Patients over 65 years of age exercised in the hospital garden Ihlas News Agency

Patients over the age of 65, who are under follow-up at the Healthy Aging Center within Mersin City Hospital, exercised under the guidance of a physiotherapist.

The event was organized by the Healthy Aging Center for patients to participate in social activities, gain some habits and improve their social relationships. The elderly, who came together in the hospital garden, were first given exercise training by physiotherapist İlknur Ceylan Sarıgül, and then they were given exercises appropriate to their age. At the event, where colorful images were produced, the elderly had a picnic with the food they brought with them. Chief Physician Assoc. Prof. at the picnic. Dr. In addition to Bahar Aydınlı, some doctors and managers also attended.

Chief Physician Assoc. Dr. Aydınlı said that they continue to do activities with all the elderly who come to the Healthy Aging Center. Stating that they held an event today, first with breathing exercises, then with physical activities and ending with a picnic, Aydınlı said, “Turkey has an aging population and we want these elderly people to age healthily. That’s why we want to make our voices heard. We are here. All our elderly people should also participate in these activities.” “We want to include them. When we talked to them, we had elderly people who said, ‘I was sick when I came here, but I feel very well now,'” he said.

“Activities are more effective than medicine”

Deputy Chief Physician İbrahim Yimsek said that the most important difference of the Healthy Aging Center is that it works with a system that prevents elderly patients from having to deal with making appointments. Stating that elderly patients can visit the center whenever they want, even without making an appointment, Yimsek said, “Our physicians allocate world-class time to these patients. Our patients’ complaints are taken into consideration and we detect diseases that they did not know about until now. We want to host all our elderly patients. All of them are very comfortable.” “They can apply to our Healthy Aging Center whenever they want without having to go through any procedures,” he said.

75-year-old Ethem Türk, one of the patients who participated in the event, stated that he had attended the event organized by the center before and thanked those who provided them with this opportunity. Stating that there were some changes in his life after he started coming to the center, Türk said, “These activities are better than the medicine given by doctors, they are more effective than medicine.”