Date: 2009-06-
Place:Mumbai
A WEBSITE www.eldess.com catering to the needs of the elderly, especially those whose children are located in other cities or countries, was launched on Friday. Roopesh Kumar, CEO and founder of Agewell Technologies, which created the website, came up with the idea while trying to assist his own parents when he was away on work. He brought together focus groups to access the needs of the elderly. Health was declared a concern.
A senior citizen learning to use the Internet Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi
As the first of such offerings, Eldess has launched the entire range of healthcare needs arranging for a general physician for a home visit, organising a specialist like a cardiologist, providing for alternate therapies, and discussion forums (where queries pertaining to various relevant topics including serious ones like Parkinsons can be answered).
Maneesh Mehra, co-founder, said, "The consumer has a major say in every stage of the healthcare process which doctor to consult, agreeing for certain tests and choosing the hospital. We have replicated this real-life process on our platform."
Kumar further said, "Services start with medical aide, computer literacy and providing trusted people to help with odd jobs at home. We are also planning to bring in services in real estate, retirement planning, entertainment and security for the elderly."
As a part of their computer literacy programme, Eldess plans to teach the elderly computer basics so that they can use software like Skype to stay in touch and even video conference with their loved ones who live far away.
For more information about Eldess services, please visit www.eldess.com
