Senior Care Providers See A Spurt In Service Requests

With many nations imposing travel restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus, non-resident Indians are turning to elderly care providers to support their aged parents in India.

- Narayanan V

“In the last four days, we have been handling at least 10 calls everyday from those living in the US, the UK and Saudi Arabia, and unable to visit India,” said Prashanth Reddy, founder of Hyderabad-based Anvayaa Kin Care, a technology-enabled senior care platform.

Anvayaa, 65-70 per cent of whose members are parents of NRIs, provides personalised services to senior citizens, including health care assistance, daily care, emergency care assistance, payment care and leisure care.

Tech-enabled

“As children have been enquiring about the measures we are taking to ensure the safety of their parents, we are sending them regular emails and WhatsApp updates,” Reddy said.