Lady(50) with manic-depression needs full time residential rehabiliation/carevfacility-Bn...

One of my family friend: House wife ( age 50) is suffering from chronic Bipolar psychiatric problem ( manic-depression) for the past 25 years. She is under regular long term treatment under good psychiatrists and the disease is very much under control, except for minor aberrations- flare ups very occasionally. She is also a chronic diabetic.Her two children are employed in the software industry and hence due to continuous travel, are not able to take care of her. She is quite active personally but not able enough to take care of house hold chores. They want to admit her in an affordable medium cost long term residential care center which will treat her kindly and keep her active and healthy. Preferable places will be around Bangalore or Tamilnadu. For your kind advise pls.

Hi there !
Way of your thinking is okay...but if I had been in your position, I would have employed a kind "living-in nurse", who will take care of her , in the best way...!
Maybe this will work out better economically also...
In Tamil nadu there are few old age homes.
But the residential care centres you talk about, details are available with :
Vishranthi, No.4/227, MGR Salai, Palavakkam, Chennai- 600 041.
Tel: 2449 0972.

For detailed information, contact:
Karthik Venkatesh, Executive Director, CIOSA, Tel: 044 - 2833 3351
Savithri Vaithi, Chairperson, Vishranthi, Tel: 044- 2449 0972

best wishes !

NIMHANS - B'lore

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