Chennai, Feb 12 : Antara Senior Care, the only fully integrated senior care ecosystem in India, has announced the launch of its second senior care home in Chennai. The 72-bed facility is located along the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) corridor in the heart of the city. Together with a care home on the arterial ECR, it expands access to long- and short-term assisted living services for seniors in the region.

Nearly 14% of Tamil Nadu’s population is now aged 60 and above—the second-highest proportion of seniors in the country after Kerala. In urban centres, one in every seven residents is a senior citizen, many of whom either live alone or only with their spouse. This demographic trend underlines the need for specialised ageing-friendly care in a region that’s also one of the fastest-growing senior care markets.

Antara Care Homes are built with care, independence and safety at their core. They bring together clinical care, kitchens offering home-style nutritionally planned meals, end-to-end services including laundry and housekeeping. All services, clinical and non-clinical, are delivered by our staff trained on geriatric care modules approved by the Government of India’s Healthcare Sector Skills Council (HSSC). The facilities feature ramps, extra-wide corridors and doorways, grab rails, raised seating, rounded walls and furniture, anti-skid flooring, panic buttons, luxe lighting, generous balconies, open terraces and gardens to boost mental health. The suite-style rooms have been designed for couples and single occupancy. They open into common areas promoting natural interaction among residents; activity room doubles up as family room. Backed by a clinic, nurses’ stations on each floor and a physiotherapy room, our rooms can evolve to accommodate growing care needs. 

Mr Ishaan Khanna, CEO, Antara Assisted Care Services, said,

“Tamil Nadu’s ageing profile is already far more advanced than the rest of India’s. It has one of the highest shares of seniors living alone at 6.8%, nearly double the national average of 3.6%, with women being disproportionately affected. This is creating deep social, emotional and health vulnerabilities as loneliness and isolation present an elevated health risk. Additionally, seniors constitute a higher proportion of post-acute patients needing long-term care. All these factors compelled us to bring Antara Care Homes’ ‘Expert Senior Care, Apno Jaisi’ to the heart of Chennai in OMR.”