National Centers of Aging are being set up at New Delhi and Chennai. These centers will also undertake activities related to training, education, research.

They will provide daily outpatient services in various clinical disciplines and Special clinics, day care centre for investigation, rehabilitation, respite care, dementia care, continence care. 200 bedded in-patient care for intensive care, acute rehabilitation, diagnostic and therapeutic service and long term rehabilitation service, will be established at the Centers.
The Centers will have provision for services from complementary and alternative medicine in collaboration with the Department of AYUSH to provide a holistic approach of healthcare. Besides clinical service, these centers will also undertake activities related to training, education and research.
The charges for patient care will be at par with the rates applicable to other patients treated at the Institutes.
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