OLD AGE HOME & ORPHANAGE HOME

INTRODUCTION

OLD AGE HOME - A RETIREMENT HOME – SOMETIMES CALLED AN OLD PEOPLE'S HOME OR OLD AGE
HOME, ALTHOUGH OLD PEOPLE'S HOME CAN ALSO REFER TO A NURSING HOME – IS A MULTI-
RESIDENCE HOUSING FACILITY INTENDED FOR THE ELDERLY.
ORPHANAGE HOME - AN ORPHANAGE IS A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTS ARE CARED
FOR AND HOUSED. AN ORPHANAGE IS AN INSTITUTION THAT TAKES CARE OF ORPHANS.
AN ORPHANAGE WILL CARE FOR TINY BABIES AND ALSO OLDER CHILDREN WITHOUT
PARENTS. ORPHANAGES CARE FOR CHILDREN UNTIL THEY CAN BE PLACED IN HOMES AND ADOPTED.

MOTIVATION

THIS IDEA HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT MANY PLACES IN THE WORLD. FOR EXAMPLE :
 A FIVE-MEMBER TEAM OF SCHOOL GIRLS HAS DEVELOPED AN APP – MAITRI - THAT WON THE
BRONZE MEDAL AT THE TECHNOVATION CHALLENGE, THE WORLD’S LARGEST TECHNOLOGY
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME FOR GIRLS, HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO, LAST MONTH.
 “MAITRI ALLOWS OLD-AGE HOMES AND ORPHANAGES TO SIGN UP AND ORGANISE MEETINGS,
THUS FACILITATING CHILDREN AND SENIOR CITIZENS TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER. THE APP HAS
SEEN OVER 1,000 DOWNLOADS TILL DATE AND HAS 13 OLD-AGE HOMES AND 7 ORPHANAGES
CONNECTED THROUGH IT”.

OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

IN PERSPECTIVE OF OLD PEOPLE

 THE OLD-AGE PEOPLE CAN SPEND THEIR LAST DAYS WITH THE KIDS AS IF THEY ARE SPENDING
GOOD TIME WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST POSSIBLE WAYS TO LESSEN
THEIR PAIN BECAUSE THE OLD PEOPLE (MANY OF THEM) OVER THERE ARE VERY MUCH
OBSESSED WITH THEIR FAMILY AND THEY ARE CRAVING FOR THEIR LOVE AND COME BACK.
 THEY COULD EASILY PASS THEIR TIME BY ENGAGING THEMSELVES IN TEACHING THOSE KIDS,
HELPING THEM IN DOING HOMEWORK, PACKING THEIR LUNCH BOXES IN THE MORNING,
PLAITING THE KIDS, PLAYING WITH THEM RATHER THAN CHIT CHATTING WITH THE FELLOW
MATES.

IN PERSPECTIVE OF KIDS
 THEY GET A GOOD COMPANY TO SHARE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THEIR SCHOOL OR THEIR
DAY TO DAY LIFE.
 THEY GET A GOOD GRANDPARENTS FROM WHOM THEY CAN HEAR STORIES, VALUES AND
MORALS ESPECIALLY THE ONES WHO CAN REALLY ASSIST THEM WITH THEIR STUDIES.

The feeling of nostalgia will definitely be reduced to a greater extent.

 THE GOAL WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH A MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP. THE ELDERLY WILL ACT ASA
PARENT FIGURE IN THE ORPHANS LIFE, AND THE CHILDREN WOULD ACT AS
 YOUNGCOMPANIONS TO THE ELDERLY. THEY WOULD LIVE TOGETHER AS A FAMILY AND
SUPPORT EACH OTHER PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.
 THE HOME WILL BE SUPPORTED BY ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES,
RECREATIONALACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE, ACTIVE PLAY AND EXPLORATION
AS WELL AS QUITE GATHERING AND STUDY WILL ALSO BE FACILITATED.
 THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THREE MAJOR ASPECTS, SAFETY, SECURITY AND COMMUNITY.

DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH WORK

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CONCLUSIONS/SUMMARY OF THE WORK

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LIST OF CASE STUDIES

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LIST OF REFERENCES/LITERATURE STUDIES FOR THESIS RESEARCH WORK

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IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT SITE

THE NOIDA AUTHORITY WILL SOON START THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED OLD AGE HOME CUM
ORPHANAGE TO TAKE CARE OF THE ELDERLY AND ORPHANED CHILDREN UNDER THE SAME ROOF. TO
COME AT A COST OF RS 30 CRORE, THE AUTHORITY INITIATED ITS TENDERS ON FRIDAY. ONCE
CONSTRUCTION STARTS, THE FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE READY IN A YEAR AND HALF. BIDS FOR THE
PROJECT WILL BE FINALIZED ON MARCH 21. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, AS PER THE PLAN, WHILE SOME
OF THE HOMES WILL BE FOR PAID RESIDENTS, THE REMAINING WILL BE OPEN FOR PERSONS WHO
CANNOT PAY FOR THEIR RESIDENCES. THIS FACILITY, WHOSE FOUNDATION WAS LAID BY THE UP CHIEF
MINISTER AKHILESH YADAV IN APRIL LAST YEAR WILL ALSO HOUSE AN ORPHANAGE AND A DADA-DADI
PARK. THE PROJECT HAS ALSO RECEIVED A GO AHEAD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILD
DEVELOPMENT IN LUCKNOW, OFFICIALS SAID.
AN AREA MEASURING 5,000 SQUARE METERS HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT IN
B-BLOCK OF NOIDA’S SECTOR 62. IT ALSO HAS AN ADDITIONAL 5.5 ACRES OF PARK AREA. ON
COMPLETION, IT WOULD CATER TO 216 ADULTS AND 160 CHILDREN APPROXIMATELY. EACH OF THE
FOUR FLOORS OF THE BUILDING WILL HAVE EIGHT FOUR-BEDDED ROOMS, 11 TWO-BEDDED ROOMS
ALONG WITH TWO 10-BEDDED DORMITORY AND TWO BEDDED ROOMS FOR MAIDS. EACH FLOOR WILL
ALSO HAVE A COMMON ROOM. THE FACILITY IS AIMED TO PROVIDE SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE
FINANCIALLY SOUND, BUT LIVE ALONE AND ARE VULNERABLE. THE FACILITY WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH
A SECURE ENVIRONMENT TO LIVE IN. THE HOME WILL ALSO CATER TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD
TO PAY FOR THEIR BOARDING AND LODGING.