In This Issue
SE NEWS & Events
- Support Elders has introduced a smart ring as part of its new Digital Tracking and Monitoring (DTM) solution...Read More
SE NEWS & Events
- Mr Supratik Gupta, CSO, Support Elders, has been busy presenting our vision at national and international platforms...Read More
Down Memory Lane
- Our member, Ms C. Neogi, shares her cherished memories of Durga Puja in Bardhaman, where her family has observed the tradition for nearly 250 years....Read More
Showcase
- With the onset of autumn, trees in many countries in the west lose their foliage, turning bare as winter approaches. In North America, the season is called “fall” to denote the falling of leaves.... Read More
Homemade Delight
- If you are looking for a dish that uses everyday ingredients and can be prepared quickly when guests arrive unannounced, our member Ms A. Roy has a delicious suggestion... Read More
Care Forever
- As you prepare for the colours and rhythms of the festive season, our services continue seamlessly.... Read More
SE Impact
A New Lease of Life with Well@Home
One of our Well@Home members, an 86-year-old resident of Kolkata, lives alone with a part-time cook, a maid, and a full-time nurse. She suffers from COPD, edema, electrolyte imbalance, and Parkinson’s disease. Last year, she was hospitalised with severe sepsis in her leg. Though discharged after a week, the infection relapsed, leading to pressure sores. She stopped eating independently and had to be fed. After a prolonged ICU stay with little improvement, doctors advised shifting her home with adequate arrangements
for support.
A month later, a relative suggested our Well@Home solution to her daughter, who lives abroad. Not convinced it would help, the daughter nonetheless reached out to us. Our team quickly devised a care plan. The Care Integrator (CI) and zonal support staff began regular home visits, supervising hygiene, food, nutrition, and grooming. A sensor strip was installed to track our member's vital parameters, monitored round-the-clock by the CNC team, while our UK-based partner doctor provided regular consultations. Additionally, a physiotherapy plan was put in place.
Today, she can walk to the toilet with support and eat fruits and biscuits independently. Lauding Support Elders’ role in her recovery, her neighbours remarked, “She has got a new lease of life.” Her daughter, once sceptical, now takes an active interest in our care plans for her mother. She joins the monthly consultations with our partner doctor and connects regularly with the CI. With compassion and all-round medical support, the
Well@Home team has helped yet another elder regain dignity
and confidence.