Elderly Care with RESPECT Model
Started in 2021
Mysuru & Saragur
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Building Human &
Social Capital
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Family Centric
Approach
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Complementing Institution & Community based interventions
Creating a collaborative platform for patient centric community-based integrated model that adopts a life-span approach to management of chronically ill.
Promoting healthy aging in rural communities
1647 Elderly attended 37 hospital-based preventive camps at Vivekananda Memorial Hospital. 20 of them underwent surgeries to improve their quality of life.
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Community participation through awareness towards elderly care
Home Based COVID-19 Care
135 Elderly served through Home Based COVID-19 care in both Saragur and Mysuru urban. Apart from giving home-based care, COVID-19 vaccination sensitization, follow-up and distribution of self-care kits were distributed to COVID positive elderly individuals in home isolation.
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COVID-19 Vaccination drive for the elderly
93% (1308 out of 1433) Elderly fully vaccinated in three Gram Panchayats in Saragur
86% (353 out of 500) Elderly in low income communities in Mysuru fully vaccinated
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Aids & appliances distribution
151 Elderly identified through 30 Camps were supported with aids and appliances including 4 artificial limbs
Eye Camp
39 Elderly were referred to higher centers for cataract surgery and all of them got operated at JSS hospital, Mysuru