Community resources for elderly.pptx

COMMUNITY
RESOURCES
FOR ELDERLY

Outline of session
 Elderly and Subgroups
 legislation for elderly
 Various policies and programmes for elderly
 Concessions and Facilities given to Senior Citizens
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ELDERLY
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▹ The chronological age of 65 years and above is referred as
'elderly’ or 'older person’s. In India, “Senior citizen” means any
person being a citizen of India, who has attained the age of sixty
years or above.
According to WHO

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The older population can be divided into three life stage
subgroups:
The young old- ( 65-74)
The middle old( ages 75-84)
The old – old ( over age 85)

Elderly in India
▹ 1041
104 million 51million 53 million 173million
In 2011 males females est. in2026
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Socio- economic issues of elderly
▹ 73% elderly persons are illiterate and dependent on physical
labor
▹ 66% are vulnerable without adequate food, clothing and shelter
▹ > 65% aged have depend on others for day-to-day maintenance
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Challenges faced by elderly
 Financial issues
 Physical and physiological trauma
 Trauma of being alone
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VARIOUS POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR
ELDERLY PEOPLE
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Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior
Citizens Act, 2007
▹ The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act,
2007 was enacted in December 2007, to ensure need based
maintenance for parents and senior citizens and their welfare.
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objectives
▹ Revocation of transfer of property by senior citizens in case of
negligence by relatives.
▹ Maintenance of Parents/senior citizens by children/ relatives
made obligatory and justiciable through Tribunals.
▹ Pension provision for abandonment of senior citizens.
▹ Adequate medical facilities and security for senior citizens.
▹ Establishment of Old Age Homes for indigent Senior Citizens
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National Policy for older Persons ( NPOP)
▹ It was announced in 1999 by the Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment.
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Objectives:-
▹ To enable and support voluntary organizations and NGOs to
supplement the care provided by the family
▹ To provide care and protection to the vulnerable group
▹ To provide healthcare facility to elderly and to promote research
and training facilities to the care givers
▹ To create awareness amongst elderly persons to develop
themselves in to fully independent citizen.
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Features
Financial security-
▹ The old age pension scheme to eventually cover all eligible older
persons
▹ Pension scheme to be broadened
▹ The public distribution system to reach out to cover all 60+
living below the poverty line.
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Health care and nutrition-
▹ Providing public health services and health insurance to ensure
preventive curative restorative and rehabilitative needs of the
older persons
▹ Setting up geriatrics wards and running of training and
orientation program for geriatric care
▹ Function of mental Health services counseling facilities for the
elderly having mental health problems
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Shelter
▹ Earmarking 10% of the houses in private and government
housing schemes and easy access to loans
▹ Layout of housing colonies to be sensitive to the needs of the
older persons
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Welfare
▹ Identify the more vulnerable among the older persons such as
poor, infirm and those without family support
▹ Assistance to voluntary organizations by way of grants in aid for
construction/maintenance of old-age home, day care centers,
supply of disability-related aids and appliances, etc.
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REVISION OF NATIONAL POLICY ON OLDER PERSONS
▹ It was created in March 14, 2010
▹ Age of senior citizen is different for different benefits such as
▹ 60 years for concession in railways
▹ 60 years by banks for extra 0.5 % interest for senior citizen
▹ 63 years for concession in air journey by Indian airlines 65
years for benefit to senior citizen under income tax
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Q. World senior citizen day is celebrated on --------?
a) August 22
b) August 21
c) September 22
d) September 21
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National programme for health care of the
elderly ( NPHCE)
▹ The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched the National
Programme for the Health Care of Elderly (NPHCE) during the
year 2010, in the 11th Plan period, to address various health
related problems of elderly people.
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Aim:-
▹ To provide separate, specialized and comprehensive healthcare
to the senior citizens at various level of state healthcare delivery
system including outreach services.
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Objectives
▹ To provide accessible, affordable, and high-quality
long-term, comprehensive and dedicated care services
to an Ageing population;
▹ To promote the concept of Active and Healthy Ageing
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Package of Services:
Sub-centre:-
▹ Health Education related to healthy ageing
▹ Domiciliary visits for attention and care to home
bound/bedridden elderly persons and provide training to the
family care providers in looking after the disabled elderly
persons.
▹ Arrange for suitable calipers and supportive devices from the
PHC to the elderly disabled persons to make them ambulatory.
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Primary Health Centre:-
▹ Weekly geriatric clinic run by a trained Medical Officer
▹ Maintain record of the Elderly using standard format during their
first visit
▹ Conducting a routine health assessment of the elderly persons
based on simple clinical examination relating to eye, BP, blood
sugar, etc.
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▹ Provision of medicines and proper advice on chronic ailments
Public awareness on promotional, preventive and rehabilitative
aspects of geriatrics during health and village sanitation
day/camps.
▹ Referral for diseases needing further investigation and
treatment, to Community Health Centre or the District Hospital
as per need.
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Community Health Centre:-
▹ First Referral Unit (FRU) for the Elderly from PHCS and below. Geriatric
Clinic for the elderly persons twice a week.
▹ Rehabilitation Unit for physiotherapy and counselling
▹ Domiciliary visits by the rehabilitation worker for bed ridden elderly and
counselling of the family members on their home-based care.
▹ Health promotion and Prevention
▹ Referral of difficult cases to District Hospital/higher health care facility.
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District Hospital:-
▹ Geriatric Clinic for regular dedicated OPD services to the Elderly.
▹ Facilities for laboratory investigations for diagnosis and provision
of medicines for geriatric medical and health problems
▹ Ten-bedded Geriatric Ward for in-patient care of the Elderly
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▹ Existing specialties like General Medicine; Orthopaedics,
Ophthalmology; ENT services etc. will provide services needed by
elderly patients.
▹ Provide services for the elderly patients referred by the
CHCS/PHCs etc
▹ Conducting camps for Geriatric Services in PHCs/CHCs and other
sites
▹ Referral services for severe cases to tertiary level hospitals
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Q. The National Policy on older persons was
announced in?
a) Jan 1997
b) Jan 1998
c) Jan1999
d) Jan 1996
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Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana
Yojana (PMVVY)
▹ The scheme is managed by the Life Insurance Corporation of
India (LIC) Under this scheme the beneficiary is assured of 8 per
cent per annum return on the deposit. The 'pension, or the
return will be payable for a period of 10 years and the
beneficiary has the option of choosing the tenure of payment.
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▹ This is one of the most popular senior citizen pension schemes in
India. Designed for senior citizens above 60 years of age, the
policy term of this Prime Minister Senior Citizen Scheme extends
to ten years.
▹ an individual can invest upto Rs 15 lakh and a minimum of Rs
1,000. The scheme has no tax benefits.
▹ In case of death of the beneficiary before the completion of the
tenure, the principal amount will be credited to the nominated
beneficiary's account.
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Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)
▹ Launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment of Government of India.
▹ This scheme is only available to those senior citizens who are
below poverty line, that is, are BPL cardholders
Objectives:- To provide physical aids and assisted- living devices
to BPL senior citizens
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▹ Free of cost distribution of devices, commensurate with extent of
disability/ infirmity along with 1 year free maintenance of aids
and assisted – living devices
▹ In case of multiple disabilities/ infirmity each disability will be
given a separate assistive device
▹ Approx. 30% of beneficiaries in each district expected to be
women
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Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
▹ Introduced in 2007 by the Ministry of Rural Development of
India, this scheme is popularly known as National Old Age
Pension Scheme (NOAPS).
▹ This scheme provides social assistance benefits to senior
citizens, widows, and those with disabilities.
▹ Under this scheme the beneficiary will receive a monthly
pension.
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If the beneficiary is between 60 to 79
years old, a monthly amount of Rs
200
above 80 years, a sum of Rs 500

Varishta Mediclaim policy:-
▹ This policy aids seniors by covering the cost of medicines,
blood ambulance charges, and other diagnosis related
charges
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Pradhan Mantri Jan arogya yojna:-
▹ also known as Ayushman Bharat Scheme. Ayushman Bharat was
launched on september 23, 2018 to achieve the vision of
universal health coverage. It is the largest government health
scheme for senior citizens that also covers women and children.
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Cont…
Some of its key features are:
▹ healthcare cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary
and tertiary care hospitalization across public and private
hospitals in india
▹ only families below poverty lines eligible for these benefits
▹ caseless access to health care services for the beneficiary at the
point of service.
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Q. The largest “ National Health Protection Scheme” has been
implemented under the name ?
a) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana
Yojana
b) Ayushman Bharat
c) Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
d) Rashtriya Vayoshriya Yojana
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Q. Ayushman Bharat Yojana will cover of -----per family per year,
taking care of almost all secondary care and tertiary care
procedures
a) 5 lakh
b) 10 lakh
c) 15 lakh
d) 20 lakh
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
▹ Reservation of two seats for senior citizens in front row of the
buses of the State Road Transport Undertakings.
▹ Some State Governments are giving fare concession to senior
citizens in the State Road Transport Undertaking buses and are
introducing Bus Models, which are convenient to the elderly.
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Ministry of Railways
▹ Indian Railways provide fare concession in all Mail Express
including Rajdhani / Shatabadi/ Jan Shatabadi trains for senior
citizens aged Female - 58 years and Male 60 years and above. The
element of concession is 40 % for Male and 50% for female.
▹ Indian Railways also have the facility of separate counters for
Senior Citizens for purchase / booking/ cancellation of tickets.
Wheel Chairs for use of older persons are available at all junctions
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“You do not heal old age. You protect
it; promote it; extend it”
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