In Indian culture and tradition, family, more often than not, meant a joint family and the idea of shifting away from home was embarrassing both for the parents and children. The concept of Happy Days can be viewed with this background. Happy Days aims to provide complete peace of mind for both parents and children with a concept of Stay-In, already prevalent in the west but new to India. If one looks at the media today, there are a lot of builders and developers who have started promoting Senior Homes. See some links below:

Retire Without Hurt – The Hindu, June 29th 2013

Are Retirement homes for you? All you need to know before deciding – Economic Times, July 8th 2013  

The recent murder of an aged lady living independently in a high end apartment block in a good neighbourhood raises the question “Are we secure enough?” That the building had security camera’s and other high end security devices could not prevent the murder. This may bring into highlight the necessity of community living, sharing your living spaces with likeminded people in the silver years to ensure a peaceful life.