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Milestones>
- January 1996 - Nightingales
Home Health Services commenced operation
- March 1998 - Nightingales
Medical Trust founded by the promoters of Nightingales
Home Health Services
- February 1999 -
Award for Vocational Excellence from Rotary Bangalore
- December 1999 -
Nightingales Elders Enrichment Centre inaugurated
- March 2000 - Nightingales
Lifesaving Services launched
- March 2001 - Nightingales
Project for Underprivileged Elders started
- April 2002 - Elders
Helpline started in association with Bangalore City Police
- November 2003 -
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award for outstanding Social Services
to Dr. Radha S Murthy
- December 2003 -
Elders Economic Security Initiative started to provide
employment for Senior citizens
- February 2004 -
Sandhya Kirana, a Day Care Centre for underprivileged
elders started along with Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
- September 2004 -
Home Nursing Training for underprivileged women started
- December 2004 -
Steady Steps, a Fall Prevention and Rehabilitation programme
for elders launched
- April 2005 - Honorary
membership at the International Federation on Ageing,
Canada
- April 2005 - Tie
up with Southern Cross Care, Australia for technical support
- April 2005 - Drafted
a draft bill on “The Elders Protection of Rights
& Redressal of Grievances Act” and submitted
to the State Government
- June 2005 - Received
the Rotary Service Award for excellence among voluntary
organizations
- June 2005 - Received
Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary Foundation
- October 2005 - Elders
Police Hotline Scheme was launched
- November 2005 -
Government allotted land for Geriatric Institute
- May 2006 - The achievements
of Nightingales Elder Care Projects were presented at
the International Federation on Ageing Conference in Copenhagen
- June 2006 - Nightingales
Mobile Medicare for Rural Elders launched
- June 2006 - The
IAHSA Award for Excellence in Ageing Services formally
presented to NMT by the Governor of Karnataka
- August 2006 - Nightingales
associated with Alzheimer’s and Related Society of
India (ARDSI) and the Bangalore Chapter of ARDSI was launched
- November 2006 -
NMT empowered to issue Government approved ID Cards to
elders
- December 2006 -
Community Training in Computers for senior citizens was
started
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