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Announcements, events, awards, and visits from India Home’s centers.
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India Home’s Smart Food Pantry Inauguration 2026
New technology-driven food access initiatives aim to provide older adults and community members with greater flexibility, convenience, and dignity
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India Home Celebrates Hicksville Senior Center Inauguration
India Home celebrated the inauguration of a new Senior Center in Hicksville on July 7, 2026, which marked the organization’s return to Long Island after over a decade.
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Senior Co-Living at India Home
In a heartwarming celebration of togetherness, India Home proudly inaugurated its senior co-living space on January 16th, 2024.
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The Impact of Social Isolation on Seniors: How India Home Fosters Connections
As we navigate the complexities of modern life, it’s easy to overlook a pressing concern affecting a growing segment of our population: social isolation among seniors.
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Recognizing and Addressing Depression in Elderly
Depression, a term that transcends age and culture, is a mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide.
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An industry expert gives advice on what to consider while buying insurance.
Imagine you have elderly family members visiting you all the way from India. While the prospect of them arriving is exciting, making sure you find them the right kind of visitor insurance is a daunting yet significant task.
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COVID-19 Safety after the Vaccine
COVID-19 has had a huge impact on our society. There have been many lives lost and the vaccine is the first sign of improvement. However, even with this vaccine there are necessary precautions that need to be taken. Even after being vaccinated, it’s important to continue following safety guidelines.
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Home Delivered Meals
Before COVID-19, we provided breakfast and lunch in a congregate setting at our senior center. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to reevaluate how we can help seniors.
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Virtual Programming
Prior to COVID-19, India Home senior centers were meeting three days a week at four different locations throughout Queens.
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Grocery
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot in the way we provide services. One of the new services we have started is grocery services.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Discussion with Dr. Madhuri Ray
India Home in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and SHETU held an informative session discussing COVID-19 and the vaccine on February 17, 2021.
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How Seniors Can Maximize Their Social Security Benefits
There are multiple Social Security benefit programs that can help seniorslive comfortably as they age.
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Celebrating Diwali during COVID
Diwali is a time of celebration, celebrating the conquering of good over evil. It honors good deeds over evil comings and rejoices in the concept of light over darkness.
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COVID-19 Update
Despite the quarantine & government-mandated shut down of senior centers, our programming staff is hard at work to ensure assistance is reached to seniors.
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Chhaya CDC awards India Home the Community Leadership Award for Community Impact
ChhayaCDC honored India Home with a Community Leadership Award for Community Impact at the nonprofit’s annual Chatpati Mela held in Jackson Heights on July 21, 2018.
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We Hear You: Why being Culturally Competent matters in Aging Services
Salma Abdul1was born and grew up in Bangladesh. Her children left for the US to study, then settled in the country as permanent residents.
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Columbia University’s Exceeding Expectations project honors India Home’s Chandrakant Sheth
Rosa Mendonza is singing. The 86 year old doesn’t speak much English, so she decides to sing instead.
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Sixty-six and still a caregiver: Bharti Parikh faces the future
By all accounts, Bharti Parikh, 66, has led an exciting life.
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India Home’s Nargis Ahmed wins the AARP Community Hero Award
India Home’s Dilafroz Nargis Ahmed has won AARP’s Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community Hero Award.
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India Home featured in Feet in Two Worlds podcast
Last year India Home was approached by John Rudolf, the Executive Producer of the Feet In Two Worlds podcast. The podcast is a project of the Center for New York City Affairs housed at the New School.
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