9.5.2025. 4pm IST
Time to get up & smell the coffee.
Old aged homes are starting to shut down and in the next 2-3 years the graph will start coming down quickly. Those running old aged homes are not starting more homes or adding more beds to their existing beds.
Shelter homes are practically struggling to survive.
Government mid way homes are not existing.
Care givers and Labour is practically not available as no one wants to enter this field.
That's why the cost of care givers is hitting the roof.
Homeless people are increasing.
Fertility rate is dipping at an alarming rate across India.
Mental disabilities along with other disabilities is on the rise in Goa & across India.
UN has declared disabilities across the world @ 15% of the population and it's rising.
These are my little studies which can be accepted or just ignored.
Persons with Disabilities ( PWDs) in INDIA
》2011 – We had approx 22.6 million ( last census)
》2025 – the figures can be as high as 225 million
( based on what UN has declared 15% of. population )
》2030 – could touch 350 to 450 million.
India last census was in 2011 when only a few disabilities were covered.
Today it's 21 different disabilities which are covered under the act. So the no of People included as PWDs has gone up.
Goa will be starting a census very soon which will threw up startling figures.
No. of mental hospitals in India for a population of 1.35 billion people :
☆ 47 government run mental hospitals
☆ 40 state run hospitals
☆ 3 central institutes
No. of psychiatric departments in India in medical colleges :
183 in Government
215 in private
Globally India Is ranked at 61st in mental health.
So why and from which category is disabilities increasing and what that got to do with fertility rate and care givers / labour ?
Well 5 -6 groups can be summarized where mental disabilities will rise quickly
A. 05 years -15 years
B. 15 years -21 years
C. 25 years -35 years
D. 35 years- 50 years
E. 50 years – and above
Take the
◇ 1st category 5 years – 15 years
Too much of screen time which will take a toll on the cells of little children which will start to affect the mind.
Children today are not playing sports as it was 20 years back.
Thyroid is on the rise even as young as 14 years due to unhealthy food habits, lack of sports & exercise.
◇ 2nd category 15 years – 21 years
Attraction to drugs , alcohol, night life , unhealthy eating habits.
Too much pressure to do well in 10th / 12th / 15th standard.
Drugs are sold to 10th & 12th std students as memory boosting capsules telling these children that of you take these capsules you will do well in your exams.
Children are getting upset and aggressive nature, coupled with suicides cases going up.
◇ 3rd category 25 years – 35 years
Job pressure to find a job as there are no jobs.
Job pressure to perform & get more salary if you get one job.
If you get job then all activities start like parties, mortagage , loans, extra spending, etc.
Live in relationship period & marriage is ruled out.
Why have children ?
Pressure from parents to settle down.
Late marriages.
No saving as who has seen tomorrow.
◇ 4th category 35 years – 50 years
Got married due to society / family pressure.
Want only one child.
No exercise, Alcohol, parties , night life continue.
Wrong food habits and wrong life style continue.
◇ 5th category 50 years – above
Has money now, but only one child.
That child has studied, gone abroad or married and staying separate.
Now stressed as staying alone but looking for company of child but child is else where.
India's fertility rate 2.1%
Goa's fertility rate 1.3%
As a catholic, Vocations are not happening resulting in no NUNS / SISTERS/ BROTHERS/ PRIESTS. As there are no children being born.
No NUNS / SISTERS, then how old aged homes will run especially i am talking in context of GOA.
Agricultural & Livestock is totally down & out
Everyone wants wealth power fame .
Old aged is not going to be easy in the next few years from now .
If you reached this line then I hope u understood this post & why I wrote ” get up and smell the coffee”
Your views and comments are welcome no matter what you feel please comment.
90 mental hospitals for a 1.35 billion population.
God bless you all
Donald Fernandes
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