Comfort-led medical attention for senior patients
Ageing brings changes that deserve careful, unhurried attention. Our geriatric service brings medical treatment and day-to-day support together, so that older patients and the family members caring for them feel informed and looked after.
We work through the same wider team that runs the hospital, which means a 50-bed facility treating across 18 specialities is available whenever a patient needs a specialist opinion beyond routine geriatrics.
What the service covers
- Specialised geriatric medical assessment and treatment planning
- Management of chronic conditions common in later life
- Ongoing review of medicines and symptom control
- Supportive care prioritising comfort and quality of life
- Rehabilitation inputs where mobility and daily function are affected
- Home care support for patients who are better cared for at home
- Senior care living options for those who need supported daily living
- Dementia care as a related service for memory-related conditions
Chronic conditions
Ongoing treatment and review for long-standing conditions, with medicine regimes kept clear and manageable for the patient and the family.
Comfort & quality of life
Symptom management and supportive measures chosen so that each patient's daily comfort is the measure of good care.
Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy-led rehabilitation to help older patients regain strength, confidence and independence after illness or surgery.
Home & senior care
Home care visits and senior care living options extend the same standard of attention beyond the hospital ward.
Care that older patients have recognised
Over the years RMD has been recognised for its work with terminally ill patients and with elderly care at home, including:
- Justice Dr. K. S. Sanjivi Award for Home Care and Elderly Patients Care Service (2016)
- Dr. K. S. Sanjivi Award for home care and elderly patients care service (2013)
- Dignity Foundation Appreciation Award for loving care to terminally ill persons (2011)
- Need Trust Need Star Award in the field of social service (2010)
Where to reach us
Appointments can be arranged at any of our three facilities in Chennai.
Amarambedu
RMD Specialities Hospital
No 162, Kundrathur-Sriperumbudur Road, Parvathi Nagar, Amarambedu – 600069
Ashok Nagar
RMD Samarpan
NO : 2, W) Street, Ragavan Colony, Mettuppalayam, Ashok Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600083
Ageing brings changes that deserve careful, unhurried attention, and that is the guiding idea behind the geriatric service at RMD Group of Hospitals in Chennai. Older patients often arrive with several concerns at once, so the approach here is deliberately unhurried, combining medical treatment with the practical day-to-day support that families need in order to feel informed and looked after. The tone is one of steady reassurance rather than alarm, and the emphasis sits on comfort, dignity and a clear plan that everyone around the patient can understand.
Because seniors rarely fit neatly into a single speciality, this care is delivered through the same wider team that runs the hospital. That means a multi-speciality facility with a focused 50-bed setup is available whenever a patient needs a specialist opinion beyond routine geriatrics, whether that involves surgery, advanced treatment options or ongoing management of a challenging condition. Working as one team keeps the handover between departments smooth, so the family hears one consistent message instead of having to piece the story together from separate visits.
The service covers specialised geriatric medical assessment and treatment planning, along with rehabilitation, counselling and the kind of practical guidance that makes daily life at home more manageable. Attention is given to pain and discomfort, to mobility and independence, and to the emotional weight that often accompanies the later years. Much of the work happens in conversation, with time set aside for questions from patients and from the relatives who carry the day-to-day burden of care, because support is rarely only clinical.
At its heart, this is comfort-led medicine. The goal is not simply to treat the illness but to enhance quality of life for the patient and the family caring for them, and to offer solutions that feel realistic rather than overwhelming. Follow-up is structured so that adjustments can be made as needs change, and the hospital's broader facilities, including its rehabilitation and senior-focused services, remain within reach whenever a situation calls for more. For families in Chennai looking for a compassionate, professional approach, that continuity of care is what makes the difference.