May 16, 2020 | Blog, Home Décor
While people age, they start entering the ability domain of the children. So at that time they need utmost care just like kids. Similarly, they also need a elderly-friendly home design whose modifications are planned to make their life easier.
When people age, their body becomes fragile and weak. They are prone to falling and hurting themselves very often. Thus, it is very important that you keep in mind the plight of the elderly people, while planning your constructions. In India, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation issued guidelines for building homes keeping on mind the elderly. According to the ministry directive, an elderly-friendly home design should have physical specifications like hazard detection systems, constant power back-up, lifts, prominent signage, recreation, and care-giving outlets, etc. along with amenity standards that include round-the-clock medical assistance, transportation assistance, etc.
Major builders, while planning the designs often have the young population in mind which turns out unsustainable for seniors. The homes for the elderly should have a seamless combination of comfort, safety, and convenience. Therefore, as the inhabitants progress in age certain modifications in the design structure of a house can enhance their accessibility and make a more senior-friendly home.
Let us analyse some specifications that needs to be taken into considerations while planning your apartment:-
Ensure easy movement :-
While people age, they become vulnerable and weak. So moving around the room is a task collaborated with fears of accidental falls apart from disability caused due to illnesses. You can place ledges, or ramps in place of stairs so that movement is painless and also wheelchair accessible. Also, make sure that if there are stairs, then there should be sturdy railings for support. If your apartment is not on the ground floor, then provision of lifts is very necessary for elderly-friendly home design.
Plan the Flooring :-
Tiles and ceramic flooring attract every homeowners, but they can be quite tricky for the elders. A senior-friendly home should a non slippery and naturally warm floors designed with terracotta tiles, mosaic, etc. Rubber flooring could also mean an added safeguard against accidents. But, re-flooring a house may not always be cost-effective. So in this case, you can consider placing carpets that ensure relevant cushioning too. The kitchen and the bathroom floors also should ideally have anti-skid tiles. Along with that all rugs and mats should have anti-slip underlays. Slippery floors and polished tiles might make way for fatal accidents for the elderly people. So a elderly-friendly home design is very much required.
Friendly home design suitable for elderly :-
You should make sure to create a spacious indoor plan to allow ease of movement, to reduce bumping into things. Place low slung chairs, tables, armchairs, and bed with suitable heights. Make some sort of sitting arrangement in the balconies or lawns. It would be preferable to ask the seniors in your home about things they would want to avoid.
Also, make sure that all the gadgets, appliances and fixtures are fitted at eye-level for the elderly people to operate comfortably. While placing cupboards and racks for personal use, make sure to introduce simpler things that would create less fuss.
Provide for enough lighting :-
A properly lit house would be safe and comfortable for the seniors. Abundant lights makes the seniors more comfortable in their movement around the house and as well as enhances the mood. Plan larger windows, that can stream much needed natural light in the daytime. Also, plan lights along passages, corridors, bathrooms, kitchen, and even inside cupboards and wardrobes. There should be focused lights around the beds for reading , keeping track of important things such as medicine labels, emergency calls etc for a elderly-friendly home design.
Communication :-
Communication is an integral part of a senior-friendly home. It is a very important factor for dealing with emergencies. Include both landlines and mobile connections in your home where you have senior-citizens residing with you. Prepare a chart of all the medical contacts for ease of access.
So, simple yet comfortable designs with proper maintenance can lead to lesser risks. It can provide for a better life for the seniors. If you can follow these tiny steps, then you can create a well-accommodated and comfortable senior-friendly home which will allow the elderly to perform their physical and mental tasks and as well as keep their dignity intact by being independent on their own.
Apr 26, 2020 | Blog, Lifestyle
Working from home feels like a rosy world of comfort, but actually is a constant battle between the work of office and the work of home. Either of the one is inescapable. We all have been dreaming of these days since forever but now when it has actually crossed path with reality the picture is contrasting.
Here are some expectations of working from home bashed by reality :
Family Vs Office
While it may seem to be a great idea to be at home with family and successfully manage the office work amidst that. But its a myth now. Getting ready for a conference call and offering a helping hand in the kitchen are two different worlds colliding with each other.
Time Constraint
One doesn’t have any time constraint for work done from home. But actually you might require to work beyond the office hours and deliver work after that. Because you are at your comfort so working from home certainly doesn’t sound to be that troublesome. Isn’t it?
Network / Power cut issues
If you need to constantly be at war with the network connection and further face power cut issues, then working from home is definitely a curse for you. These are the problems that don’t occur while at office and even it does it gets fixed instantly.
Distractions
If you are a family person or even own a pet for that matter, you will have a lot of distractions on your way. There will be instances when you might have to choose your work over the family time. And that’s probably when you will reminisce your old days at office.
Work Environment
Finding a proper calm environment at home to work is like finding water in a desert. Taking multiple breaks and being a helping hand at home will keep making their presence at your work table. Therefore you are left with no choice other than adjusting.
No Family Time
Being at home doesn’t necessarily mean you spending time with your family. You are actually glued to your laptop throughout without any relaxation. You may end up giving most of your time to your work being totally out of choice.
Work is worship, therefore be it home or office needs one’s full dedication and patience. Though its difficult one has to manage and make compromises. Let’s just at the same breath hope for this pandemic to end soon with a promise to take care of ourselves and our families. We are all together in this. Despite all the struggles and challenges if one can manage office work, its truly commendable. But equally the responsibilities at home can’t be ignored.
Apr 16, 2020 | Blog, Home Hacks
All of us are together in this difficult and struggling phase. The deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread in the entire world sweeping off more than thousand lives in a single day, thereby putting a question to the existence of humankind. Social distancing by following lockdown is the only way to save our lives from getting in contact with the coronavirus. Since all of us are at homes, and fighting this deadly virus, we should try to maintain hygiene in all possible ways. Being indoors is not just the end of it, we still need to take precautions. The minimum possible hygiene starts from homes. Here some of the steps that you can adopt in order to maintain hygienic during these times of struggle.
Sanitize yourself :-
Keeping yourself clean and specially your hands (since we touch with hands) is very important. Keep yourself sanitized. Have a hand wash and a hand sanitizer ready at your home. Wash your hands for 20 seconds with an interval of 10 minutes. If possible keep a hand wash and water facility in the entrance itself so that one can wash their hands before entering the house from outdoors.
Sanitize your food items:-
To make sure that you take clean food, apart from washing it before cooking make sure that you sanitize it to prevent coronavirus. Food items starting from vegetables, fruits to packaged items, everything needs a proper sanitization after it is brought from outside. This way you can maintain the hygiene during this lockdown period and make sure your bodies are healthy and you are having clean food.
Keep your house clean:-
It is very important for you to keep your house clean and away from dirt. Mop the rooms with sanitizer again, and clean the window panes, door knobs and also the gates of your house. Everything in the house that can comes into contact with your hands and body needs to be cleaned and sanitized every day. Being hygienic also depends on how clean you keep your house and not just yourself.
Wash the clothes or masks after returning from outside:
You need to maintain hygiene in all aspects and therefore stay clean during the lockdown to prevent Coronavirus. If you have to go out, don’t forget to wash your mask after you return. Make sure you directly take a bath and wash away all your clothes without making a tour of the entire house. This will keep your house away from the dirt outside.
Maintain indoor and outdoor footwear:-
Try using separate footwears inside and outside your house especially if you have kids. This will prevent the germs from entering your house. This will also help you to keep your house neat and free from dirt.
Stay away from any kind of public gatherings, maintain social distancing and live a hygienic life at your homes during this lock down period. If we all start maintaining it in individual levels and stay indoors we can help each other from getting infected from Coronavirus.
Apr 6, 2020 | Blog, Buyer Concern
Buying a flat is a very difficult decision provided the numerous options to choose from. We highlighted the points that you need to keep in mind before choosing to buy a flat, in a blog some months back. Here we have mentioned three points that you need to remember after choosing your flat to buy:
The Ownership Of The Flat:
Before buying a flat the most important thing that you need to know and ensure is the previous ownership of the flat. Nobody wants to own a flat that has bad history of ownership or loose formalities. So make sure that the flat has the right ownership and has gone through all the legal processes and formalities. Check documents like Sale Deed, Mother Deed the Building Approval Plan, without any fail. There is also a Mutation Certificate that identifies the owner of the property in government records and establishes their tax liabilities. All of these will make sure that the owner has all the right to transfer the ownership to you.
Property Taxes & Encumbrance Certificate:
You need to check if the property tax of the land is paid regularly to the corporation departments. The payment should be updated properly and a receipt copy of the latest tax payments should be given to you. It is also important to verify that the property does not have any dues for which a buyer must check the encumbrance certificate. An encumbrance certificate provides evidence that your property has no monetary and legal liabilities. The certificate can be obtained from the sub-registrar’s office where the property has been registered.
The stamp duty should be paid only on the purchase of the flat. You should also enquire with the builder to reveal the hidden costs in the purchase process. The gross actual cost of the purchase of the flat should be calculated by considering the stamp duty, registration and other charges.
If you are done choosing the flat and are ready to make the purchase, then you must always remember the above points. This will save you from any further troubles and therefore help you to move in to your new flat peacefully.
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Mar 30, 2020 | Blog, Lifestyle
As the government announces India’s lockdown for 21 days to fight against COVID-19, here starts a new way of living. To be indoors, and boycott outdoors is a challenge, but people are left with no choice. With social distancing and avoidance to physical contact, we all can fight the pandemic. With a constant hope of fighting Corona, people have also been simultaneously trying to find new ways of killing time. 21 days is a long period, which can be made fruitful and productive if landed on the perfect tasks to start off and work on. As you all enter the quarantine phase, here are some of the ways that you can choose to make use of your time inside your homes with your families.
Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hain:
India’s lockdown for 21 days will be a difficult phase. But this quarantine period maybe a blessing in disguise to the working parents. Amidst the 9 to 5 job, numerous calls, unplanned meetings, unexpected conference calls, here the busy working parents get a peaceful and boundless time with their kids. The apple of your eyes will get to enjoy the ‘haathi ghouda’ rides with the fathers and taste ‘maa ke haath ka khana’. This definitely will be the best gift for the little hearts who may have no idea about Quarantine, but will surely treasure this indoor time. Did you hug your little one yet?
You Wanna, I Wanna, You Wanna, I Wanna, EXXERRCISSSEEE:
All you folks out there, gear up for a healthy body and mind. Since there are zero obstacles on your way during India’s lockdown for 21 days to snatch your time dedicated to a healthy body. So, put a full stop to all the excuses that you have been giving all this while. Wear the long lost gym outfit that has been wearing the dust of your blissful ignorance and get started from tomorrow.
Tha Main Galat:
This phase of quarantine, is the best for you to get over your bad habits. Usually you get indulged in some other work and eventually fall short of time to overcome those. But now, you are home, have enough time to introspect and start anew. So start cutting off all the habits that have been bad to you and your life during this Coronavirus lockdown. Then see, the completely transformed version of you and win unexpected compliments from your mother! And your siblings? They might get motivated by you too! All the best! The countdown starts now!
Purani Jeans:
Getting back to your old, long lost hobbies can be done while at home during this phase of India’s lockdown for 21 days. Just like you go back to your old jeans and live the past moments, you can revisit your old abandoned hobbies and receive reverberations from your memories. Maybe you make your family go crazy by utilising your gifted skills. Have a happy quarantine at our homes.
Hum saath saath hain:
How long has it been that you have played those childhood games with your family? While the government asks you to quarantine yourself,declares a lockdown for 21 days, you can take it as a chance to relive the past ecstatic moments with your family. Go for a game of Ludo, or Uno or even Snake and ladder. The family that stays together plays, eats, sleeps and laughs together.
Baatein Karo:
While choosing all the comforts, getting busy in work, people have forgotten to make conversation and do real communication. As you all get quarantined for the next 21 days, why not ‘talk’ to your parents, siblings, our grandparents or the socially awkward ones in the family. Let friends, colleagues and classmates go second on the list of priority and these people top it. How about listening to your parents’ college stories and sharing your weird experiences too? Kar ke dekho, accha lagta hai.
Har ek friend zaroori hota hai:
The old friend you always wish to catch up with, but somehow kept delaying! Here is the best time. As you quarantine yourself inside your home in this lockdown for 21 days, you can go back to your old shoulder. Call him/her and clear the disputes if any. There is no better way to start things than giving an unexpected call or message. Best of luck!
Main apni favourite hoon:
Self love is an art and it needs the best eyes to recognise the worth of the self. You will be indoors for 21 days, and therefore have enough time for yourself. To identify your qualities, know your strengths and love yourself unconditionally. Stand in front of the mirror, and appreciate that beautiful human being! Fan of yourself already?
Let us all prepare ourselves for this 21 days lockdown and make the best out of it. Everyone is hopeful about fighting COVID-19 and get back to the old lives. Till then have a productive period of 21 days of quarantine!
