Kites Senior Care

What Kites Senior Care does

KITES Senior Care (legally Lifebridge Senior Care Private Limited) is a Bengaluru-headquartered, single-specialty geriatric care provider operating in India since 2016. The company delivers out-of-hospital care services for elderly individuals across the clinical continuum of transitional and rehabilitation care (post-surgery and post-hospitalization), palliative and hospice care (comfort, pain management, counseling), and dementia and Alzheimer's care (residential, day care, and memory clinics), alongside an extensive portfolio of specialized offerings including ICU and critical care at home, geriatric physiotherapy, home nursing, speech and respiratory therapies, post-stroke, knee and hip replacement, post-CABG, post-COVID, Parkinson's, and cancer rehabilitation, plus respite, memory clinics, second-opinion services, and free geriatric family counseling.

At a technology layer, the company relies on its proprietary KSC (KITES) Care Management Protocol — a protocol-driven care methodology with physician monitoring — supported by the seniorshield mobile application that integrates with health-tracking platforms such as Google Fit. Care delivery follows a dual-channel model combining owned-and-operated specialized care centers (skilled nursing facilities, hospice, and memory care units) with in-home service delivery. Pricing is structured as monthly subscription packages ranging from approximately INR 25,000 to INR 85,000 per month depending on care intensity (with dementia memory care averaging INR 45,000–65,000), paid predominantly out-of-pocket by families. The company operates across six cities — Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Coimbatore, Kochi, and Kolkata — with approximately 450 care beds and over 6,000 elders served cumulatively. A Series A round of Rs 45 crore ($5.4 million) was led by Ranjan Pai's family office in March 2024, with an additional INR 40 crore expansion plan announced to double bed capacity to 1,000 by March 2027.

Name

Kites Senior Care

Legal name

Lifebridge Senior Care Private Limited

Website

https://kitesseniorcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KITES Senior Care is a Bengaluru-headquartered, single-specialty geriatric care provider operating since 2016 in India, delivering out-of-hospital transitional, palliative, and dementia care to elderly individuals through owned specialized care centers and home-based services across six cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geriatric Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Care Navigation & Service Coordination (Medical, Social, Community) (HSABAIAB), Memory Care Care Management & Navigation (Dementia Care Coordination) (HLADACAJ), Dementia & Wandering-Safety 24/7 In-Home Care (HSABAHAE), Memory Care Respite (Short-Term) (HSABAEAD)

Keywords

• Geriatric care services
• Elderly home care
• Dementia care programs
• Palliative hospice care
• Post-hospitalization rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bengaluru

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Assisted Care Centers: Monthly packages for care at specialized care facilities including skilled nursing facilities, hospice and memory care centers
2. Geriatric Home Care: Care services delivered in the comfort of the senior's home, rendered by experienced and compassionate professionals
3. Dementia Day Care: Day care services for seniors with dementia in early to mid stages, offering socialization and activities in a safe environment

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KITES Senior Care provides comprehensive 'out-of-hospital' geriatric care services for elderly individuals, delivered both at its own specialized care centers and at seniors' homes. Core offerings include post-surgery and post-hospitalization transitional and rehabilitation care, palliative and hospice care, dementia and Alzheimer's care, and general geriatric home care, all overseen by physicians under a proprietary KITES Care Management Protocol.

Product overview

Kites Senior Care is a single specialty focused on geriatric care, founded in 2016 as a division of Lifebridge Group. The company operates a portfolio of specialized care services delivered through dedicated care centers and home-based care. The core offerings include Transitional & Rehab Care (post-surgery and post-hospitalization rehabilitation), Palliative Care & Hospice (comfort and pain management), Dementia & Alzheimer's Care (comprehensive program including residential, day care, and memory clinics), and Geriatric Home Care (comprehensive home-based services). Beyond these core services, the company provides specialized offerings including ICU & Critical Care at Home, Geriatric Physiotherapy, Home Nursing, Speech & Respiratory Therapies, Post-Stroke Rehabilitation, Parkinson's Disease Care, Cancer Care, Respite Care, Elder Supportive Care, and Caregiver Support. The company also operates a digital platform through its mobile application 'seniorshield' that integrates with health tracking devices like Google Fit. Services are available across multiple cities including Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Kochi, and Kolkata.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transitional & Rehab Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Cared for over 6,000 elders
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Serene Communities (Columbia Pacific Communities)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2025Serene Communities partnered with KITES Senior Care to provide clinical care support for senior living projects. The first project Serene BILVANI One in Hyderabad includes clinical care support from KITES Senior Care. This is part of Serene Communities' ₹400 crore partnership with Prathima Group for senior living developments.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Portea Medical: India's largest home healthcare brand offering post-hospitalization, chronic care, and elder care services at home. Comparable to KITES' Geriatric Home Care and ICU & Critical Care at Home offerings, both serving urban Indian seniors with subscription-style home-based care delivery.
• Nightingales Home Health Services: India-based home healthcare provider (now part of Medwell) offering skilled nursing, post-hospitalization rehab, and chronic disease management for elders. Closely comparable service portfolio to KITES across home nursing, rehabilitation, and palliative care.
• Tribeca Care: India-focused senior care provider offering home-based dementia, palliative, and post-hospitalization services. Strong direct competitor to KITES' Dementia & Alzheimer's Care and Palliative Care & Hospice lines, particularly in metro markets.
• HealthCare atHOME (HCAH): India-based provider of home health, post-surgery rehabilitation, and chronic care services. Comparable to KITES in offering multi-disciplinary home care for elders, with a similar subscription-style delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Apollo HomeCare: Home healthcare arm of Apollo Hospitals, one of India's largest hospital chains. Comparable to KITES for geriatric home care, nursing, and post-hospitalization services, but with the scale and inpatient referral advantage of a national hospital group.
• Antara Senior Living: Max Group's senior living and care business offering assisted living, memory care, and home care across India. Comparable to KITES for premium assisted living and dementia care, but operates primarily residential communities rather than the hybrid center-plus-home model.

Regional players

• Columbia Pacific Communities: India's leading senior living operator, parent of the Serene Communities brand that partners with KITES. Comparable as an adjacent player in the senior care ecosystem — they provide the residential layer while KITES provides the clinical care layer.
• Samarth Elder Care (Samarth by ASLI): India-based home-based elder care provider offering dementia, palliative, and assisted daily living services. Comparable to KITES' home care and dementia day care offerings, particularly relevant for non-metro and Tier-2 Indian markets.
• Ashiana Senior Living: Indian senior living and assisted living community operator with projects across multiple cities. Comparable to KITES for the residential/assisted living layer but does not directly operate home care or skilled nursing services.

Emerging players

• Care24: India-based on-demand home healthcare platform providing nursing, attendant, and post-hospitalization services. Comparable to KITES for home-based elder care delivery, though Care24 is more of a marketplace model with broader (non-elder) care scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/kitesseniorcare
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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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