A journey of farmer’s
son, from small sleepy town to mega city Mumbai, to being a ‘Son to a Million Parents’, a journey of a
social enterprise started by Sailesh Mishra on April 2008 to multifaceted
Silver Innings Group in 2015, working with Senior Citizens and their family.
Today on 17th
Aug 2015 we complete our two year long journey of our A1 SNEHANJALI , it was such a wonderful year
with so much learning, happiness, networking, happening, so many new friends,
colleagues, celebrations, prayers….. Memorable years to cherish…. some left us,
some joined us….. a journey worth continuing in the company of our elders….
Iam feeling sentimental,
never ever thought we could do this, an acknowledgement from globe and ageing
domain never looked so easy, though journey to Silver Innings was tough….with
many ups and downs….. A1 Snehanjali started with a thought of not only making
nursing home or old age home, A journey from rubble to home with a heart….from
an idea to reality, from a black and white document to infrastructure, from
preaching to practice. Financial help from a ‘good friend’ made a dream come
true…… And a hunger ‘to do more’, a shoutout, ‘Give Me More’…
With success of A1
Snehanjali and alongside new learning, we are in the process of launching our
new facility ‘A SILVER AMORE’ very soon in coming months, introducing nursing
supervision and medication management with holistic care.
With a mission for
working towards creating Elder Friendly World where Ageing becomes a Positive
and Rewarding Experience, Silver Innings on 17th Aug 2013 ventured
into a completely new horizon of providing 24 x 7 assisted living elder care
home for elder residents who don’t need constant medical intervention or
nursing home care, with launching of its first facility A1 Snehanjali in a
small town of Nalasopara in the western suburb of Mumbai. A1 Snehanjali started
its elder care facility with a goal of
“Transforming lives to mitigate loneliness, helplessness, and boredom”.
At A1 Snehanjali our
mission is to help elders and their family members to overcome the challenges
of ageing and show them the way to transform lives to reduce loneliness and helplessness and live with dignity in their silver years.
We are the pioneers in India to introduce ‘Rights of Residents’ in Elder Home.
Our nurturing and
trained professional staff is dedicated to provide all residents with highest
level of quality and expert services. Families subscribing to our service are assured
peace of mind; knowing that their loved one is enjoying his/her best days of
“Silver Years” at A1 Snehanjali. A therapeutic and secure environment is provided
to the residents along with non-pharmacological interventions, with core being
Holistic care.
A1 Snehanjali has
created package of integrated amenities that is designed to provide seniors
with most of the services required to lead a normal home-like life. It offers
both personalized and group programs and services that focus on stimulating
mind, body and soul. We offer a
convenient month-to-month room rental that includes the following - Comfortable room including basic utilities ;
Three Veg meals a day (As per nutritional requirement) ; Common dining facility
(with option for room service if required) ;Access to attending staff 24 hours
a day ; Daily housekeeping and weekly laundry service ;Daily activities and
exercise programs ; Transportation to doctor’s appointments ; Medication
management, assistance with pill box ; Weekly medical checkup ; Doctor on call
; Grooming and Hygiene ; Incontinence care ; Bathing & Dressing and more.
General Principles of
Caring for Residents at A1 Snehanjali are :Person Centered Care; Dignity &
Respect; Communication; Independence; Privacy and Safety.
On behalf of my entire team
of Silver Innings Group and A1 Snehanjali, I take this opportunity to Thank all
my Residents, their Family Members, Staff, Colleagues, Caregivers, Supporters,
Partners, Well wishers, Donors, Doctors, Institutions, Critics, Trustees,
Friends and Family for all your support and for being part of our amazing journey
of elder care. We will create many such milestones. We are still learning, We
had gains and we had losses too, We failed and got success too.... Iam sorry if
in this journey we knowingly or unknowingly hurt anyone……. Forgive us, as we
are children who are passionate and committed to work for social cause of our
elders.
Let us also pray for
departed soul who left us with blessings and also pray for well being of all
our residents, staff, colleagues and their families. God bless our home with
happiness and peace.
I also take this
opportunity to thank media and journalist friends who have helped us in creating
awareness of assisted living elder care home, specially to name a few media and
websites where our story was unfolded or talked about: Hindustan Times, DNA,
Maharashtra Times, Moneylife, Navbharat Times,
TheMetrognome, Dementia Care Notes, Silver Talkies, Satyamev Jayate, Columbia
Global Centers, Book- Karma Kurry: for the mind, body, heart & soul, IFA
and Seniors World Chronicle.
We are Thankful to:
Our Current Team: Ms. Jenet
Pereira – Center Manager; Mona Mishra - Admin Manager; Dr. Rajesh Chauhan GP,
Dr. Suesh Patil MD, Psychiatrist; Ms.Joylet Rebello - Ex Center Manager
Our Inspiration:The Eden
Alternative ® ,Project Advisors: Dr. Devendra Save, MD, Psychiatrist and Dr.
Manjoj Hunur, MD, Neurologist
Founder Members: Ramakant
& Manjula Mishra ,Jimmy and Dolly Dordi
Team Mentors:Dr. Charles
Pinto, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry; Susan Somers, President INPEA, USA; Dr Sanjay Kumawat, MD,
Psychiatrist; Dr. Radha Murthy, President Nightingales Medical Trust
Advocate and Legal
Advisor: Solicitor Rajni Divkar
Hon. Consultants:Dr.
Nidhi Mishra, (Ph.D) Gerontologist; Prof. Parul Kibliwala, Principal and Professor
(Nursing), SNDT University; Raheen Jummani, Clinical Psychologist; Neha Chedda,
Dietician; Dr. Alka Subramanyam, MD, Psychiatrist; Dr. Leena Gangooli, Family
Care Physician; Dr. Neha Deshpande Kamat (Ph.D) Gerontologist and Trainer; Dr.
Amol Sangekar, Occupational Therapist and Ergonomic Consultant
International
Consultants :Ms. Reis Woollen, Geriatric Nurse & Elder Care Educator,
California, USA; Hendi Lingiah, Psychologist & Aging Service Management
Consultancy, France; Prof. Denise Burnette, Sociologist, Columbia University,
USA; Dr. Ritabelle Fernandes, Geriatrician, Hawai, USA
Networking
Partners:Silver Inning Foundation; ARDSI Greater Mumbai Chapter; OYA (Open Your
Arm); Neha Nutrifit and Fitness; CNA Architects
Special Thanks to Ms.
Dhanalaxmi Rao- Project Manager, Silver Inning Foundation, Ms. Renu Jain,
Volunteer; Ms. Ramaa Subramanium, Co Founder Silver Innings Helpline and Ms.
Sushmita Sri Blogger Volunteer, Ms. Sylvie Dupont, International Volunteer;
Cameron PT, International Intern, Columbia University, NYC; George Brown
College, Toronto, Canada; TISS College of Social work, Nirmala Nikentan College
of Social work and Sakhya
The other services
provided by #SilverInnings include Dementia & Alzheimer's Counselling and
Training of Caregivers, Elder Helpline, Matrimonial & Companionship, Talent
Show, Silver Innings Helpline - referral search portal, Training and Education, Counselling, Volunteering, Workshops & Talks,
Dementia Management Services, Missing Seniors Alert, Inter-generational
Programs, Networking, Advocacy and even a Youth Football Club - Silver Innings FC !
Silver Innings is Social
Enterprise. 10% of profit earned from this initiative will be spent for funding
activities of ‘Silver Inning Foundation’, an NGO dedicated for Senior Citizens.
For More Information
please Contact:
Center Manager: 91+9323919145
Website: http://a1snehanjali.com/
Email Id: a1snehanjali@gmail.com ;
silverinnings@gmail.com
Skype: a1snehanjali
Site Address: Marciana
Bungalow, D’silva Nagar, Nala Village, Nalasopara West, (Mumbai W.Rly), Taluka
Vasai, Dist. Palghar , Maharashtra. India. 401203
Silver Innings Helpdesk:
9029000091 / 9987104233
