Elderly people need compassion and care for leading a peaceful life. But in today’s society, they are desperately lacking it as their children are often staying outside because of job compulsions and other reasons.
It is high time the society understood this and took pragmatic steps to provide the required health services and other care, said experts here at a seminar on “Emerging problems and health services of contemporary society.”
The seminar was organised by the Institute of Nursing and Home Services run by the Saraswati Dukhibandhab People’s Foundation. Chief guest former bureaucrat Suresh Chandra Mantri called upon the youth not to neglect their old parents. “Old age is not a curse. They need proper care and affection. Hence, we should change our mindset towards them and ensure a good atmosphere to them,” he said.
Retired professor of psychology Fakirmohan Sahoo laid emphasis on proper counselling and affection for senior citizens. “We always think that the old people lose control over their thinking and behaviour. But it is not true. It is observed in our yearlong research that their mindset and intellectual capacity expand and become refined with age,” he said.
Speaking on topic on newborn babies, professor of paediatrics Sailajanandan Parida said there is no difference between a newborn baby and an old person. They both deserve equal care, compassion and facilities to lead a better life, he said.
Retired Principal of SCB Medical College Dr Basudeba Kar spoke on the basic health issues during the old age and its remedial measures. Among others, foundation managing trustee Subodhchandra Mishra and Dr Braja Mohan Ota were present.