2 Senior Citizens died last year in a fire at a Care Home in Delhi as per this article: https://lnkd.in/gzHXtE-W
The Care Homes / Assisted Living industry in India is almost 23-25 years old, but then, it is still practically unregulated and unregistered.
While on one hand, majority of Care Homes are or have been unsure about the applicable Building Code to be registered under, due to which most of these facilities have been running under the code of Guest Houses, Hotels, Hostels or Clinical Establishments.
There is no rocket science in understanding the different requirements for a hotel, guest house or an Elderly Care Facility, yet as a Nation we are probably used to the term “Sab Chalta Hai” (everything works).
The rampant growth and mushrooming of Eldercare facilities without any structured guidelines, standards and training can have an adverse effect on the Industry as a whole.
Eldercare is not just about real estate and brick and mortar, it is human lives which are at stake, but unfortunately the overall impression is that, fancy seminars, conferences and fine dining social interactions will solve this burgeoning National issue.
While Google and ChatGPT are always there to help create Vision and Mission Statements but then, unfortunately there is a lack of structured education at the Policy level as to, what is Aged Care and how should India plan for its Elderly and also lay the foundation for our own future.
Pankaj Mehrotra
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