Kanakapura Road runs south-west out of Bengaluru from Banashankari, past Konanakunte, Doddakallasandra and Thalaghattapura, over the NICE Road and on through villages such as Thataguni, Gulakamale and Kaggalipura towards the Art of Living centre and, eventually, the town of Kanakapura. The city end is built up and served by the Green Line metro; beyond the NICE Road it quickly turns green, with farms, hills and new gated communities.
That mix has made Kanakapura Road one of Bangalore's most popular corridors for senior living, and searches for old age homes on Kanakapura Road reflect it. Elkin lists two homes under this page, a charitable home run by the Lions Club and a specialist mental health and dementia centre, and several retirement communities along the same road.
Homes on Kanakapura Road
Lions Asha Deep Senior Citizens Home is managed by the Lions Club of Bangalore Jayanagar Service Trust and has run since about 2001. It sits in Thataguni village, near Kanakapura Main Road, on a peaceful plot of about 20,000 sq ft away from city noise. Residents get round-the-clock support and supervision, help with personal hygiene, daily health monitoring and medical check-ups, hygienic vegetarian meals suited to older people, and caring staff who offer company and emotional support. Rooms are comfortable and well kept, with senior-friendly attached toilets, and there are walking paths and a clean dining area. It is a simple, service-minded home, and a good fit for seniors who are largely independent.
Cadabam's Amitha at Gulakamale is different. Established in 1992 as the first rehabilitation centre of the Cadabam's Group, it is a psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health care facility. It offers short-term and long-term care, psychiatric evaluation, crisis intervention, cognitive behavioural therapy and memory care support, for people with mental health conditions, substance use problems or dementia. It suits families whose parent has psychiatric or severe behavioural needs that an ordinary old age home cannot manage. It has its own page under Gulakamale.
Along the same road, Primus runs two retirement communities, Primus Reflection and Primus Darpan, and Cadabam's has a newer senior apartment community, Cadabam's WeNest, at Kaggalipura. See independent living in Bengaluru for these.
Why families pick Kanakapura Road
- Metro and roads. The Green Line metro runs as far as Thalaghattapura (Silk Institute), and the NICE Road crosses Kanakapura Road, linking it to Hosur Road and Mysuru Road.
- Green and cooler. Past the NICE Road, the road is lined with farms and hills, and the air is noticeably fresher.
- Spiritual life. The Art of Living International Centre at Udayapura is further down the road, and there are many temples along the way, which matter to many residents.
- Hospitals. Sagar Hospitals in Banashankari and Kumaraswamy Layout and other hospitals in JP Nagar and Jayanagar serve the city end. From the villages beyond the NICE Road, the drive to hospital is longer, so ask each home about its emergency plan.
Senior living costs on Kanakapura Road
Kanakapura Road covers the full range of prices. As a rough guide:
- Charitable and trust-run old age homes: from nothing for those who qualify to about ₹20,000 a month for a room, meals and basic care.
- Assisted living: about ₹30,000 to ₹60,000 a month.
- Specialist mental health and dementia care: about ₹50,000 to ₹1.2 lakh a month, depending on the programme and the level of supervision.
- Retirement apartments to buy: about ₹40 lakh to ₹1 crore, plus a monthly service fee.
These figures are approximate; confirm current fees with each home. Our guide on types of old age homes helps you decide which kind fits your parent.
Old age homes and senior living nearby
Other pages along and near Kanakapura Road:
- Senior living in Kaggalipura, further south, with Cadabam's WeNest apartments.
- Senior living in Uttarahalli Hobli, where Primus Darpan sits on Kanakapura Road.
- Senior living in Gottigere, east on Bannerghatta Road, for bedridden and palliative care.
- All senior living homes in Bengaluru.
Elkin's advisors can plan a single trip down Kanakapura Road to visit the homes that fit your parent. Call or WhatsApp +91 95005 10506 (10 AM to 8 PM IST).
