🇮🇳 India Ageing, Long-Term Care & Community Support Knowledge Hub

India is experiencing a major demographic transition as longer life expectancy, changing family structures, urbanisation and the growing number of older people reshape expectations around health, care and support in later life. Historically, much long-term support has been provided within families and communities, but demographic and social change is increasing the importance of formal home care, community-based services, geriatric healthcare, rehabilitation, residential provision, caregiver support and new models of ageing in place. The first collection within this Knowledge Hub explores India Ageing, Long-Term Care & Community Support, with additional specialist collections being introduced as the library expands.

India’s scale, diversity and federal structure mean that ageing, healthcare and long-term support cannot be understood through a single service model. National policy, state governments, local systems, public healthcare, private providers, voluntary organisations, families and communities all contribute to supporting older people, while access and service capacity can differ substantially between urban, rural and regional settings. India therefore provides an important environment for examining how rapidly ageing societies can develop sustainable care systems while recognising family networks, local communities, affordability, workforce constraints and significant differences in population need.

This Knowledge Hub has been created to examine India’s evolving approach to population ageing, long-term care, home and community support, family caregiving, geriatric healthcare, rehabilitation, residential care, healthy ageing, workforce development, digital health, assistive technology, quality improvement and system reform. It forms part of the interconnected international knowledge library across Impact Guru and Impact Insights Hub, supporting comparison between care systems and the practical application of international learning.

As the collection develops, articles will explore ageing in place, home care, community support, family caregivers, dementia care, rehabilitation, geriatric services, residential care, workforce capability, rural access, age-friendly housing, preventive health, digital health, telemedicine, assistive technology, artificial intelligence, financing, governance, quality assurance and the future development of long-term care. The aim is to build a practical, evidence-informed resource explaining how national policy, state-level implementation, healthcare systems, providers, families, communities and innovation can interact to improve independence, wellbeing and quality of life for older people.

India also offers important international learning because it must develop ageing and long-term care capacity across an exceptionally large and diverse population while balancing formal services with longstanding traditions of family and community support. The country’s experience can provide valuable insights into scalable community care, affordable service models, digital access, preventive ageing, workforce development and the design of support systems capable of responding to demographic change without unnecessarily replacing the role of families and communities.

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