In a recent nationwide survey of 5,000 older people, Agewell Foundation found that 70% of elderly were either already facing health complications or fearing to develop some medical complications due to the lockdown restrictions J.D.N.
Sharma and his wife had been planning to move into an assisted living facility for seniors for a year. They had even narrowed down their search to six possible institutions.
With friends in Columbia Pacific’s Serene Urbana facility in Bengaluru, they decided to stay there for some days as a trial when news started coming in that older adults are at an increased risk of covid-19.
Few days later, the nationwide lockdown was announced, and the couple was stuck. “My son is in Canada, so living alone can be