, counseling, banking
assistance, legal assistance and police protection, household maintenance, food
home service, telephone bill-electric bill payment etc. The name of this concept is selected as ‘SEVA ASTAPRAHAR’. One identity Card
will be given to the members of this service against a minimum amount of membership
fee. This will be completely a non-profit service to the elderly residents of
Serampore town. If it becomes successful the coverage area will be increased.
Just one phone call will be sufficient for various services. The senior
citizens will not need to contact so many people for different types of works.
Actually we will work as
mediator. We would have contacts for different persons of different jobs. Just
we will make a connection. Obviously everybody will give the members some
concession. In selected hospitals,
medicine shops, pathological laboratories, doctors-physiotherapists chambers
members will get concession and preference on showing our card. THIKANA SHIMLA
runs a kitchen for their inmates. So we will be able to serve food at their
home.
This is our concept in short.
Your active co-operation is solicited.
With regards
DR. AMITAVA DE SARKAR, Secretary
M: 9330843394
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