Sensory Games | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
When you go on Alka Elder Care, A assisted living facility In Pelamedu, you can see elderly women and men engrossed Palakuzhi, A game that has entertained generations. The two-khiladi game demands someone’s mathematical insight, cognitive and motor skills, and the use of hand-to-end to crack it. Players use shells, tamarind seeds or beads on pits on special boards for sports. “We have elderly who play for tea breakdown or lunch, for hours,” ELCA Care Managing Director Dhinkkar Perumal says, “the seeds or shells used in the game or shells of the game. Nature is called a therapeutic effect on the fingers and body.
A three-year-old feature serves as an alternative to the elders, which need to help in the bathroom in the middle of the night, personal care services, as well as round-the-lock medical care, and a nursing home It is maintained. “It is open to anyone who needs rest and recurrence is posted as a hip surgery or any surgery because the month -long stay in hospitals can be expensive. We are also reaching people from cancer, who require special medical care and also provide subcutaneous care. Elders one day, week or month (for post-operative care or stroke rehabilitation) and can also stay here infinitely, “Dhinakar says that using play-way methods has a positive impact on those who emphasize psychological counseling using play-way methods. Is.
ELCA chief psychological counselor B will tell Sridevi, “Elderly with Dementia Come here without making them aware of their condition because they can experience confusion or bipolar-like co-star. They are deprived of sleep and perform aggression, oral or physical performance that is unbearable. Once we address clinical requirements, we work on improving the quality of life starting with food intake, quality sleep and many activities that keep them busy and happy. ,
What is recommended is active lifestyle“Like a sensory game Palakuzhi Improves the finger grip. Coordinating fingers to take pieces from the pit, rapidly in distributing them to other pits, analyzing the ability of the opponent, recalling coins in each pit, calculating coins and expecting results is the important features of the game . It addresses and activates isolation CognizanceThey also try their hand ArtRangoli, weaving, weaving, and sometimes old women just want to sit and Tie flower“Sridevi says that there are sessions that allow the elders to go down from the memory lane.
Board game in progress | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Since they face new challenges related to physical health, social interaction and emotional welfare, give an outlet to express such treatments, face life change, and get renewed objectives. “Once there is a social relationship, loneliness is addressed. They build bonds with other elders in ELCA, with medical staff and care takers who give them hope. They are looking for everyone who listens and spends the quality time with them. Our nurses addressed them Torrent And the birthday is celebrated with revelation, ”says Sridevi.
Pune -based Ramakrishnan Aiswaran, 65, returned on May 2023, when he transferred his brother (62), mother (87) and sister (71) to NNRC retirement community in Kathipalayam near Melbourne to Siruwani in Australia. “My parents are from Palakkad, so we are familiar with the language and food habits here. Later, I put my sister to the issue of dementia and vision in Alka. My mother joined her as she was often hospitalized and required more care. The team led by Sridevi has been sympathetic when taking care of the elderly. I get regular updates. Although my mother is now completely in bed, I am here only in Pune because I know her care is like family. They play the game and laugh at their stress, ”Ramakrishnan explains.
The reason for Dhinakar is that the bridge helps in intervals in consultation Relationship tThe cap can withstand the elderly with your children. “I stayed in Boston for 10 years, but wounded and ran here to appear with my ailing mother because there was no access to the facilities for helping. Parents feel neglected while the children feel guilty, but once they find out that it is a part of life, half the battle wins. This is where consultation helps. But AlkaThis brings regular, discipline in their lifestyle, and benefits the elders in their overall good, “they say,” this is an awarded journey with blessings, especially from elders. ,
Anyone can book for a session on 7575975757 in the need for psychological counseling with family members. Go to www.elca.in
Published – 07 February, 2025 12:41 pm IST
