ASLI (Association of Senior living India) is working to support the senior care sector and raise awareness.
‘53 years, 9 months and 24 days that’s how long my soul mate and I were married’, reminisces Mr. Gera, an octogenarian who had to reengineer his life after his wife’s death. He continues, ‘We had our tiffs but she was the light of my life and when she left – nothing made sense anymore’
Maintaining and managing the home they had lovingly built, became a chore and he was not willing to disturb his daughter’s well-settled life in her own matrimonial home by clinging to her for his needs or company. Mr. Gera was fortunate to eventually find a new home amongst people his own age at a senior living facility in Delhi NCR ensuring proximity to friends and family without being a burden for them.
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