{"id":651,"date":"2025-03-23T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arth.in\/new-arth-website\/?page_id=651"},"modified":"2025-05-12T16:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:17:59","slug":"older-persons-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arth.in\/index.php\/older-persons-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Older Persons\u2019 Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"651\" class=\"elementor elementor-651\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8324df e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8324df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d51cb4 e-grid e-con-full wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d51cb4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a1f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93a1f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Older Persons\u2019 Care<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86619c5 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86619c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c53b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22c53b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARTH has been working to improve health and quality of life of older persons in rural-tribal areas of southern Rajasthan since 2018. Poverty, lack of education and mobility among older persons living in scattered villages make it a challenge to reach them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Population Prospects (2024) forecasts significant growth in the population of older persons worldwide by 2050. India and China will make major contributions due to their large populations. Our programme is informed by ground experiences in an iterative manner, so as to make a larger impact. Older persons face decline in physical and mental capacities coupled with social, economical and environmental barriers. Several suffer multiple morbidities that continue for long periods or even till the end of life. Disease specific approaches have been found to be less useful as compared to holistic, person-centred approaches. Ensuring well being and support for healthy ageing using a person-centred approach is therefore the need of the hour.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d896f2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d896f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARTH\u2019s outreach to older persons in a population of 2,00,000 in 7 blocks in southern Rajasthan<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a23a4 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28a23a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c521d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6c521d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARTH launched <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prabal Yatra<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a community based approach towards enabling healthy ageing in low resource settings<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older persons in a village are registered as members of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prabal Yatra Manch<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a platform of older persons<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes\u00a0<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health and home environment assessments of older persons to maintain their functional abilities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducting physical exercise and \u2018serious games\u2019 sessions via the monthly meetings of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manch<\/span><\/i><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting older persons to access pension and ration\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connecting them to nearby government health facilities if medical care is required<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those requiring specialist care are referred to the District Hospital, at times accompanied by a Helpline Worker who helps them navigate investigations and specialist clinics<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e2777 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86e2777\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37dd843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37dd843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arth.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_85912-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arth.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_85912-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arth.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_85912-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.arth.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-12-at-11.32.17-2-768x453.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.arth.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-12-at-11.32.17-2.jpeg 935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249786e e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"249786e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af04f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7af04f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, ARTH introduced the WHO Integrated Care of Older Persons (ICOPE) protocol in its area<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb6c0a e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dcb6c0a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5d917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a5d917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arth.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICOPE-1-300x228.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-655\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arth.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICOPE-1-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arth.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICOPE-1-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.arth.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ICOPE-1.jpg 949w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0580744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0580744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ICOPE approach focuses on functional abilities of an older person and designing a care plan for the person as a whole<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It emphasises utilising intrinsic capacities (including cognition, mobility, nutrition, mood, vision, and hearing) and overcoming or negotiating environmental limitations to improve quality of life<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICOPE aims to improve well-being and promote activities for healthy ageing<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ff751 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52ff751\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e2d2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e2d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Results<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(till March 2025)<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Indicator<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>n (%)<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registered members<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10,130<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prabal Yatra Manch monthly meetings<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,878<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PY members who attended at least 1 meeting<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4,344 (42.8%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health assessments of PY members\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2,186 (21.5%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home environment assessments\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3,160 (31.2%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older persons identified with chronic diseases and followed up with<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">287<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eye related treatments done (glasses + surgeries)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">438<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home improvements made after assessment<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">687<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walking aids to improve mobility<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">307<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solar lamp to improve visibility at night<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older persons supported to get their pension and ration issues resolved<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">78<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ea1cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63ea1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Going forward<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a88f64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a88f64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are using the ICOPE approach, working with older persons\u2019 intrinsic capacities to enhance their quality of life, while also addressing morbidities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are also planning to strengthen <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prabal Yatra Manch<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which we hope will help older persons be more socially active while also improving their health seeking behaviours.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are refining a model of care to enable healthy ageing among vulnerable sections of the community, and are confident that robust community based interventions to improve the health of older persons can help inform national and state policies as well as programmes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Older Persons\u2019 Care ARTH has been working to improve health and quality of life of older persons in rural-tribal areas of southern Rajasthan since 2018. Poverty, lack of education and mobility among older persons living in scattered villages make it a challenge to reach them.\u00a0 The World Population Prospects (2024) forecasts significant growth in the population of older persons worldwide by 2050. India and China will make major contributions due to their large populations. Our programme is informed by ground experiences in an iterative manner, so as to make a larger impact. Older persons face decline in physical and mental capacities coupled with social, economical and environmental barriers. Several suffer multiple morbidities that continue for long periods or even till the end of life. Disease specific approaches have been found to be less useful as compared to holistic, person-centred approaches. Ensuring well being and support for healthy ageing using a person-centred approach is therefore the need of the hour. ARTH\u2019s outreach to older persons in a population of 2,00,000 in 7 blocks in southern Rajasthan ARTH launched Prabal Yatra &#8211; a community based approach towards enabling healthy ageing in low resource settings Older persons in a village are registered as members of Prabal Yatra Manch &#8211; a platform of older persons This includes\u00a0 Health and home environment assessments of older persons to maintain their functional abilities Conducting physical exercise and \u2018serious games\u2019 sessions via the monthly meetings of the Manch Supporting older persons to access pension and ration\u00a0 Connecting them to nearby government health facilities if medical care is required Those requiring specialist care are referred to the District Hospital, at times accompanied by a Helpline Worker who helps them navigate investigations and specialist clinics In 2020, ARTH introduced the WHO Integrated Care of Older Persons (ICOPE) protocol in its area The ICOPE approach focuses on functional abilities of an older person and designing a care plan for the person as a whole It emphasises utilising intrinsic capacities (including cognition, mobility, nutrition, mood, vision, and hearing) and overcoming or negotiating environmental limitations to improve quality of life ICOPE aims to improve well-being and promote activities for healthy ageing Results (till March 2025) Indicator n (%) Registered members 10,130 Prabal Yatra Manch monthly meetings 1,878 PY members who attended at least 1 meeting 4,344 (42.8%) Health assessments of PY members\u00a0\u00a0 2,186 (21.5%) Home environment assessments\u00a0\u00a0 3,160 (31.2%) Older persons identified with chronic diseases and followed up with 287 Eye related treatments done (glasses + surgeries) 438 Home improvements made after assessment 687 Walking aids to improve mobility 307 Solar lamp to improve visibility at night 85 Older persons supported to get their pension and ration issues resolved 78 Going forward We are using the ICOPE approach, working with older persons\u2019 intrinsic capacities to enhance their quality of life, while also addressing morbidities We are also planning to strengthen Prabal Yatra Manch, which we hope will help older persons be more socially active while also improving their health seeking behaviours. \u00a0 We are refining a model of care to enable healthy ageing among vulnerable sections of the community, and are confident that robust community based interventions to improve the health of older persons can help inform national and state policies as well as programmes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-651","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Older Persons\u2019 Care - Action Research and Training for Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arth.in\/index.php\/older-persons-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Older Persons\u2019 Care - Action Research and Training for Health\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Older Persons\u2019 Care ARTH has been working to improve health and quality of life of older persons in rural-tribal areas of southern Rajasthan since 2018. 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