Assessing options to secure a better future for aging
members of the community in their twilight years
Dinshaw Tamboly
It was indeed a pleasant surprise that Parsiana, having entered the 61st year of its publication and now officially termed a "senior,” invited me (very much a senior at 80), to share my thoughts about the future of our aging community.
How do we, as individuals, families and a community, cope with and tend to our elderly? Having been involved in community matters for 37 years, since 1987, I am happy to share my views on what can be done to alleviate the emotional and financial burdens involved.
The community has old age homes in Bombay, Surat and Navsari where Parsi/Irani senior......