Perumbakkam is a growing suburb in south Chennai, between Medavakkam, Sholinganallur and Sithalapakkam. A decade ago much of it was open land; today it is full of gated apartment communities, wide new roads and schools, home to many families who work on OMR. Its best-known landmark for families of older people is Gleneagles Global Health City, one of the largest multi-speciality hospitals in south Chennai, which stands inside the suburb.
Having a major hospital in the neighbourhood is the main reason families choose senior living in Perumbakkam. Elkin lists two verified homes here, both from the same operator.
Asthra's senior citizen homes in Perumbakkam
Asthra runs two homes in Perumbakkam under its luxury senior citizen homes brand. Both are listed as independent living, but their services show they are set up to care for seniors with real medical needs, so they work best as assisted living with a comfortable, hotel-like setting.
Asthra Luxury Senior Citizen Homes - Perumbakkam 1 focuses on what the operator calls professional geriatric assisted living. Residents get 24/7 medical supervision, nursing care, trained caregivers, daily health monitoring and emergency response systems, with help for personal hygiene and medicines. Memory care support and physiotherapy are available, and meals follow a healthy satvik plan.
Asthra Luxury Senior Citizen Homes - Perumbakkam 2 offers a similar base of 24/7 medical supervision, nursing and medication management, and adds geriatric medicine consultations, dementia and memory care support, and palliative and end-of-life care. Meals are customised to each resident.
Both homes are furnished, with gardens, Wi-Fi and power backup. Having two branches close together can help a family: one home may have a vacancy when the other is full, and a resident whose needs change can ask about moving between them. Ask Asthra which branch is better suited to dementia, and how end-of-life care is handled with the family. If your parent is still largely independent, check whether the homes keep a mix of residents, so that a more active senior has company of a similar age and ability.
Why Perumbakkam suits older residents
- Hospital at hand. Gleneagles Global Health City is in Perumbakkam itself. Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital in Pallikaranai and Apollo Speciality Hospitals at Perungudi are also close.
- Near the IT corridor. Sholinganallur and OMR are a few minutes east, so children working in the tech parks can visit on weekday evenings.
- Newer, planned streets. Most of Perumbakkam is recently built, with wider roads and gated communities, which makes short walks safer than in older, crowded parts of the city.
- Daily needs. Supermarkets, pharmacies and clinics have followed the apartment boom, and Medavakkam's busy market junction is nearby.
Senior living costs in Perumbakkam
Perumbakkam homes price close to the Chennai average, with luxury-branded homes towards the upper end. Approximate figures:
- Assisted living with nursing: about ₹32,000 to ₹70,000 a month.
- Dementia, palliative or bedridden care: about ₹45,000 to ₹90,000 a month.
- Independent senior living: about ₹20,000 to ₹45,000 a month.
- Buying into a senior living community on the Sholinganallur side: roughly ₹60 lakh to ₹1 crore.
- Trust-run old age homes: free to about ₹10,000 a month, elsewhere in the city.
Fees vary with room type and care level, so confirm with each home. Our guide to hospice versus assisted living helps if you are weighing end-of-life care options.
Old age homes and nearby senior living
Perumbakkam has private senior citizen homes rather than trust-run old age homes, and the surrounding suburbs offer more choice within 10 minutes:
- Senior living in Sithalapakkam, to the south, with an independent living community inside a large township.
- Senior living in Medavakkam, to the west, with an assisted living home.
- Senior living in Sholinganallur, to the east on OMR, with a retirement community by Serene.
- Senior living in Pallikaranai, to the north, with a dementia-aware care home near Kamakshi Hospital.
- All senior living homes in Chennai.
For specialist dementia options across the city, see memory care homes in Chennai. Elkin's advisors can arrange guided visits to both Asthra homes and compare them for you. Call or WhatsApp +91 95005 10506 (10 AM to 8 PM IST).
