This page contains information specific for dementia care in various cities of Kerala, for the convenience of caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. [read disclaimer.]
- Facilities for persons with Alzheimer’s/ other dementias.
- Dementia-related material in various Indian languages (including Malayalam).
- General tips for locating relevant resources in a city.
While this page includes several possible dementia care resources and some contact information on these, please note that:
1) You will need to evaluate them for suitability and reliability. In addition to your checklists of what features are important to you., also look for things like registration under MHCA where relevant.
2) Entities keep changing their activities, so please contact them for updated information.
3) The websites and social media profiles of the entities may not have updated contact information. If the information does not work, look for a social media platform they posted recently on and post your query there. Also, Google maps may show reviews; see what they say and how recent they are.
4) Many organizations do not respond promptly to emails or queries on social media accounts. If so, call their phone numbers or try WhatsApp. Many organizations now use mobile numbers for their main contact even if their sites/ social media profiles show landlines.
5) Different web sources may have different data for the same entity, and you may need to search to find out what is correct now.
Facilities for persons with Alzheimer’s/ other dementias.
Helplines.
- National Helpline for Senior Citizens: Toll-free helpline number 14567 Project of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the National Institute of Social Defence.
- Helpage helpline: All-India toll-free number: 1800 180 1253 .Contact them for help and also to reach any local numbers.
- Tele counselling helpline for mental health, Tele-MANAS: Toll-free, 24/7 helpline number 14416 or 1-800-91-4416, also usable for dementia, by the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, available in many languages.
- Dementia India Alliance’s National Dementia Support Line at 8585 990 990, 8:00am to 6:00pm, Monday through Saturday.
- A national helpline for palliative care is available from Pallium India at 91 964 588 4889 / +91 860 688 4889.
- Helplines for depression/ emotional support can be seen at this link.
Smruthipadham (Kerala State Initiative on Dementia) Day Care, Thrissur district.
Smruthipadham (Kerala State Initiative on Dementia) is a unique model of care of the Govt. of Kerala and the ARDSI National Office have established a partnership for dementia care. One of their initiatives is a free day care centre in Thrissur, at:
Smruthipadham Dementia Day Care Centre, Kunnamkulam, Thrissur– 680 501
Social worker cum administrator: Suresh Kumar OP, 085920 07762, 099950 29268, Email: smruthipadhamgvr@gmail.com Facebook page here Opens in new window.
Their services include day care, home care, monthly memory clinic, online services, counseling and dementia care training for family caregivers, free medicine, memory stimulation therapy sessions with activities including aromatherapy, reminiscence therapy, music therapy, painting, puzzles, etc, individual care plan, activities like simple chair exercises,low impact games, singing, etc., and also dementia awareness class. There is free conveyance. Some online/ home helpline service may also be available.
Dementia Respite Care Centre (Harmony Home), Thrissur district.
Dementia Respite Care Centre (Harmony Home) offers full-time respite care and is managed by ARDSI National Office.
24 x 7 Care Home.
Dementia Respite Care Centre (Harmony Home),, Ramavarmapuram P. O, Villadam, Milma stop,Thrissur -680 631 Kerala, Tel. +91 9847455469/ +91 09072737008/+91 9072737007, 0487 269 3232
Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic at Govt Medical College, Thrissur district.
Govt Medical College,Thrissur: Dept of Psychiatry at Govt Medical College,Thrissur-680596,(site here Opens in new window) Kerala runs a Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic at the Medical College where specialized dementia care services and guidance and support to caregivers may be available. See this page Opens in new window. Department email id is psychiatrymctcr@gmail.com. Hospital phone number is +91 487 2200310. They may also have Geriatric Psychiatry clinics at some other locations; contact for information.
ARDSI Kozhikode Chapter and Malabar Harmony Home respite care, Kozhikode.
Malabar Harmony Home, Kozhikode, provides full-time respite care; managed by ARDSI National Office.
24 x 7 Care Home.
Malabar Harmony Home address is:
Malabar Harmony Home (ARDSI), P O Marikunnu, Near NGO Quarters, via Ambalaparambu Colony, Kozhikode – 673 012, Kerala. PH: Tel. +91 90727 37006, +91 9072737007, 08893 270 500, 97459 07653
For ARDSI – Kozhikode Chapter, NGO Road, Paroppadi, Marikunnu P.O.,
Calicut. 673012, Email: sheebaardsi@gmail.com, 9495079408 – Whatsapp number, Mob: 8589842310
ARDSI – Kochi Chapter, Ernakulam district.
The Chapter contact is Chalikkavattom, Vennala P. O. Ernakulam 682028. Mob: 94954.70550 Email: sdrshaji@rediffmail.com.
Memory Clinic The ARDSI Cochin Chapter may also have a memory clinic in association with some hospital; Contact them for details.
EaseDementia, Ernakulam district.
Offers Dementia & Clinical Services ranging from from engagement-focused dementia programs to expert clinical evaluation and consultation in multiple cities of Kerala and some other states.
Contact them for details: Easedementia Technologies pvt. ltd, Thykoodam Metro Station, Metro Pillar No : D, TKDM, Thykoodam, Vyttila, Ernakulam, Kerala 682019, Email: support@easedementia.com, Phone +91 79077 40698, +91 99467 44402 . Website easedementia.com Opens in new window, Facebook profile Opens in new window.
Smruthipadham, Full-time dementia care, Edavanakkad, (Ernakulam district).
A full-time Dementia Care Centre is functioning in Edavanakkad, Ernakulam since 20th May, 2015. This is part of Smruthipadham (Kerala State Initiative on Dementia), a public-private joint venture of Govt. of Kerala and the ARDSI National Office (Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India). The center provides 100% free service to poor (below poverty line) senior citizens and persons with Dementia. The centre has a multi-disciplinary team. Social investigation of applicants is done to check eligibility for this centre.
24 x 7 Care Home.
KSID Smruthipadham, Fulltime Dementia Care Centre, Govt. Old age Home and Dementia care center, Illathupady, Edavanakkad, Ernakulam, Kerala 682502. Ph: 0484 250.6990, +91.80861.87725, E-mail: ksidekm@gmail.com, Contact person : Mr. Sinto.
Signature Aged Care, Ernakulam.
Signature Aged Care is a home for the aged & terminally ill. They accept persons who require nursing assistance on a day to day basis, including persons with problems like dementia and stroke. They accept persons for both short-stay and long-term stay. They have physiotherapy, full nursing support and regular doctor visits, palliative care, etc., and provide “no bystander needed” personalize care. They have units for hospice and palliative facility, assisted living and dementia and Alzheimer’s care. The dementia unit address is below.
24 x 7 Care Home.
Signature Aged Care (Dementia and Alzheimer’s Unit), Desiyamukku – Thoppil Road, Opposite Nucleus Villa, Vazhakkala, Trikkakara P.O., Ernakulam – 682021, Kerala. Website: Signature Foundation Opens in new window, Emails: care@signaturefoundation.com, alex@signaturefoundation.com , Phones: Phone: +91 – 984 749 9099, +91 – 730 622 2366.
Bethsada Hospital, Perumbavoo, (Ernakulam district).
Bethsada Hospital. This psychiatric hospital includes a Mind Health Club and may be useful for dementia consultations and admission: (Facebook page here Opens in new window, Youtube channel hereOpens in new window). Bethesda Hospital, Vengola, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam. Email: bethsadahospital@gmail.com, Phone 099466 61685 Contact: Dr. S Shaji’s phone: 94954 70550.
Initiatives by Prajna/ Centre of Neuroscience CUSAT (Ernakulam district).
Some dementia-related programs may be available as a part of the dementia-friendly initiatives by the Ernakulam district administration and Cochin University of Science and Technology Centre for Neuroscience (CUSAT Opens in new window, CNS at CUSATOpens in new window)- these may include memory clinics, day care. awareness programs, geriatric counselling. Contact them for updates and other details. As per the web page, the contact email is cns@cusat.ac.in and phone number is +91- 484- 2862573, or contact CUSAT at 0484 257 7550 and ask to be redirected.
ARDSI Kottayam chapter, Kottayam District.
ARDSI – Kottayam Chapter.
Grace Hospital, Aymanam P.O., Kottayam, KERALA.
Phone 91 96563 83379, 994 774 8595, +91 94476 61069 E-mail: kottayamardsi@gmail.com, ninankurian@hotmail.co.uk, Facebook here Opens in new window, YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DvaymvY5Nfr5twVOBJkKw Opens in new window.
Also, ask them about their Malayalam webinars and online support options.
Best Dementia Care Home, Kottayam.
The dementia care experts involved in this residential care include Senju Joseph and Priya Senju, who have prior experience in dementia care homes. The home accepts persons with dementia and provides “no bystander required” care.
24 x 7 Care Home. Contact Best Dementia Care Home, near Old Boat Jetty, Old Boat Jetty, Puthenangady, Kottayam, Kerala 686001, Email: bestdementiacarehome@gmail.com, Phone +91 88489 50058. The site is at bestdementiacarehome.com Opens in new window and Facebook page is here [newindow].
ARDSI Pathanamthitta Chapter, Pathanamthitta district.
ARDSI – Pathanamthitta Chapter , Kozhencherry Building No.XII/8, Kozhencherry Grama Panchayath Stadium, Kozhencherry P.O. 689641, KERALA. Mob.9387666652, 9387970197, E-Mail : agiththomasjohn@gmail.com
Trivandrum: ARDSI Trivandrum Chapter, Snehasadanam respite care.
ARDSI – Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) Chapter.
and their respite care
24 x 7 Care Home.
Snehasadanam Respite Care, Lions Bhavan, N.H.Bypass Road, Thiruvallam, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 027,KERALA.
Phone: +91 87147 34151; Email: ardsitvmc@gmail.com Facebook page: here Opens in new window. Site hereOpens in new window.
Trivandrum: Anugraham Neurocare.
Anugraham Neurocare Dementia Care Home. Offers daycare services, short term stay,long term stay and end of life care to persons with dementia. short term rehabilitation and long term care for persons with dementia. The team includes specialists, other health care professionals, social worker, nurses and assistants. Please contact them for project status and details.
24 x 7 Care Home.
Phones: 91-471-255 9112, 91-9747 088908, Email: anugrahamneurocare@gmail.com, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnugrahamDementiaCareHome/.
Additional Listings: Other organizations that may support dementia through memory clinics, day cares, care homes, or other services.
Names obtained from online sources/ newspaper reports, where no further information has been received. Please satisfy yourself about the suitability and reliability before using (names in alphabetic order).
Aster Medcity, Kochi, has a psychiatry department and may have a memory clinic. Hospital site here Opens in new window.
Chaitanya Institute for Mental Health, Kochi. This Pune based entity has services in Kerala (see page here Opens in new window) at Kakkanad – 682 030,Cochin, Contact +91-7736900092, Email keralachaitanya@gmail.com. They may be supporting dementia.
Orma Trust (Instagram page Opens in new window)– Contact them to find out about the status and features of their dementia care home or other services. Located at Choozhampala, Thiruvananthapuram 695043 Phone +91-94460.80849 Email: orma.care@gmail.com.
Sukino. Provides home care services, continuum care, stroke and other rehab, etc. They support those with dementia, and have multiple centres including centres in Kochi and Kozhikode. See their site Opens in new window or contact 076762 99000, Email care@sukino.com (Facebook page here Opens in new window).
“Ormathoni” project of Social Justice Department of Kerala State
‘Ormathoni’, a project for the elderly suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, was launched on February 15 th 2024. It will be implemented by the Kerala Social Security Mission with the support of other departments, with the objective to achieve a dementia-friendly Kerala. It will include day care centres for elders with dementia in Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur districts., and also work on awareness of dementia and care, detection through screenings, clinics and medical support, etc. Read some related news reports here Opens in new window, here Opens in new window, hereOpens in new window and hereOpens in new window.
Additional Listings: Other organizations providing services to support home care, or providing day care / residential care.
Names received from readers/ volunteers/ newspaper reports/ other sources for organizations that provide home care services for seniors. Please satisfy yourself about the suitability and reliability while using any such agency for home health helpers (alphabetically arranged list).
Athulya Senior Care: Athulya Senior Care Opens in new window is a premium assisted living provider which has a centre in Kochi. They support mind and memory care, and palliative services, and may also have home health care services. Contact 98849 45900, WhatsApp +91 98844 97300, enquiry@athulyaliving.com and check Athulya’s Kochi page Opens in new window. Youtube channel hereOpens in new window.
Caremark India (Cochin), supports personalized care at home through a range of services, including for persons with dementia. They also support end of life care. Office: Building no 63, Metro Vista Plaza Building, B1, School avenue road, North Kalamassery, Kalamassery, Kochi, Kerala 683104. Phone: +91 95398 89989, Email: cochin@caremarkindia.in, Web: caremarkindia.in Opens in new window. Facebook hereOpens in new window, Instagram hereOpens in new window.
Dr. Rahul’s Elder Care, Chennai based organization that may be offering some home care services in Cochin – No. 52, 4th Cross,Girinagar ,Kadavanthara ,Cochin 682020, Phone 078711 11247, Email drrahulseldercare@gmail.com, See their site Opens in new window.
Guardian Angel Homecare (P) Ltd. , Offers a range of home care services for medical, non-medical and therapeutic care in multiple cities in Kerala. Head Office 42/2200, Edappally – Tripunithura Road, Vennala P O, Kochi. Phone: + +91-0484-2845600/ 85890 98181, Email: customercare@gahc.co.in, Web: gahc.co.in Opens in new window. Facebook page hereOpens in new window, Instagram hereOpens in new window.
Kancare, Kochi, Has assisted living that supports memory and dementia care, neuro rehabilitation, and some home based medical services. Has multiple centres. Contact: 24/2181, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar Road, Kakkanad, CSEZ P O, KOCHI 682037, Phone: +91 9497 380 999 / 9497 380 888, Email: info@kancare.in Web: kancare.in Opens in new window, contact page hereOpens in new window Instagram hereOpens in new window, Facebook hereOpens in new window.
Indian Red Cross Society, Kerala State May provide home nurse Services for some cities in Kerala. Contact: Kerala Red Cross Palayam Airport Rd, Rishimangalam, Vanchiyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695035, Ph: 0471 247 8106, Email: redcrosskeralastateofficial@gmail.com, Their web page listing this service: Services from Red Cross, KeralaOpens in new window, Facebook page www.facebook.com/redcrosskeralastateOpens in new window.
Some multi-city organizations may offer support in your city/ locality for home health support, support, rehab and recovery for various health challenges, medical equipment at home, etc. As the services and cities handled by such providers keep changing frequently, these are listed on a separate page, and include Antara Senior Care, Anvayaa Kin Care, Apollo Homecare, Care24, Eldercare, Emoha, FamPhy, Healthcare atHOME (HCAH), Lifecircle Senior Care, Mayacare, Nightingales Home Health Care, Portea and Samarth. Some offer services in only metros and selected state capitals and nearby areas, but others also work in some smaller cities. Please check: Multi-city service providers for senior care and dementia.
Additional Listings: Important organizations working for seniors.
Helpage helpline: This all-India organization with local branches supports senior citizens in multiple ways. They may also offer geriatric physiotherapy. Contact them at 1800 180 1253 (All-India tollfree number). Email: headoffice@helpageindia.org Website: helpageindia.org.
Palliative Care.
Kerala is very active in palliative care. Some dementia care resources and home health care service providers listed above support palliative care. Also, several hospitals here offer palliative care services as a unit/ in association with dementia organizations. As most palliative care is in the context of cancer and HIV/ AIDS, when getting palliative care, please remain alert that the doctors advising you are familiar with applying palliative care for dementia. You can check out Pain and Palliative Care, Thrissur Opens in new window and district-wise data for palliative care resources in Kerala Opens in new window. Or Pallium India (Trivandrum) Opens in new window and their Kerala directory Opens in new window. You can also contact the Pallium Helpline at 91 964 588 4889 / +91 860 688 4889 for information and telephonic consultation.
Getting support using online/ all-India resources.
It is now possible to access help through several nationally available helplines for dementia, senior citizen help, depression, palliative care etc; you can see various sections on our page Dementia Caregiver Resources across India, along with general suggestions on how to get online support from any city. Dementia support organizations and support groups may be able to help you even if they are not in your city. Even diagnosis and medical advice (non emergency) is available online, so it is possible to benefit from experts across the country, while sitting at home.
Dementia-related material in various Indian languages (including Malayalam).
See: Dementia/ Alzheimer’s Resources in Malayalam.
The full list of dementia/ care resources in various Indian languages (currently Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu) is at Dementia/ Alzheimer’s Resources in Indian Languages.
General tips for locating relevant resources.
Please contact the resources above for dementia/ care support. For resources in other Indian cities/ regions, or across India, check City-wise/ Region-wise resources and Resources across multiple Indian cities. Some tips for locating additional resources:
- Surf the Internet for local services using the name of the city and types of services. For example, look for home care, home health, old age homes, nursing agencies, etc.
- Ask the reception/ nurses at local hospitals. They often know about home health care agencies. The various dementia organizations and elder care organizations listed may also give names of more resources.
- To evaluate online data on a possible service provider, check how recent their events, pictures, social media posts are to understand whether the entity seems operational and reliable.
- For minor procedures, like IV, neighborhood path labs and small clinics may be able to send nurses home. They may even know doctors who make home visits.
- For diagnosis, look at reliable larger hospitals of the city. Check their neurology, psychiatry, and geriatrics departments or special clinics like memory clinics, geriatric clinics, or geriatric psychiatry clinics.
- Also, try using the state name, locality name, other names of your city or nearby cities.
- Of course, in all cases, you must satisfy yourself about the quality and reliability.
For information and suggestions for handling care situations, some useful links are: Quick access to a Caregiving Essential Toolkit and Using Trained Attendants for Dementia Home Care. Please note that Dementia Care Notes does NOT provide any services or any medical consultation.
Note: This page includes all the information available with us for this city/ region. Please note that the data is provided for information and convenience, and is not an endorsement for any person/ organization/ service/ resource. We make no claims that the contents of this page are either accurate or complete, or that the persons/ organizations listed are reliable or that they are suitable for you. No fitment for purpose is intended or implied.