The care of senior citizen of a society has been a social value from ancient times. A roof over their heads is a must for the elder who are destitute, sick and abandoned by family members and are uprooted by disasters, social and family problems and issues. Ageing is a time of multiple illness and general disability. Besides an increased level of illness, the aging process itself leads to certain disabilities such as visual, speech and hearing problems, problems related to physical mobility, psychological problems and general inability to care for one self.

We, the Pushpalayam would rather preferred to save the destitute than thinking of the existing laws and the story behind them. Many face difficulties during old age due to loneliness, physical illness and psychological problems. Realising the rapid demographic changes in India in favour of increasing number and proportion of persons above the age of 60, a slow and marked withdrawal of family support due to weakening of joint family ties and migration of children to cities and developed regions and special biological, socio-economic and emotional needs of old age, the CMC congregation of Saint Joseph Province Thalassery started the old age home Pushpalayam.