Chennai, June 28 -- Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Sunday inaugurated the Athulya Geriatric Care hospital, (AGCH) the first hospital of Athulya Senior Care, dedicated to geriatric care, in Chennai city.
The facility marks a significant milestone in the senior care landscape, completing Athulya's 360 degree elder care continuum spanning specialised Geriatric Hospital Care, Assisted Living, and Home Care under one integrated ecosystem.
The launch comes at a critical inflection point as India's elderly population projected to reach 193.4 million by 2031 (NSO). Yet country's geriatric healthcare infrastructure lags far behind against a projected need for 4,00,000 senior care beds, where only around 20,000 are currently ava...