This city-wise page contains information specific for dementia care in Pune, for the convenience of caregivers of patients of Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. [read disclaimer]
- Facilities for patients of Alzheimer’s/ other dementias
- Helplines and major information sources for elders
- General tips for locating relevant resources in a city
- Pune-related dementia news
Facilities for patients of Alzheimer’s/ other dementias
| Facility | Address | Related news/ interviews on this site |
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| ARDSI Pune Chapter | Memory clinic,day care, respite care, research, translation into Marathi, others
ARDSI – Pune Chapter |
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| Dementia support services at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital | Memory clinics, guidance and counselling, memory improvement and memory exercise programs, and Alzheimer’s support group meetings, dementia research, and dementia awareness.Contact them for specific timings.
Neurology Department, Phone: 40151000/66023000 extension 1059 |
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| Others | See Pune-related dementia news for possible upcoming facilities. | - |
Helplines and other resources for elders
The Commissionerate of Police, Pune, and Athashri Foundation/ ILC (India) run a tollfree helpline at 1091, 24 x 7. A counsellor on call is available from 10.00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dignity Helpline: +91 – 20 – 30439100 (Website: http://dignityfoundation.com)
| Facility | Address | Related news/ interviews on this site |
|---|---|---|
| Helpage India, Pune | Contact Person:Mr. Rajeev Kulkarni, Manager – Resource Mobilization Plot No-D-21,Kasturba Housing Society Opp. Dr Belsare Hospital,Vishrantwadi Pune – 411 015 MaharashtraTel. No. : 020-26681511 Mobile: 09422020699 Email: pune@helpagindia.org Site: http://helpageindia.org |
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| Dignity Foundation, Pune | Dignity Foundation – Pune Chapter Savio Villa, 78/4, Divya Nagar, Wanawadi, Pune – 411040. Tel 020 30458092 Email: dignitypune@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Punedignity |
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| Others | Elders/ their caregivers can use services of volunteers from Mayacare.com for assistance/ respite (website: http://www.mayacare.com) | … |
General tips for locating relevant resources:
- A list of local services can usually be obtained by surfing the Internet using keywords and the name of the city, such as “home nursing Pune”, “dementia care Pune”, “old age homes Pune.”
- Combine your search string with various versions of the city name in searches, such as Pune, Poona, Puna. So, a search could be “old age homes Pune” or “dementia Poona”
- The larger hospitals of the city will usually have memory clinics to help the initial diagnosis of a patient. Search for “memory clinic Pune” and other such phrases.
- The reception/ nurses at local hospitals often know about agencies that supply attendants/ nurses for home care.
- Many large path lab services also provide home pickup of blood samples.
Pune-related dementia news
Some additional links to Pune-based dementia news on resources, events, and trainings:
- Upcoming dementia centres : In February 2011, DNA India reported about dementia studies conducted in Pune, and the plans of an organization to set up memory clinics and a 100-bedded dementia care facility in Pune. Read the report here: Study on dementia cases in Pune underway. The various facilities referred to are Chaitanya Rehab and Jagruti Rehab
You can also search this site by typing the word “Pune” in the search box in the sidebar, to get all the pages on the site that have anything related to “Pune”.
Disclaimer: The resources/ links provided here are intended for information and convenience, and are not in any way intended to be an endorsement for the resource. Also, facilities offered keep changing, so please contact the organisations to get up-to-date information.
