Some time ago, the cold wave arrived in Shanghai, and the city's "cliff-like" cooling down, and the lowest temperature in Songnan Town, Baoshan District, was as low as -59. The living conditions and physical condition of the "old babies" have become the most concerned thing in the hearts of the neighborhood committees. From today, the temperature began to rise significantly, and the "cold feeling" of the cold wave gradually dissipated, but the "warmth" in the hearts of the old people has always remained. Let's take a look at what the neighborhood committees have done for the elderly during the cold wave
The Songnan No. 1 Village Neighborhood Committee, the Songnan No. 3 Village Neighborhood Committee, and the Songnan No. 9 Village No. 1 Neighborhood Committee organized community volunteers to carry out door-to-door condolences to the elderly, and instructed the elderly to pay attention to adding clothes and keeping warm, pay attention to the safety of electricity and gas, pay attention to the correct use of heating equipment, remind the elderly to reduce unnecessary outings, pay attention to travel safety, and contact the neighborhood committee at any time if they need help. Volunteers from the co-construction unit came to provide professional health guidance for the elderly, provided them with services such as blood pressure measurement, blood sugar measurement, and drug dispensing, and advised them to seek medical treatment in time if they were unwell.
A village in Songnan
Three villages in Songnan
One residence in nine villages in Songnan
A neighborhood committee in five villages in Songnan provides meticulous and thoughtful services for the elderly. For example, Master Wang, who is visually impaired, has a number of volunteers mobilized volunteers to pair up with him, and community workers will come to check on the situation and ask him about his living needs whenever he passes byAunt Ma, who is inconvenient to travel, the community worker took the initiative to help her pay the bill online, saving her the trouble of running the business hall in cold weather;Aunt Chen, an elderly woman who lives alone, could not release water from the water pipes at home, and the community workers immediately contacted the master of the water company to repair it, giving her a full sense of security.
When the second neighborhood committee of Songnan Five Villages visited the house, it was found that an elderly man living alone looked panicked, and after inquiry, he learned that the sewer in the old man's home was blocked, resulting in water backflow in the kitchen. The community staff immediately contacted the property master to check on the door, clean up foreign objects, dredge water pipes, help the elderly dry the stagnant water at home, take turns to comfort the elderly, and relieve the anxiety of the elderly.
The Songnan Eight Village Neighborhood Committee received a call from a resident saying that he saw that the lunch box for the elderly who lived alone in front of the door of Uncle Yan's house was not taken in time, and he was worried that the old man would have an accident. The community worker immediately rushed to the scene and called the elderly through the security door, but someone in the room answered but did not come out to open the door. The community worker was worried that the elderly might feel unwell in the severe cold weather, so they contacted the locksmith as soon as possible. When I entered the room, I found Uncle Yan lying on the floor, wearing only thin clothes. After inquiry, it was learned that he was unable to move normally because of back pain. Community workers changed him into warm clothes, covered him with a quilt, and contacted his family. Since the old man's son lived far away and could not arrive in time, in order to avoid another accident, the old man decided to stay in a nursing home after consulting with his son. Community workers helped him downstairs, drove him to a nursing home, and helped him check in and buy groceries.
During the visit, the Changyi Neighborhood Committee found that the water in Master Lin's house, an elderly and pure old family, had stopped working, and he could not boil water, cook, or wash. The staff of the neighborhood committee immediately used 3 large buckets to pick up a full water from the neighborhood committee and sent it to Master Lin's house to solve his urgent need. Master Lin thanked again and again: "On such a cold day, 3 little girls carried such a heavy amount of water to send it over, it really helped a lot!."”
During the inspection, the Shengshi Baodi Neighborhood Committee found that Grandma Han, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, knocked on the door from door to door, and only after understanding the situation did she know that she could not find her home. The staff immediately helped her to rest on the sofa in the foyer on the first floor, contacted her daughter to inform her of the situation, and comforted Grandma Han, waited for her family with her, and waited for her daughter to take her home before leaving with confidence.
In this cold winter, the neighborhood committees of Songnan Town have joined hands with various forces to continue to do a good job of caring for the elderly, and to provide "zero distance" accurate services, so that every resident can spend the winter safely and warmly under the care of the community family.
*: Shanghai Baoshan official WeChat.