India is an emerging market especially when it comes to Senior Living. There are many formats of residential care facilities that are catering to different economic strata of elderly however focus of the day is on assisted living and high dependency care.
Initially the good Samaritans and people with a philanthropic mindset used to setup Senior Citizen Care Homes but the trend is changing now. Over the past 15 years there has been a huge growth in the pay and stay category including retirement housing.
Central Government and the State Governments are also showing keenness to gradually address the cause of Ageing in India, which was much needed.
Having seen the positive developments for 18 years in the area of Aged Care, in my personal opinion we still have a long way to go. Though it is not practical to simply copy standards from socially developed countries yet as a country we need to educate and empower all stakeholders in this field and follow best practices.
The first area of intervention which comes to my mind is, what are the rules, regulations, licences and approvals required for setting up a Senior Citizen Care Homes in India.
Assuming that many people who want to get into the Elderly Care sector would want to know about the relevant Legislative Acts, rules, permissions etc, hence I have compiled a list in my limited capacity.
Not all licences & approvals which are documented would be required for setting up a senior citizen home. It will eventually depend upon the type of care, building, manpower and state specific requirements. These are suggested requirements which can be referred and evaluated based on the type of facility planned.
The compilation is purely personal and has no validation from any regulatory body. This is an effort to document my individual learning and is to be read only as a reference material.
Hope this helps the larger cause, any feedback or corrections would be appreciated.
The documents can be accessed below
