Home for the Aged at Nagao Verna to be renovated

Home for the Aged at Nagao Verna to be renovated


Verna, Salcete Goa India : The Home for the Aged belonging to the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny at Nagao Verna is all set to get a new look, thanks to the renovation plans.

The home for the elderly, which has been functioning since 1962, was long due for up gradation.
The Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny are now planning to increase the intake capacity of the inmates from the existing 25 to 66.

“At present we have 25 inmates and we want to extend our service to our needy senior brothers and sisters. We plan to build single, double and dormitory accommodation for 66 inmates,” said Sister Nanette Temudo, Sister Superior, Home for the Aged, Nagao Verna.

“The present facilities available here are inadequate to serve better. In order to provide more comfortable stay with peace and joy there is an urgent need to demolish and reconstruct the Old Aged Home,” she disclosed.

The land where the Home for the Aged is based is registered in the name of the Society of St. Joseph of Cluny at Nagao Verna Goa.

Sister Temudo disclosed that the total project cost of the entire project is Rs. Five crores.
So far Rs.two crores have been invested in the project and the Sisters of St Joseph of Chuny are looking to tide over the remaining balance amount by way of donations.

“The project expected to complete by 2013 and the funds required are Rs.Three crores. We appeal to all the brothers and sisters of the society to come forward to make the dream come true by your personal donations. The amount donated is fully tax exempted,” said Sister Temudo.

Besides the Home for the Aged at Nagao Verna, the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny also manage the Dr. Roque Ferreira`s Memorial Hospital from 1963 in Verna and a children’s Home in Senaulim.

The congregation also operates the Cluny Convent in Vaddem, Vasco. Catering, Bakery, Confectionery, Food & Beverage, Tailoring, Embroidery, Craft, Typewriting, Shorthand, Computer Science and Beauty culture courses are taught at the convent. These courses help them either to be employed or self-employed.

The Vaddem convent besides providing been a Technical Institute also serves as a Nursery School and as a hostel for working girls.


The Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny arrived in India in the year 1827, and established their first house in Puducherry under the administration of Bishop Hébert. They went on to make their presence felt in various territories. Some of the places where the sisters have established are New Delhi, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim and Madhya Pradesh.

Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny number around 3000, and belong to some 70 different nationalities and are serving in more than 50 countries.
Interested individuals can send their donations by cheque/DD in the name of Cluny Home for the Aged building, south Indian Bank Margao or to  Congregation of the sisters of St.Joseph of Cluny, Bank of India, Margao,Goa -403601 A/C No 100610100025323.

For further details one can contact  nanettetemudo@gmail.com via email or by Phone: 91-832- 2783332, +91 -9552927579.



Location: Verna, Goa, India

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