Hyderabad has about 274 old age homes, based on geocoded business listings updated on 1 April 2026. That is more than half of the roughly 530 listed across Telangana, making Hyderabad the single largest concentration of elder care facilities in the state. The number counts residential homes, assisted living and retirement facilities together, and small unregistered homes are not in it.
How many old age homes are in Hyderabad right now?
No government body publishes a live count of old age homes in Hyderabad. The figures available come from different kinds of directories, and they disagree, so here they are side by side.
| Source | What it counts | Hyderabad figure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rentech Digital (Smartscrapers) mapped listings | Geocoded facilities tagged as old age homes, assisted living or retirement homes | 274 | 1 April 2026 |
| Same dataset, Telangana statewide | All such facilities in the state | 530 | 1 April 2026 |
| ESI health directory | Curated old age home entries for Telangana | 74 statewide | Live listing count |
The 274 figure is the most usable one for the city because every entry in that dataset carries coordinates and a street address. Read it as an upper bound rather than a precise headcount, for reasons covered next.
Why you should treat 274 as a ceiling, not a headcount
The Telangana file has two visible quality problems, and an honest answer has to name them.
- Geocoding noise in the state file. The same dataset attributes 89 old age homes to Siddipet, a town of roughly 65,000 people. That is more than Madurai or Nagpur record, which is not credible for a town that size and points to entries being snapped to the wrong locality. Where a state file shows that kind of artefact, the big-city number deserves caution too.
- Very thin verification. Only 15 of the 530 Telangana entries have a website at all, and only 22 carry a phone number in the dataset. Many entries are therefore thinly documented, and some will be duplicates, closed homes or businesses that provide home nursing rather than residential care.
- Category mixing. The tag "old age home" in mapped directories also picks up assisted living centres, geriatric rehabilitation units and dementia care facilities. Several Hyderabad entries are rehabilitation and home-care providers with a residential wing, not conventional old age homes.
- Branch duplication. Multi-site operators generate one listing per site plus, often, a corporate office. Hyderabad's dataset shows exactly this pattern, including consecutive phase-wise entries for the same campus.
A fair reading: Hyderabad genuinely has one of India's largest clusters of elder care facilities, likely well into the low hundreds, with 274 sitting at the top of the plausible range.
How many are government supported?
Very few, and none of the published data is city-specific.
Under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens, part of the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment gives grant-in-aid to NGOs that run senior citizen homes, where shelter, food and medical care are provided free to indigent seniors. In a written Rajya Sabha reply on 10 December 2025, the ministry reported that the highest numbers of grant-aided senior citizen homes were in Odisha with 82, Andhra Pradesh with 74 and Tamil Nadu with 70. Telangana was not among the three states named. Nationally, the ministry has reported 639 projects receiving grants under this component.
Practically, that means almost every one of Hyderabad's old age homes is run privately or by a charitable trust and charges a monthly fee. Free seats exist but are limited and means-tested.
Why Hyderabad has so many old age homes
Hyderabad's supply is driven less by an unusually old population and more by migration, income and hospital density.
- Telangana is the youngest of the southern states in relative terms. Sample Registration System 2021 data puts 8.8 percent of its population at age 60 or above, below Kerala at 14.4 percent, Tamil Nadu at 12.9 percent and Andhra Pradesh at 10 percent, and close to the national figure of about 9 percent.
- What Hyderabad has instead is a very large IT and pharma workforce whose adult children frequently work in other cities or abroad, leaving parents in the city without daily family support.
- The city's private hospital network makes it viable to run assisted living and dementia care at scale, because clinical backup is close by.
- The UNFPA India Ageing Report 2023 projects that one in five people in the southern states will be aged 60 or above by 2036, so demand is set to rise sharply even from Telangana's current lower base.
Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, a senior citizen in India is anyone aged 60 or above.
Types of old age homes in Hyderabad
| Type | Typically run by | Suited to |
|---|---|---|
| Charitable or free homes | Trusts, NGOs, religious institutions | Destitute or low income seniors, means-tested |
| Paid residential old age homes | Private operators | Largely independent seniors wanting meals, safety and company |
| Assisted living | Senior care operators | Seniors needing help with bathing, dressing, mobility, medication |
| Memory and dementia care | Specialist operators | Alzheimer's, dementia, post-stroke residents |
| Retirement communities | Senior living developers | Active seniors buying or leasing a home in a managed community |
Matching the tier to the actual need is what controls cost and quality of life. If your parent needs daily help but not clinical supervision, compare assisted living in Hyderabad. If they are independent and want community rather than care, look at independent living in Hyderabad instead.
Where old age homes are concentrated in Hyderabad
| Zone | Localities with multiple facilities |
|---|---|
| West and IT corridor | Gachibowli, Khajaguda, Madinaguda, Miyapur, Kukatpally |
| North | Medchal, Mallapur, Sri Ram Nagar, Kompally belt |
| Secunderabad | Tirumalagiri, Sangeeth Nagar, Vikrampuri, Ishaq Colony, Lal Bahadur Colony |
| East and south east | Nagole, Dilsukhnagar, Karmanghat, Moghalnagar |
| Central | Banjara Hills, Srinagar Colony, Saket |
| Outer ring | Shamshabad, Balapur, Deshmukhi belt towards Nalgonda |
The western IT corridor and the northern Medchal belt hold most of the newer professionally operated facilities, largely because land is available and hospitals are within reach. Older charitable homes cluster in Secunderabad and the eastern suburbs.
What old age homes in Hyderabad cost
Hyderabad is one of India's more affordable metros for elder care. Monthly fees generally run from about ₹15,000 to ₹90,000 in 2026, depending on care level and room type.
| Care level | Indicative monthly fee (2026) |
|---|---|
| Charitable or subsidised homes | Free to about ₹10,000 |
| Basic paid residential home | ₹12,000 to ₹25,000 |
| Assisted living | ₹30,000 to ₹70,000 |
| Memory and high dependency care | ₹75,000 and above |
Budget separately for a one-time admission fee, commonly ₹10,000 to ₹50,000 and usually non-refundable, and a refundable security deposit. Ask for the annual fee escalation clause in writing, since well-run homes state an increase of roughly 5 to 8 percent a year. These are indicative ranges, so confirm current rates with each home. For the full national picture and the charges that get left off brochures, see our guide to old age home costs in India.
How to check a Hyderabad old age home before you commit
- Ask for registration documents. The trust, society or company registration, and registration with the district welfare authority where applicable. Charitable homes soliciting donations should also hold 12A and 80G certificates.
- Confirm the medical setup. Visiting doctor schedule, whether a nurse is on duty overnight, the emergency protocol and the tie-up hospital.
- Check staff ratios. Roughly one caregiver per ten residents is normal for independent seniors. Dementia and bedridden care needs closer to one to three.
- Visit unannounced, twice. Watch how staff speak to residents when no tour is running, and look at the bathrooms rather than the reception.
- Get an itemised quote. Base fees usually exclude medicines, physiotherapy, a dedicated attendant, AC charges, laundry and special diets.
- Check the exit terms. What happens if health declines, whether the home can continue care, and how the deposit is refunded.
You can compare verified senior living communities in Hyderabad by care type, locality and budget before shortlisting homes to visit. For how Hyderabad compares nationally, see our overview of how many old age homes there are in India.
Frequently asked questions
How many old age homes are there in Hyderabad? Hyderabad has about 274 old age homes as of April 2026, based on geocoded business listings, out of roughly 530 across Telangana. The figure includes residential homes, assisted living and retirement facilities, and should be read as an upper bound because directory data carries duplicates and mis-tagged entries.
Does Hyderabad have more old age homes than Bengaluru or Chennai? On the same April 2026 dataset, yes. Hyderabad records about 274, against roughly 171 in Bengaluru and 94 in Chennai. Part of that gap reflects genuinely larger supply and part reflects looser tagging in the Telangana file, so the comparison is directional rather than exact.
Are there free old age homes in Hyderabad? Yes. Charitable trusts and NGO-run homes provide free or nominal-fee shelter, meals and basic medical care to destitute seniors, some with central grant-in-aid under the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana. Entry is means-tested and waiting lists are common.
How much does an old age home in Hyderabad cost per month? Typically ₹15,000 to ₹90,000 a month in 2026. Basic paid homes run ₹12,000 to ₹25,000, assisted living ₹30,000 to ₹70,000, and memory or high dependency care ₹75,000 and above, plus a one-time admission fee and a refundable deposit.
Which areas of Hyderabad have the most old age homes? The western IT corridor around Gachibowli, Khajaguda, Madinaguda and Kukatpally, the northern Medchal belt, and Secunderabad localities including Tirumalagiri and Vikrampuri. Nagole, Dilsukhnagar and Karmanghat also have several facilities.
Why does Hyderabad have so many old age homes if Telangana has a young population? Telangana has only 8.8 percent of its population aged 60 or above, the lowest among the southern states. Hyderabad's supply is driven instead by a large workforce whose adult children have migrated, by rising incomes and by a dense private hospital network that makes professional elder care viable.
Sources
- Rentech Digital Smartscrapers, mapped listings of old age homes in Hyderabad and Telangana, updated 1 April 2026
- Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, written Rajya Sabha reply, 10 December 2025, on senior citizen homes funded under IPSrC and AVYAY
- Press Information Bureau, Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana, on projects receiving IPSrC grants
- Sample Registration System 2021, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner
- India Ageing Report 2023, UNFPA India with the International Institute for Population Sciences
- Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
