Caring for the Caregiver
It’s easy to get burned out when you’re caring for a loved one, whether it’s a spouse with a chronic illness or a frail older relative. Taking time for yourself...
Types of Caregivers for the Elderly
There are many types of caregivers that work with seniors. If you have an ageing parent, being aware of their roles and responsibilities will help you make an informed decision about...
Rights of the Elderly: Government Policies and Schemes for Older Persons
Rita takes a look into the rights of the elderly and educates us about various government policies and schemes for the elders, in the weekly, exclusively for Different Truths....
Do We Love Older Women in Literature?
Rita remembers five older women characters in fiction, who are strong feminist characters, as part of the special feature on International Women’s Day (IWD), exclusively for Different Truths. Books...
Using Home Cameras to Monitor the Elderly
Rita tells us how technology can be used to take care of the elderly. Patient Safety day is on September 17. A Special Feature exclusively for Different Truths. We’ve...
Annual Nirvana
Rita’s poem shakes us from the complacency and the taken for granted attitude. Here’s the sensibility of a compassionate social activist, in verse, as a special feature, in Different...
Elderly Urinary Incontinence: The Feeling of Being Tied to the Toilet
Rita talks about one of the embarrassing problems that elders or their families face, urinary incontinence or lack of control of the bladder. Read more in the regular column,...
Eye Care Tips for the Elderly
Rita tells us about the necessity of eye care for the elders, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Problems with eyesight can occur at any age, but...
Bad to the Bone: How to Effectively Manage Osteoporosis – II
In the second part on Osteoporosis, Rita tells us the precautions, care and effective management of the disease, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Treatment Although you...
Bad to the Bone: Everything You Need to Know about Osteoporosis – I
Kolkata-based Rita, who works with the elders, tells us about a geriatric problem, osteoporosis. Here’s part one of her write-up. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively in Different...