Celebrating sunsets, in comfort: Why new-age paid senior citizen living homes continue to find favour with older Indians during the pandemic | Eden Seniors
Celebrated British writer V.S. Pritchett asserts that ‘the secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony’. Indians in the twilight years of their lives seem to be in agreement. With traditional joint-family structures giving way to nuclear families, more and more young senior citizens today are opting for a different lifestyle – and that has them gravitating towards a golden sunset at paid senior citizen living homes . New-age Senior Living Homes: Fulfilling the need for comfort, healthiness, and care Popular cinema is replete with negative portrayals of conventional old-age homes. This is not surprising for, historically, old-age homes have indeed offered the bare minimum to their residents. Not only this, they are inadequately prepared to meet the indispensable needs and requirements that will continue to be the major focal point for elderly care. At a time when ensuring physical and mental well-being is an absolute priority, conventional old-age homes sorely lack ...