Race Course takes its name from the horse-racing track the Gaekwad rulers of Baroda once kept here, and today it is one of the most central and best-connected addresses in west Vadodara. The area wraps around Race Course Circle and Natubhai Circle, with Alkapuri, Akota and Gotri on its edges. For families, its biggest strength is medical: few parts of the city put a parent closer to a large private hospital and a dedicated heart hospital at the same time.
That makes senior living in Race Course a sensible choice when a parent's health is the main worry, for example after a fracture, a fall or a hospital admission. Elkin lists a verified senior living home in Race Course and can take you on a guided visit, or compare it with options nearby in Gotri and Punit Nagar.
Dear Zindagi Senior Care
Dear Zindagi Senior Care is an assisted living and transitional care home in Race Course, on the west side near Natubhai Circle. Transitional care means it looks after seniors in the weeks or months between a hospital discharge and a safe return home, as well as residents who stay long term.
Its listing focuses on four kinds of care: dementia care, Parkinson's care, orthopaedic rehabilitation after a fracture or joint replacement, and palliative care. Nursing and medical support run round the clock, and day-to-day help covers bathing, grooming and dressing, with blood pressure and blood sugar checked as part of daily monitoring. The home keeps its own ambulance, which saves precious minutes in an emergency. Physiotherapy, nutritional planning, wheelchair access and emotional support are part of the care, and residents have furnished rooms, a garden, Wi-Fi and power backup.
It suits a parent recovering from orthopaedic surgery who cannot yet manage stairs at home, a senior with Parkinson's who needs steady supervision, or a family that wants a warm, home-like place for long-term dementia care in the centre of the city.
Why the Race Course area works for older residents
- Hospitals close at hand. Sterling Hospital is on Race Course Road opposite the Inox cinema, and the Baroda Heart Institute and Research Centre is near Race Course Circle on Old Padra Road. Both are minutes away.
- Central for family visits. Race Course Circle connects to Alkapuri, Old Padra Road, Gotri Road and the railway station side of the city, so relatives anywhere in Vadodara can drop in after work.
- Shops, clinics and labs nearby. Pharmacies, diagnostic centres, banks and restaurants line the main roads around the circles and neighbouring Alkapuri.
- Green pockets. The area has older tree-lined societies and garden plots, which make a short supervised walk possible on cooler evenings.
Approximate costs in Race Course
Race Course is one of the costlier parts of Vadodara for senior care, as you would expect from its location. As an approximate guide, assisted living here usually runs about ₹30,000 to ₹50,000 a month, and dementia, Parkinson's or bedridden care about ₹40,000 to ₹70,000 a month. A short transitional stay after surgery is often charged by the week or month, with physiotherapy sessions and consumables added on. Ask for the full bill, not just the room rate, and confirm the current fee with the home. Our guide on how much assisted living costs in India explains the common add-ons.
Old age homes and alternatives near Race Course
Families searching for an old age home near Race Course usually want nursing support more than a traditional trust home, and that is what this part of Vadodara offers. If you want to compare, these areas are close:
- Senior living in Punit Nagar, just south along Old Padra Road, where a Kadji Care centre takes complex rehabilitation cases, including tracheostomy care.
- Senior living in Gotri, a short drive west, with a Kadji Care home built around dementia and stroke routines.
- Senior living in Fatehgunj, in the older centre near the railway station, with an assisted living home run by healthcare professionals.
- All senior living homes in Vadodara and assisted living homes in Vadodara.
Share your parent's discharge summary, mobility and budget with Elkin's advisors, and we will suggest the right homes and book visits. Call or WhatsApp +91 95005 10506 (10 AM to 8 PM IST).
