connect@threeoasis.com
How It Works FAQ About Contact
ThreeOasis ThreeOasis
Active Senior Citizens

Eliminating Falls Among Senior Citizens

Monthly camps for senior citizens covering bone-health awareness, free bone density testing, free medicines through a pharma partner, and physiotherapy for those who need it.

DK Dr Siddeshwara Kadakol Hubballi, Karnataka, India

Overview

Possibility

Safety, Empowerment and Happiness.

Purpose

To eliminate elderly people physically falling and hurting themselves.

Inspiration behind the project

Standing in and for the possibility of Care and Contribution, this doctor chose to make a difference to senior citizens.

Community served

Senior citizens

Senior Citizens

Elderly people at risk of falling, sustaining injuries, and losing their independence.

Challenges:
Falls that cause injury and a permanent loss of independence, low awareness of bone health, and limited access to bone density testing.

Results & Impact

The consolidated outcomes created through this project's activities.

0 Camps

Camps conducted

Awaiting figures from the project team.

0 People

Senior citizens screened

Awaiting figures from the project team.

0 Tests

Bone density tests conducted

Awaiting figures from the project team.

0 People

People given free medicines

Awaiting figures from the project team.

0 People

People referred for physiotherapy

Awaiting figures from the project team.

Activities

What the team has done, most recent first.

Camp

Bone health camp at the KSSCREWA hall, Hubballi

KSSCREWA hall, Hosur Circle, Hubballi

A camp held at the Karnataka State Senior Citizen & Retired Employees Welfare Association hall at Hosur Circle, Hubballi. A talk covered the medicines used to increase bone density, including the anti-resorptive group (bisphosphonates, raloxifene, calcitonin, estrogen and zoledronic acid infusion) and the bone-building group (teriparatide), alongside the role of vitamin K2. Attendees registered at the door and bone density tests were carried out on the day. The exact date of this camp is still being confirmed with the project team.

Immediate outcome

Attendees received a talk on bone health and medication options, and bone density testing was carried out on the day.

A doctor presenting a slide on the medicines used to increase bone density, at the KSSCREWA hall in Hubballi Senior citizens seated in the hall watching the bone health presentation Attendees registering at a desk under the KSSCREWA banner A health worker conducting a bone density test on a seated attendee while others wait

Supported by Karnataka State Senior Citizen & Retired Employees Welfare Association (KSSCREWA)