Resources for dementia care: Others (Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Darbhanga, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Varanasi)

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This page contains information on various dementia care facilities/ organizations in India in cities that are not listed on our city/ region pages. Data has been obtained from various sources like caregivers, volunteers, newspaper reports, and announcements. The information is gathered for the convenience of caregivers of patients of Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia, like vascular dementia, Lewy Body, Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and other dementias. [read disclaimer.]

For other cities/ all-India resources, see our pages: City-wise resources and Resources across India.

Help is available across multiple cities of India through several nationally available helplines; you can see senior citizen support, depression, dementia, and palliative care. Home health care services may be available in your city from multi-city service providers, you can see this page: Multi-city service providers for senior care and dementia. Also, fortunately many services are now available online. You can see some general suggestions at this link.

Dementia resources in Bihar (Patna, Darbhanga).

An Oct 2010 Youtube video on Helpage India’s work, Dementia in India (Youtube) Opens in new window, described a dementia day care centre at Patna, which focuses on supporting low-income families.

As per data of June 2017, this day care functions from the Helpage Patna office at: House No. 134, Patliputra Colony, Patna – 800013, Ph: 0612-2273271. Please contact them to now current status of this or any other dementia initiative.

ARDSI opened a ARDSI Darbhanga Chapter in Sep/ Oct 2019. Contact them for details of what they do and what their plans are.
ARDSI Darbhanga Chapter, Prof. Bhaweshwar Singh, Director, Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga 846008, Bihar, India.
M:+91 9939882078, Email: bhaweshwar.singh@gmail.com.

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Dementia resources in Rajasthan (Jaipur).

One possible resource is Dr. Manaswi Gautam, Gautam Hospital & Research Center, 1, Jacob Road, Civil Lines, Jaipur -302006, Phone +91-9829053055/ +91-1412222111/ ++91 9549675000, Email: dr.m.gautam@gmail.com, doctor_manaswi@yahoo.co.in, ghrc.jaipur@gmail.com (email responses not reliable; use the phone numbers).

Also. based on newspaper reports of dementia related events, a possible source of dementia advice is ESIC Model Hospital , (Department of Psychiatry).

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Dementia resources in Uttar Pradesh(Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi).

King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, has a department of Geriatric Mental Health and a department of Neurology that may be helpful. The address is:
King George’s Medical University (Erstwhile Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University), Chowk, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA – 226003, Phone number:+91 522 225 8880 Site : www.kgmu.org/index.php Opens in new window. Contact their Geriatric Mental Health department or Department of Neurology for help related to dementia. Other possible departments: Psychiatry, Neurology.

Based on newspaper reports, some other possible resources for dementia-related advice are Kanpur Neurosciences Hospital and Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College (GSVM).

Deva Institute of Healthcare & Research, Varanasi: There is a memory clinic at Deva Institute, Varanasi. Contact details are:
Deva Institute of Healthcare & Research Pvt. Ltd., B 27/70 MN, Durgakund, Varanasi-221005 (U.P.), E-mail : info.dihr@gmail.com, Phone numbers: 0542 2313652/2310670, 09935162267, Site: devainstitute.com Opens in new window.

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Dementia resources in Chattisgarh(Raipur).

Based on newspaper reports of dementia related events, one possible source of dementia advice is All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, (Department of Psychiatry).

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Dementia resources in Madhya Pradesh(Bhopal).

Based on newspaper reports of dementia related events, one possible source of dementia advice is Gandhi Medical College (GMC).

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Dementia resources in Nagpur (for other Maharashtra resources including Palghar, see Mumbai and Pune pages).

Based on newspaper reports of dementia related events, some possible resources for dementia-related support are: Vidarbha Psychiatry Association (VPA) Nagpur and Central Institute of Behavioural Sciences (CIBS).

For some other cities in Maharashtra, we have resources as full pages, namely: Resources for dementia care: Pune and Resources for dementia care: Mumbai.

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Dementia resources in Odisha (Bhubaneswar).

Silver Age Foundation ( silveragefoundation.org Opens in new window ), is an organization working for improving lives of senior citizens. They also support dementia. Contact: Silver Age Foundation for Elders, 245 Lewis Road, Bhubaneswar 751002. Odisha, M: 9090666222 / 9090222666 Email: reach@silveragefoundation.org Facebook presence here Opens in new window.

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Please contact the resources listed above if you are looking for dementia/ care support, or check our other resource pages if you are looking for resources in other Indian cities.

Some all-India 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, managed by Nightingales Medical Trust in Karnataka.
  • 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.

Also, most Police departments have a senior citizen helpline, usually at 1090. Their 100 number can be used in emergencies.

If you are looking for caregiving tips, check our Caregiving Essential Toolkit. Persons looking for trained attendants for dementia home care may find this discussion useful.

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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.

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