What India Needs: The Cost of Growing Old in India with Vishwas Kulkarni
Send us Fan Mail India is getting older. Is the country ready for it? In the next decade, India will have over 230 million senior citizens. Yet, care for the elderly remains expensive, trained caregivers are in short supply, and access to geriatric and long-term support remains limited. In this episode of What India Needs, Shutapa Paul speaks with Vishwas Kulkarni, Founder and CEO of Grace Senior Care, about India’s ageing transition and whether the country is equipped to support its growin...
India is getting older. Is the country ready for it?
In the next decade, India will have over 230 million senior citizens. Yet, care for the elderly remains expensive, trained caregivers are in short supply, and access to geriatric and long-term support remains limited.
In this episode of What India Needs, Shutapa Paul speaks with Vishwas Kulkarni, Founder and CEO of Grace Senior Care, about India’s ageing transition and whether the country is equipped to support its growing elderly population.
They discuss the affordability of long-term care, gaps in insurance and regulation, and the shortage of trained caregivers and geriatricians. Vishwas also shares what India can learn from countries such as Canada and Japan, the growing need for dementia care, and why caregiving needs to become a more professional field with proper training and career progression.
The episode also examines how India can build sustainable models of care that provide quality support while preserving dignity for the elderly.
Watch the full conversation on YouTube or listen on Spotify.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:58 - India's aging demographics
00:04:38 - Senior living market vs. Healthcare evolution
00:07:10 - Senior living vs. Senior care
00:11:35 - Financial burden & Affordability challenges
00:13:40 - Healthcare insurance & Global comparison models
00:17:57 - Standardising old age homes & Home care services
00:21:50 - Regulations & shortage of geriatric care specialists
00:26:53 - The role and training of caregivers
00:31:48 - The founding story of Grace Senior Care
00:47:10 - Practical advice for healthy aging
00:50:13 - Outro
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