Smriti Gram

Smriti Gram is a 300-bed dementia care facility, with a dedicated 100 beds for marginalized elderly. It is conceived as a comprehensive care ecosystem, offering innovative and affordable solutions for quality dementia care. 

Smriti Gram Lawn

1. Establishment of a 300-bed dementia care center with 100 beds for the marginalized that integrates palliative care principles, therapeutic design concepts, and a person-centric approach to ensure quality care.

2. Creating a technology-enabled state-of-the-art training academy as a hub for education, research, and skill development in geriatric and dementia care. Providing training programs to meet the growing need for skilled caregivers and fostering an empathetic and practical workforce capable of catering to elderly across the spectrum.

3. Creating an ecologically responsible and sustainable infrastructure, employing measures such as solar lighting, rainwater harvesting, natural light integration, and solar panels to minimize environmental impact.

Key
Objectives

Key Objectives of NMT Smriti Gram

4. Integration of Indian traditional medicine and modern allopathic approaches to comprehensively manage persons with dementia, leveraging the strengths of both systems.

5. Enriching the lives of elders in rural areas surrounding the facility, addressing their physical, emotional, and social needs by promoting active ageing, delivering healthcare assistance, building capacity, strengthening social bonds, and upholding their dignity and empowerment. 

Smriti Gram Entrance

What Makes Smriti Gram Unique:

  • Individuality and Nature-Based Approach: Providing access to nature, hobbies, safe walking paths, and recreation spaces to enhance the well-being of residents by considering their personal preferences and ensuring a connection with nature
  • Understanding the Impact of the Environment: Managing  behavioural issues by creating a safe, comforting, and personalized environment that aligns with their backgrounds and cultural value
  • Clean, Safe, and Attractive Surroundings: Smriti Gram will offer a clean, safe, secure, and attractive environment filled with greenery. The rooms will be spacious, airy, and designed to ensure familiarity and privacy. Beds, furniture, equipment, and fittings will prioritize safety, convenience, and patient comfort. Ample space will be dedicated to walkways, rehabilitation, and recreation. 
  • Spaces promoting autonomy: Resident spaces will be thoughtfully designed to encourage them to utilize skills they possess and carry on with activities akin to normal routines. 
  • Sustainable Low-Cost Infrastructure: Incorporating energy-efficient designs, utilizing locally available materials, and implementing cost-effective construction techniques without compromising quality and safety the use of renewable sources of energy will reduce dependency on conventional energy sources and contribute to cost savings in the long run.
  • Synergy of Healing Approaches and Evidence-Based Care: The integration of Indian Medicine and Allopathic practices, will form a synergy that enhances the wellbeing of those affected by dementia.
  • Telemedicine set up: A dedicated telemedicine center equipped with video conferencing & medical devices for remote monitoring will be set up to facilitate management by experts in Bangalore.
  • Integrating Assistive Aids: This includes the use of wearable devices, sensor-based systems, and intelligent automation to monitor vital signs, detect falls, and ensure safety and autonomy of residents.
  • Specialized Dementia Management Software: Resident profiles, care plans, medication administration records, activity tracking, reporting, and communication tools, along with robust data management practices will be used to securely store and manage resident information. The software will also be leveraged for reporting and analytics to gain insights into health trends, care outcomes, and operational efficiencies.  

Facilities

Cottages 
for Residents

Dedicated
Step-down and
Isolation Wards

Ambulance

Activity
Spaces

Spiritual / 
Meditation
Spaces

Indigenous Therapies

Amphitheatre

Dementia-Friendly
Bathrooms

Sensory &
Kitchen Gardens

Safe Wandering / Outdoor Spaces

Telemedicine
Room

Training Academy

Biomedical Waste Management

Renewable Sources of Energy

Effluent Treatment

Rainwater Harvesting

Outcome & Reach

1000

Persons Trained Annually

800

Elders reached through outreach every year

300

Persons with Dementia and their families directly benefit

15

Villages
covered
through
outreach