Sumi Patel

Founder & CEO, PapayaCare - Writing on Senior Care & Healthy Ageing

Sumi Patel is the Founder & CEO of PapayaCare and the primary voice behind its senior-care knowledge hub. A healthcare professional with 13+ years of clinical experience and specialist expertise in Alzheimer's and dementia care, she writes from inside a working assisted-living home - turning real, day-to-day caregiving experience into clear, trustworthy guidance for families.

Her articles cover assisted living, palliative and hospice care, dementia and memory care, post-hospital recovery, rehabilitation and healthy ageing - with a particular focus on helping NRI and Indian families make confident care decisions for elderly parents, whether they live nearby or abroad. (For Sumi's personal story and PapayaCare's mission and vision, visit the Founder page.)

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Social engagement to be scheduled as a priority for elder

Sumi Patel June 26, 2017

Social Isolation and Loneliness are major health risks. They are not as same as medical health risks but psychological and emotional ones. No one can ...

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From the Diary of a Dementia Survivor

Sumi Patel May 25, 2017

Do and Don’ts from the Diary of a Dementia Survivor In general terms, as discussed in the blogs previously, Dementia is severe decline in ...

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Making way for the unexpected, yet preventing known for Old, aging wisely

Sumi Patel May 7, 2017

Older men and women have always been prone to physical injury by falls and fractures. Specially, with decline in levels of calcium and vitamin D ...

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Care, warmth and regards three different feelings on the love trajectory

Sumi Patel April 14, 2017

Elder abuse and neglect are the commonest of all the problems faced by many elderly, aging people. Neglect is a failure to care and nurture. ...

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Life’s fag end and when there is no one around to be feel the wrinkles

Sumi Patel March 15, 2017

When you know that you have no more time on Earth, that’s when you want to do everything and want to undo a lot of ...

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Understanding Dementia

Sumi Patel February 22, 2017

Dementia is the term for when a person’s thinking skills and memory deteriorates to the point of interfering in their daily life. It usually occurs ...

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Fighting against Harmful Social Stigmas

Sumi Patel February 22, 2017

The population of people over sixty in India is the fastest growing demographic in the world. This leads to a common concern: the concern that ...

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Assisted Living Homes vs Living at Home for Seniors

Sumi Patel December 30, 2016

Why Assisted Living ? Approximately 20% of seniors over 80 years old are affected by dementia. These elders are often not only anxious and depressed ...

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Seniors and Safety Concerns

Sumi Patel December 30, 2016

How safe our elders are at home alone? When our parents are at home alone, we always caution them to follow basic precautions in order ...

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How to care for aging parents with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Sumi Patel December 30, 2016

Someone stated, “Home is not a place it’s a feeling” and I absolutely agree to it. And it may be very true for loved ones ...

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