by CC | Jan 31, 2022 | Blogs
Let’s face it. Children living in the USA, elderly parents on their own in Kolkata… this is not a very uncommon scenario any more. You could replace the US of A by any of a dozen countries where young, and not so young, Indians are earning their daily bread, and the...
by CC | Jun 13, 2021 | Blogs
The elderly population is increasing globally including in developing countries like India. According to WHO, over the next 40 years, developing countries will have 80% of the world’s elderly population. Currently, elderly people comprise 8% of India’s population...
by CC | Feb 7, 2021 | Blogs
Author: Priyangee LahiryEmpanelled dieticianCare Continuum, Kolkata Do you frequently misplace your belongings, or have problems remembering phone numbers or struggle to find the right word while speaking? Do you walk into a room wondering why you have entered? While...
by CC | Oct 10, 2020 | Blogs
Palliative care, or caring for the terminally ill patients, as we all know, advocates the idea of a comprehensive and all-inclusive patient-centric healing. This is meant to support the biopsychosocial spiritual model developed to address the patient’s relational...
by CC | Sep 23, 2020 | Blogs
Author: Subha BangurPsychologist & Movement PsychotherapistCare Continuum, Kolkata There are 36 million people living with dementia worldwide, most of them living at home with their spouse or other family member acting as their primary caregiver and who depend on...
by CC | Nov 14, 2019 | Blogs
A handshake is accepted worldwide as a warm greeting but nothing could be worse in terms of disease transmission! No touch techniques to greet people are superior in terms of preventing cross infections. A bow of the head like the Japanese, or joining of palms in a...
