Senior Living in Gurugram, Explained

Senior living is a home built for people over 55. It combines an apartment you own or lease with on-site care, daily services and a community of people the same age. In Gurugram it has moved from a niche idea to a segment that large developers are now launching in.

More families here are asking about it. Parents want to keep their independence but not live alone in a large house. Children, often working in other cities or abroad, want to know someone is close by if something goes wrong. This guide explains what senior living is, what it costs, what to check, and where it is being built around Gurugram.

What senior living actually is

Senior living is housing for independent older adults, not a care home. Residents run their own lives in their own apartments. The community adds safety, medical support and daily services around them.

It is often confused with other kinds of elder care. The difference is mainly how much help a resident needs:

  • Senior living: for active people over 55 who manage daily life themselves. A nurse, a doctor on call, an ambulance and emergency response are on site. You buy or lease the home and pay a monthly service charge.
  • Assisted living: for people who need help with some daily tasks. Caregivers help with medicines, bathing and moving around. You usually pay a monthly fee.
  • Nursing or old-age home: for people who need constant care or have no family support. Nursing is available round the clock. You pay a monthly fee and do not own the room.

Most projects in Gurugram today are in the first category. They are homes you own, designed and serviced for later life.

What residents get

A senior living community gives you three things a normal apartment does not: a home designed for ageing, medical help close by, and services that take daily chores off your hands.

In Haryana, projects registered under the state's retirement housing policy must provide a minimum set of facilities. Reported requirements include:

  • A dining hall of at least 100 sq m and a recreation room of 500 sq m with a gym and indoor games
  • A medical room with power backup, plus nursing and physiotherapy services
  • A 24-hour ambulance with oxygen support, tied up with the nearest hospital
  • Lifts that fit wheelchairs in any building of more than one floor
  • CCTV and trained security staff

On top of these, projects usually add housekeeping, meals, a concierge, organised activities and help with errands. The home itself is designed for later life, with step-free floors, wider doors, grab bars and non-slip bathrooms. Check exactly which services are included in the price and which are charged separately.

Senior living projects around Gurugram

The biggest launch so far is DLF The Aureva on Golf Course Extension Road. A few smaller projects are under construction on Dwarka Expressway and in the newer sectors.

  • DLF The Aureva, Sector 63, Golf Course Extension Road. 172 homes, all 4 BHK of about 4,200 sq ft, in one tower on 4.17 acres. Prices start at about ₹11 crore. New launch, with possession due in March 2031. See the project.
  • Max Estate 360 by Antara, Sector 36A, Dwarka Expressway. 3 and 4 BHK managed senior residences, reported from about ₹5.6 crore. Under construction.

The Aureva comes with an on-site medical centre, a clubhouse, an indoor pool, a spa and three parking spaces per home. Antara is the senior living brand of the Max Group.

Other projects marketed for seniors include Pioneer Advait, JMS Silver Living (Sector 95) and WAL Serenity 92 (Sector 92). Published details for these vary between sources, so confirm sizes, prices and RERA status directly before shortlisting.

What it costs and how ownership works

In Gurugram, senior living homes on the market today start at about ₹3 crore for smaller units and go past ₹11 crore at the top end. The purchase price is only the first of three costs to plan for:

  1. The home. You buy it outright, as with any apartment. GST, parking and club charges usually come on top of the quoted price.
  2. Maintenance. The regular charge for upkeep of the building and common areas, as in any society.
  3. Services. A separate monthly charge for meals, housekeeping, nursing, activities and other services. This is where projects differ most, so ask for it in writing.

Services are usually run under a tripartite agreement between you, the developer and the service operator. Haryana's policy requires this agreement. It sets out what the operator must provide, what it can charge and what rights residents have. Read it as closely as the sale agreement.

Resale also needs attention. National model guidelines allow anyone to buy a retirement home but say it should be used by senior citizens. Ask each project what this means for selling it later, or for children inheriting it.

The rules that apply

Haryana has its own retirement housing policy, notified by the Town and Country Planning Department in November 2024. Projects built under it are regulated as a separate category of housing. It does three things for buyers:

  • Sets where and how projects are built. Sites of 0.5 to 10 acres in residential zones, on roads at least 12 m wide, with no more than 40% ground coverage.
  • Ties sales to RERA. A developer can sell homes only after the project is registered with HRERA, and the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, applies in full.
  • Gives residents a complaint route. District-level committees monitor projects, and an online portal takes grievances.

Nationally, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs issued Model Guidelines for retirement homes in 2019. They are a template for states rather than binding law. They cover accessible design, minimum medical and safety services, and the tripartite agreement.

Who it suits

Senior living works best for people who are still independent but want support close at hand:

  • Couples downsizing from a large house or kothi that has become hard to maintain
  • A parent living alone, especially after losing a spouse
  • Parents of NRIs, whose children want them safe and looked after while living abroad
  • Retired professionals who want an active social life with people of their own age

It is not the right fit for someone who already needs full-time nursing. That calls for assisted living or a care home.

If you live abroad and are buying for your parents, decide early whose name the home will be in and who will sign the service agreement. Our NRI guide to buying property in Gurgaon covers who can buy, how to pay and how to complete a purchase from abroad.

Checklist before you commit

  1. RERA registration. Look up the project on the HRERA website and check that it is registered as retirement housing.
  2. Who runs the services. Is it the developer or a separate operator, and what is their track record? Read the tripartite agreement.
  3. The monthly charge. Get the service charge in writing, find out what it includes and how often it can be revised.
  4. Medical support. Ask about the hours of on-site nursing, the hospital tie-up, how quickly an ambulance can reach you and the distance to the nearest major hospital.
  5. Age, resale and inheritance. Find out who can live there, who you can sell to, and what happens if your children inherit the home.
  6. Family and caregivers. Can a live-in helper or a family member stay with you, and for how long?
  7. Design. Walk the home. Check the lifts, ramps, bathrooms and how far it is to the dining hall and the medical room.
  8. Possession date. Most projects are still under construction. Plan for a wait of several years and check the developer's delivery record.
  9. Visit a running community. Where you can, spend a day at a senior living community that is already operating and talk to the people who live there.

Our view

Senior living in Gurugram is still early. Supply is small, most of it is at the premium end, and the first large projects will not be ready for some years. A clear state policy and big developers entering the segment do make it a much more serious option than it was even two years ago.

For the right family it can solve a real problem: a safe, social, well-serviced home for parents, without moving them into care. Choose the operator, the service agreement and the location as carefully as the apartment itself.

If you are weighing senior living for yourself or your parents, talk to us. We can walk you through the projects, the agreements and the questions to ask.

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