Investing in a retirement home that gives elders care and company

The facility should be designed considering the needs of seniors and be secure for them

India’s population of the elderly (those aged over 60 years) will touch 194 million in 2031 compared to 138 million in 2021, the government has estimated. It’s a population that needs medical care, company and assistance: needs that retirement homes provide.

Gopalkrishna Vishwanath, 69, and his wife, 64, convinced their children that leaving their spacious apartment and moving into a retirement community in Bengaluru’s Devanahalli was a reasonable decision. “This is a two-bedroom, 1420 sq feet apartment. We, of our own free will, moved into a retirement home where we own our apartment and pay for excellent support services. We