Kozhikode city is moving well on the path of being a totally elderly-friendly city. The recent Budget of the Corporation has made provisions for an array of better facilities for senior citizens.
Kozhikode already has a number of day care homes for the elderly (‘Pakalveedu’ ) spread across the city, four of which are directly managed by the Kozhikode Corporation. Each of them has a caretaker and the elderly who spend their time at Pakalveedu get food and medical support throughout the day.
‘Thanalidam’ is another project of the Corporation in which arrangements are made for elderly people to get together in public places, especially in the evening. Both the projects have been successful in alleviating the loneliness felt by the elderly in their homes when their children and grandchildren are away during the day.
