Asian parents in care homes | Life and style | The Guardian:
What timing! We just talked about Elder Abuse in our newsletter an hour ago (see on the blog)...
"Aashna House is not unique, but it's unusual in offering culturally specific care. Everyone who works with the residents is fluent in Gujarati and Hindi, the food is prepared according to religious requirements, and the television in the common room is permanently tuned to Asian channels. I recently spent two days at Aashna House, and on my first visit I met Manjula.
'My daughter is in Canada and she has been there since December,' she told me, 'but she phones me regularly.' I asked her what it was like when she first came here. 'I was scared,' she said, 'but I had no choice.'
What does she do all day?
'It's very boring just sitting watching television. We do exercise sometimes. I am 65 and there are very old people here, but there was no choice for me – I had to come so my daughter could have peace.'"
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