Karnataka: Smriti Gram to offer free residential care to 100 vulnerable elders with dementia
Envisioned as an integrated dementia care model, Smriti Gram will bring together residential care, caregiver training, research and innovation on a single campus.
The Nightingales Medical Trust (NMT) has inaugurated the first phase of Nightingales Smriti Gram, an integrated dementia care village in Thirumagondanahalli, near Doddaballapur in Bengaluru Rural district. The facility will offer free residential care to 100 elders with dementia from economically disadvantaged and vulnerable backgrounds.
The Trust envisions Smriti Gram as an integrated dementia care model, bringing together residential care, caregiver training, research, and innovation on a single campus. The initiative aims to provide a dementia-friendly environment that enables residents to live with dignity, maintain social connections, and participate in meaningful activities.
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