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Old Age Homes (Aafiat)

Overview
Social Welfare Department first established old age home by the name of “Aafiat” in Lahore in the year 1975. Later on, 5 more Old Age Homes were established in the districts of Multan, Rawalpindi, Narowal, Sahiwal and Toba Tak Singh. These homes are providing quality services including shelter, food, health care and recreational facilities to old and infirm persons of the society. All such Institutions have the capacity to accommodate total 300 old and infirm persons (50 residents per institution) at a time.		 Top
     
Eligibility Criteria
  • Senior citizens (both male and female) who are above 60 years of age are eligible for admission in the old age homes.
  • These individuals should be in good health and should not contain any serious or contagious disease. Extremely sick, insane and disable infirm people are not admitted.
  • Priority is given to those who are extremely vulnerable and don’t have any family or children or those who have no means of income.
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Admission Procedure

  • The family of senior citizen forward a simple application to the Incharge of Old age Home carrying a solid reason for admission in Aafiat.
  • Any NGO/ CSO or individual can recommend certain individual’s admission and forward an application to the Incharge.
  • The aging persons belonging to a family who due to some rift want to leave their homes or their children don’t want to stay with them.
  • Although these old age homes provide all the facilities free of cost yet those individuals who belong to well off families can pay a meager amount of Rs. 2000-3000 per month for their stay in the Old Age Homes.
  • At the time of admission, the individuals are medically examined so that his/ her physical health would be recorded.
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Facilities

  • Separate residential portions are made for both male and female.
  • These homes look after all the basic needs of residents including food, cloth, shelter, medicines, recreation etc.
  • The old and infirm persons of three categories unclaimed, poor and  issueless can stay in these home for life time.
  • The applicant is allowed to stay for a period of 6 months to one year and further extendable in special cases. In the meanwhile efforts are made for reconciliation with their families.
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