Edavacode is a residential pocket in the north of Thiruvananthapuram, between Sreekaryam and Nalanchira, where small roads wind past family homes, a stream and patches of green. It feels tucked away, yet it is only a few minutes from some of the busiest parts of the city: the Medical College campus at Ulloor to the south, the Mar Ivanios College campus at Nalanchira and the shops of Sreekaryam junction.
That balance is what families look for in senior living in Edavacode. A parent can live somewhere quiet, without the constant traffic of the main roads, while the city's largest hospitals remain close. It suits families who already live in the northern suburbs, such as Mannanthala, Nalanchira, Peroorkada or Sreekaryam, and want a parent nearby. Elkin lists a verified assisted living home here.
Eventide Home, Edavacode
Eventide Home is an assisted living home for seniors who need help with daily life. Trained caregivers assist with bathing, dressing and personal hygiene, staff carry out daily health monitoring, and a doctor is on call when a resident falls ill. The home also lists emotional and social support, which means residents are drawn into conversation, meals together and simple activities rather than left in their rooms.
Rooms are furnished, the home has a garden, Wi-Fi and power backup. As its name suggests, Eventide Home is built for the later years of life, for a parent who is no longer safe living alone but does not need intensive hospital-style care. If your parent needs daily nursing, palliative care or rehabilitation after a stroke, compare it with the Kripalayam homes in Ulloor and Sreekaryam or the Season Two home in Peroorkada.
A good first visit to Eventide Home takes an hour. Sit in on a meal, look at a resident's room rather than a show room, ask how many caregivers are on the night shift, and find out how the family is told when a doctor is called.
Why the northern suburbs suit older residents
- Hospitals a few minutes away. The Government Medical College Hospital, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute and the Regional Cancer Centre are at Ulloor, a short drive south. KIMS Health at Anayara is also within reach.
- Quiet streets. Edavacode's lanes see little through traffic, which makes short walks with a caregiver safer than on the main roads.
- Close to established neighbourhoods. Nalanchira, Mannanthala and Peroorkada are next door, with churches, temples, markets and banks that many residents already know.
- Connected to the city. Buses on the Sreekaryam and Nalanchira roads run into the centre, and Technopark at Kazhakkoottam is about 20 minutes away.
What assisted living costs in Edavacode
Edavacode sits in the middle of the capital's range. As a rough guide, assisted living here costs about ₹22,000 to ₹45,000 a month depending on the room and the help a resident needs, and a paid old age home with simpler support about ₹10,000 to ₹22,000 a month. A one-to-one attendant, physiotherapy, medicines and outside doctor visits are usually extra. Ask Eventide Home for its current fee and a list of what is included. Our guide on how to visit a parent in an old age home has tips for the settling-in period.
Old age homes and nearby senior living
If you searched for an old age home in Edavacode, Eventide Home is the local option. Nearby areas in the same part of the city add more choice:
- Senior living in Sreekaryam, just east, with two paid old age homes offering nursing and companion care.
- Senior living in Peroorkada, a little to the west, where Season Two offers nurses, Ayurveda and stroke rehabilitation.
- Senior living in Pangappara, towards Kariavattom, with another assisted living home.
- All senior living homes in Thiruvananthapuram, and assisted living homes in Thiruvananthapuram.
Elkin's advisors can arrange a visit to Eventide Home and compare it with the homes nearby. Call or WhatsApp +91 95005 10506 (10 AM to 8 PM IST).
