Maharashtra Govt. has exempted Senior Citizens from payment of Profession Tax. Senior Citizens upto the age of 70 years can obtain medical Insurance cover from General Insurance Corporation. Some Senior Citizens Associations partially reimburse medical expenses incurred by old persons. Some Associations also have arrangements with Medicos in their localities to offer consultion for certain ailments on free or concessional basis. Alternative medical treatment such as acupressure, Yoga practices, Reversal of heart diseases are undertaken by some associations.
Elders can avail of the medical camps arranged periodically by various social organisations.
These camps provide for medical examinations, advice, treatment and also aids such as Spectacles, hearing aids, Jaipur feet etc. Various social organisations arrange workshops where dissemination of information useful for elders on nutrition, preventive measures etc. is circulated. Here lonely aged persons are accommodated on either free or on affordable charges. These homes provide medicare, recreation, libraries, social and spiritual atmosphere and an opportunity to pursue hobbies, if any, such as teaching, reading, gardening etc. There are also special homes for terminally ill and other elderly patients.