Karnataka's Smriti Gram Offers Free Care for 100 Elders
Smriti Gram in Karnataka will offer free residential care to 100 vulnerable elders with dementia. The plan is an integrated model that brings together care, caregiver training, research and innovation on one campus. Dementia is a condition that affects memory and thinking, and it mostly affects older people.
Context
Context: Dementia is a long-term decline in memory and thinking, and India has a growing older population, so care models like this are becoming more important. Families often rely on home care, so a campus that trains caregivers may help.
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