Care of Dependent Geriatric Patients with Medical Problems at Dharamshila Rahat Medical Centre

Geriatric/Elderly Care is a special care of aging/ elderly patients to address their Physical, emotional, Psychological and Social needs. With aging, ability to react and fight infections and other diseases, keeps on decreasing and therefore they become susceptible to develop serious health problems, specially incurable diseases like Cancer, Chronic Heart, Lung, Liver and Kidney Failure, Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinsonism, Multiple Sclerosis, Strokes etc.

Patients suffering from all these diseases may live for months to years to decades. Therefore the main objective of Geriatric Care for these patients is relieving their acute Physical distressing Symptoms along with addressing their other associated diseases. It also integrates Psychological Counseling, Nutritional Care, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation; Meditation, Yoga, Music therapy in their current and Future Treatment Plans. The Care plan also includes anticipation of problems, how to prevent them by early detection and Management of future Complications.

Dharamshila Rahat Medical Centre Delhi is North India’s first Supportive and Palliative Care Health Centre, which provides Multidisciplinary, Comprehensive health Care Services to Patients of all age groups (including Geriartic /Elderly), suffering from incurable diseases, under one roof. It also provides Counseling to the family members and addresses their emotional, Psychological and other needs including Respite Care. Dharamshila Rahat Medical Centre also teaches and trains family Members/Caretakers to take Care of their patients at home, when their acute distressing symptoms are relieved.

The Main objective of the Palliative Care is to relieve symptoms to make patients Pain free, Comfortable and self-sufficient to improve their quality of life, so that they can live with dignity.

Facilities and Services being offered at Dharamshila Rahat Medical Centre