HYDERABAD: Reeling below the next Covid-19 tide, the darker side of human character has been coming to the forefront as a increasing number of older patients have been dumped and abandoned in older age homes around Hyderabad. Most Homes are currently receiving a few cases per week against two or one at a month through the initial wave. “The present dire case of Covid-19 has been shown to be quite tricky for many senior citizens from town. In the past few months, we’ve seen many instances where individuals dropped their relatives or parents in our centre when they contracted Covid-19 rather than returned to watch them,” explained Dr Bongu Ramakrishna, that conducts Mother Teresa Elder Care Centre in Karkhana. “The authorities will also be earning senior citizens that are being abandoned once they contracted Covid-19,” Ramakrishna, that has plenty of inmates who cannot cover a rupee, stated. There are a minimum of five patients in a old home in town today, that are still awaiting their households, that have cited several reasons for their inability to shoot them . In a such heart-wrenching episode, 87-year-old inmate Anjamma, 87, (name changed), lately expired waiting to hear from her household . “Your family members could phone and inquire about her health from the start but ceased calling after we advised them that her condition had been deteriorating because of this after-effects of this coronavirus disease. Following a couple of days, after we advised them about her passing, we asked us to carry out her last rites,” explained Dr Ramakrishna. At least half a dozen older homes that TOI talked with supported a sharp rise in numbers of mature citizens being dropped in their centers. Mohammad Abdul Wasif, general secretary, Fathima old age home in Falaknuma stated,”We’re getting constant calls, at least four to five calls daily, roughly senior citizens trying to find somewhere to stay. There’s also an increase in admissions since people don’t need to maintain the elderly in the home whenever they deal with Covid-19.” Wasif stated he’s running out of space because they have a potential of 55 individuals and now there are 46 offenders. “There’s staff crunch and it’s extremely tricky to handle if the offenders fall ill,” explained Wasif. Shyam Kumar, advocacy officer, HelpAge India reported the total experience reflects a developing feeling of vulnerability and doubt emerging as the most frequent thread. “There are cases where households haven’t come to choose the bodies of the own parents,” Kumar added.
Covid scourge: Mature shunned, Abandoned in Hyd old age homes
