Old Age Homes
MIRA BHAYANDAR (AGED HOME)
There are 3 sisters, 2 postulants, 2 helpers and 12 senior citizens. Their daily duties are helping them to take bath, keeping ready their beds, giving medicine for the bed-ridden patients and feeding them.
For their Spiritual nourishment, they attend daily mass, have morning worship, mid-day prayer, evening worship followed by rosary prayers along with in-mates. Every Friday, Adoration is conducted. Twice a month, Eucharist is celebrated in the Convent. They listen to the morning news, go for evening walks, watch TV serials/programmes. Birthdays and Feast Days are celebrated. Renovation of the house, godown and meter box is done. Replacement of windows is done. Sound box connection of all the rooms front and back side of the house is done. A shed has been put up. New beds and mattresses are purchased. Bathrooms and flooring is repaired. New geezers are fixed for warm water. Water filter is installed. Full renovation of the house is done.
NAIGAON AGED HOME
This house is our own and it is located at Naigaon (E). In this Community, there are 4 sisters, 2 postulants, social worker, 3 volunteers and Cook who are giving their services to 12 senior destitute women who come from Mumbai and Vasai.
They are brought here by their family members, social workers or the police. Sneha Sagar Society aims to provide a safe home, love and care and make them feel at home as also provide them with all the basic needs like nutrition, medication and entertainment. They pray the Rosary together. The doctor comes to visit them once in a week. The Parishioners and donors contribute in cash and kind. A shed has been built on the terrace for the in-mates. The Police brought a 40 year old Hindu lady who is mentally disturbed.
PANVEL AGED HOME
In this community we have 4 Sisters and 2 Volunteers. There are 12 inmates within the age group of 65-87 years old. Our primary goal of promoting the overall well-being of our residents remains steadfast. We are proud to share that the inmates are in good health, as mentioned, and despite of some being bedridden, they are living in extremely hygienic conditions with every bit of care and warmth extended to them.
Various health camps aimed to raise awareness of the importance of good hygiene and provide the residents with good dental care are conducted. There is a thorough check-up done by professionals. Celebrations for festivals, Birthdays, occasions, etc., are carried out with great enthusiasm, full of fun and in pray, a thankful heart closing the day. Every year we take the inmates, who are able to walk, for a picnic. This is done in order to make them feel the goodness of nature closely, and a day of relaxation from the daily routine.
TRILOKPURI AGED HOME
The Delhi Community, is the new additional community to the Helpers of Jesus Sisters. On 5th May 2020, the Archbishop of Delhi, his eminence Archbishop Anil Couto invited Sr. Martha to establish a community of the Helper of Jesus Sister in the Archdiocese of Delhi. Sr. Martha immediately sought permission from the Archbishop of Bombay, his eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias. She got permission for the same and got the approval to open a new community of the association at Delhi on 31st October 2020
In the month of May, we started with our mission by creating a good atmosphere in the society with the neighbors. The parishioners were also very helpful and whenever needed they were there. Initially we started our Aged Home and the Rehab Centre with just 5 senior citizens, coming from broken homes, and with broken hearts. Here we take in both men and women. Over the last 2.5 years it has grown in number which is now ten. Taking care of them and their needs is of uttermost importance to us. They are given all the love and nurture of a family, and moral support to rekindle their zest for
