GERIATRIC CARE HOSPITAL

Aim: To study the various aspects and Principles of designing and Planning in a Geriatric Hospital.

Objectives:

• To analyze the psychological needs of elderly.

• To study the design parameters required to design an old age healthcare facility.
• To design a healing space for them.
• To design a residential geriatric Centre.

Why geriatric care hospital?

Geriatrics differs from standard adult medicine because it focuses on the unique needs of the elderly
person. The aged body is different physiologically from the younger adult body, and during old age, the
decline of various organ systems becomes manifest. Previous health issues and lifestyle choices produce
a different constellation of diseases and symptoms in different people. They require special care and
assistance. Also, there are less availability of geriatric hospitals in India. as per the report of United
Nations in 2018 says that 62% of elderly lack in terms of palliative care. There are only few designated
hospitals for elderly people. There is an acute dearth of specialized geriatric care units in hospitals or a
standalone Centre’s for them in India. This project aims to analyze the psychological needs of elderly
and to set up a module for geriatric care in India.

Proposed project- 600 bed hospital cum geriatric residential Centre

Trivandrum International Medical Centre

Riverside tranquil environment - a serene space for healing

Trivandrum international Medical Center is envisaged as one of Kerala’s most comprehensive,

integrated healthcare delivery facility, dedicated to providing the highest quality and most
compassionate care and service to patients. Backed by an evolving team of world-renowned and highly
qualified clinicians, Trivandrum International Medical Centre will offer a level of expertise and a
standard of clinical excellence which is unsurpassed in the private sector. It will merge leading
consultants from top hospitals with a revolutionary infrastructure to become the hospital of choice for
patients in the region.

Total plot area = 44270 sq. m

Coverage = 35%

Cost of the project = 630.758 crores

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Case studies

Literature case study

Fortis hospital Gurgaon

The hospital has 430 functional beds with further planned increase in beds to 1000. The site area of
43,303 sq. m and a built up of 65,961 sq. m

Apollo hospital Delhi

The hospital has 652 beds including 138 ICU beds, 14 OT with a built-up area of 62709.552 sq. m. Its the
largest corporate hospital in India. Apollo has recently launched special unit for elderly care also

Live case study

Aastha Geriatric Hospital & Hospice- Lucknow

Aastha is a unique hospital - the North India's first and only 70 bedded specialized Geriatric Hospital,
which provides state of art medical facility to the old, frail & sick senior citizens since its inception in
2005. Aastha has an entirely holistic approach to healthcare, aiming to help patients lead as confident,
comfortable and fulfilled a lifestyle as is possible after a prolonged illness, accident or surgery.

AIIMS, Delhi

The institute has a hospital with 1766 beds, 1323 doctor including. The hospital has facilities to cater
about 1.5 million outpatients and 80,000 inpatients every year. The hospital has departments like
cardiology, cosmetic surgery, dentistry, diagnostics, ENT etc.