John F. Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,”, somehow his words made an impact to my outlook.
This snapshot of the Elderly Care Homes / Senior Citizen Homes, is my way of contributing to society.
Since I was struggling to find the all India district wise statistics on senior care homes, I decided to compile the same myself.
In my opinion if any sector has to grow, then people need to share their learning for the larger cause. It is always better to share the knowledge and be of help rather than taking all the knowledge and learnings to the grave.
Though the data on senior citizen homes was/is not easily available and accessible, however I would like to thank the Senior Citizen Homes, District Magistrates, District Collectors who responded to my queries.
I personally feel the tides are changing for the better. India could become one of the most advanced countries in the world with a well developed Senior Care sector, provided we take corrective steps as of yesterday. Though it is still a long way to go but the next 10 years will surely see great progress.
I hope this snapshot of Assisted Living Homes / Care Homes can give some direction to the policy makers, decision makers, investors and concerned citizens.
It will be great to see that each district has one SCH which is recommended in the National guidelines. If educated people like us do not raise the issues on behalf of the underprivileged then who will??

Pankaj Mehrotra