While aging in itself is a complex and challenging phase, certain factors and social norms have resulted in isolation, declining physical and mental health of seniors. With the increasing senior population in developing countries like India, helping senior citizens to achieve a meaningful, dignified, and independent life is more necessary than ever. There are various reasons that contribute to the downfall of the health of seniors, the main reason being negligence. Seniors need constant supervision, care, and love, it is important to understand their needs and worries and to give them a meaningful and engaged life. Often, due to the changing social scenarios, children are unable to cater to these needs which lead seniors to live independently and it sometimes results in social isolation, depression, and other health issues.
In order to help seniors live a meaningful and dignified life, it is important for them to be connected to a community. A community that can understand their physical and emotional needs. This is where assisted living facilities play a vital role. Services like EvrCare especially focus on providing assistance to seniors to help them lead a safe, healthy, and meaningful life.
What is EvrCare?
EvrCare is India’s only on-demand assistance service that helps seniors with their day-to-day tasks and needs such as transportation, housing needs, technology, and various social experiences.
EvrCare provides free consultation facilities to understand the needs of your senior and provide you services based on your requirements. These services include:
- Transportation – EvrCare ensures that your parents do not have to travel alone. Their trained professionals accompany your parents anywhere they go to ensure their safety and comfort. Be it doctor’s appointments, airport pick up and drop, shopping, etc. EvrCare ensures their safety
- Companionship – Social isolation and loneliness is the biggest concern for aging parents. EvrCare ensures that their compassionate and caring members accompany your parents during walks, while watching a movie, playing board games or to even have a conversation that they enjoy
- House Tasks – Small tasks such as laundry, cleaning the house, preparing the meals, and organizing can be difficult for aging parents. EvrCare ensures that their trained members help your loved ones with these everyday tasks
- Run Errands - Seniors often struggle to get their own daily groceries or to visit the bank or the pharmacy, or other small errands. Evrcare helps them with all these daily errands
- Healthcare at Home – EvrCare has partnered with the best home health care providers to ensure that your loved ones receive the best care at the comfort of their homes. Their partners include Portea, 1MG, Thyrocare etc.
EvrCare offers various plans for your loved ones. You can choose the plan that best suits their requirements:
With age it becomes more and more important for an individual to take care of their physical and mental health. The EvrCare StayFit plan is specially designed for those who want to experience the benefits of practicing a fitness routine. Based on the needs and ability of an individual, these one on one personalized fitness sessions are conducted on a WhatsApp video call, per week (as per the plan).
The plan also includes a doctor teleconsultation to offer general advice on health and an online concierge service for senior citizens as per their needs which allows them to call the helpline number for any requirements such as paying bills, bank-related work, etc.
Unique Features:
- Provides online wellness plan
- 1 Doctor teleconsultation for advice on general health
- 1 teleconsultation with a nutritionist per week
- Weekly feedback calls for health updates
- Requirement based online concierge service
- Live one-on-one fitness sessions with instructor per week for one month
- Fitness session conducted over WhatsApp video call
This plan is suitable for both beginners as well as regular practitioners. The EvrCare StayFit plan is specially designed for those who want to experience the benefits of practicing a fitness routine in the comfort of their home. Based on the needs and ability of an individual, these one on one personalized sessions are conducted on a WhatsApp video call, as per the plan. The sessions can be scheduled as per the convenience of the user and it requires no equipment.
Unique Features:
- Live yoga sessions on Whatsapp
- Personalized one on one training classes at the comfort of your home
- Sessions can be scheduled as per the user’s preference
- Available pan India
The Home Deliveries Plan is specifically designed to provide assistance to seniors for chores such as purchasing groceries and other daily essential items which they are unable to get on their own. The assistants follow proper hygiene and safety precautions while delivering the essentials.
The services are available in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore only.
Unique Features:
- Groceries, medicines, essential items delivered at doorstep
- Ideal for senior adults living alone or for those who cannot leave their home
- Safe and reliable way of getting essentials delivered
The Helper at home plan allows EvrCare’s assistants to visit senior adult’s home and understand what errands they need to run or places they wish to visit in the city. They then accompany senior adults who wish to travel to and get back home from the doctor’s clinic, banks, temples, shopping, and more. Once errands are complete, senior adults are dropped home safely and the assistant ensures that they are comfortable at home. Assistants can also deliver daily essential items, help pay bills, take senior adults for a walk in the neighborhood and offer their assistance to tackle technical problems. These assistants ensure physical and mental support to seniors whenever required. This plan also shares updates regarding the wellbeing and safety of senior adults with family members on their phones.
Unique Features:
- Assistants accompany senior adults to the doctor’s clinic, temple and more
- Senior adults are dropped home safely once ride is complete
- Every assistant is trained professionally by care providers
- Buddies with similar interest are matched with senior adults
- Updates are shared with family members on their phone
The Chat Buddy Plan allows EvrCare’s assistants to visit senior adult’s homes and understand what errands they need to run or places they wish to visit in the city. They then accompany senior adults who wish to travel to and get back home from the doctor’s clinic, banks, temples, shopping, and more. Once errands are complete, senior adults are dropped home safely and the assistant ensures that they are comfortable at home. Assistants can also deliver daily essential items, help pay bills, take senior adults for a walk in the neighborhood and offer their assistance to tackle technical problems. These assistants ensure physical and mental support to seniors whenever required.
Unique Features:
- Assistants accompany senior adults to the doctor’s clinic, temple and more
- Senior adults are dropped home safely once ride is complete
- Every assistant is trained professionally by care providers
- Buddies with similar interest are matched with senior adults
Assisted Transportation Services Plan
Seniors often find it difficult to travel outside without a companion due to safety and mobility issues. The EvrCare Assisted Transportation Plan offers transportation services to seniors by assisting them while traveling. After you book a ride with EvrCare, the assistant will visit the senior citizen’s home to understand the need to run or places they wish to visit in the city. They then accompany senior adults to assist them throughout the way by navigating through the crowd, lifting shopping bags, opening doors, and more. Once errands are complete, senior adults are dropped home safely and the assistant ensures that they are comfortable at home, after which the ride is complete and stopped.
Unique Features:
- Assistants accompany senior adults throughout the way
- Senior adults are dropped home safely once ride is complete
- Every assistant is trained professionally by care providers
- Live location of the senior adult will be shared with their children when they are traveling
- Each assistant goes through a vigorous background check and psychographic evaluation
You can choose your favorite plan and ensure that your loved ones are safe and comfortable even during your absence.
