Ikaria bolsters its senior living health & wellness offerings through strategic partnerships with Sodexo and Northstar

2024-04-27 04:37:47 Health and Fitness

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Ahmedabad, 27th September 2023 - Ikaria Easy Living, a joint venture between Collated Ventures and Adani Realty has signed a letter of intent with Sodexo India and Northstar Diagnostics Pvt Ltd. to offer a comprehensive bouquet of lifestyle services to its residents.

Sodexo is a global leader in food and facility management solutions across corporates, healthcare, education, offshore and other sectors. Adani and Sodexo enjoy a long-standing partnership. Taking it further with Ikaria Easy Living, this strategic partnership leverages the strengths and expertise of both organisations to offer a comprehensive range of services to cater to the growing niche of senior living communities. The collaboration holds the promise of excellence and innovation in services that prioritise the well-being safety and comfort of the senior living community. Northstar is a government-recognized health-tech organization focused towards preventive and predictive healthcare in India. Much like its name, Northstar is born out of a vision to serve as an anchor and direct people towards healthier lives. With this unique collaboration, Ikaria is committed to enriching the lives of its residents by prioritizing their comfort, safety, and overall well-being.

Shaan Zaveri, Partner, Collated Ventures said, \"Seniors in our country and elsewhere are increasingly choosing independent living options due to changing lifestyle and evolving family structures. Looking at the growing demand for quality senior living, Ikaria was conceptualized as a service-led community where seniors could thrive by embracing their passions and living an easy life, without having to worry about the hassles of day-to-day life. With an endeavour to deliver a high quality lifestyle services at Ikaria , we have partnered with Sodexo and Northstar for integrated community living.

Sambit Sahu, Managing Director, Sodexo India said, \"Backed by a successful legacy of delivering service excellence for more than 25 years across various sectors, we are now excitedly looking forward to providing our services to the senior community in India. With our established global presence in the senior living segment, we hope to adopt best practices that will help residents at Ikaria thrive. We are absolutely positive about this collaboration for Ikaria and our comprehensive contribution towards improving their Quality of Life\".

Dr Tulsi Mahadevia, Director, Northstar said, \"Health is one of the biggest priorities for the seniors and we want to ensure that when they come to live at Ikaria, they have the right medical support. As a health-tech organisation with a dedicated setup located within Shantigram township, Northstar will serve as One Stop solution for Ikaria residents, desirous to get medical services like Pathology testing, diagnostic solutions & expert medical consultations. To strengthen this partnership, we will further tie up with leading hospitals for emergency medical services in the same vicinity.\"

Sodexo\'s offerings will include services such as food and dining, private housekeeping, facility management, concierge, social engagements, etc. Northstar will provide emergency medical coordination, periodic doctor visits, physiotherapy, private nursing, and other healthcare solutions.

About Ikaria Easy Living

Launched in 2022, Ikaria Easy Living is a joint collaboration between Collated Ventures and Adani Realty. Guided by a purpose-driven design and ideology, Ikaria seeks to reimagine the concept of active senior living through this partnership. Strategically located between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, the Shantigram township offers peaceful living amidst sprawling green spaces and access to a wide range of social infrastructure. Ikaria places great importance on providing care and comfort for its residents through its service-led approach. Every aspect of Ikaria\'s residential spaces is designed keeping in mind the unique needs of seniors, especially the ones promoting a sense of community living amongst the residents. Ikaria is purpose designed with senior-friendly features such as wheelchair and stretcher-friendly elevators, skid-resistant and step-free flooring, wide passages, and door openings for ease of movement. Safety features like panic alarm emergency response system, heat, smoke, and gas sensors are offered to ensure the peace of minds for residents.

About Sodexo India

Sodexo India is fuelled with the brand purpose of creating a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. We provide a bouquet of 100+ service offerings to varied clientele ? corporates, healthcare organizations, manufacturing locations, educational institutes and in remote environments. Our solutions range across food and catering, facilities management, technical services, workplace experience, energy management, and benefits & rewards services (now Pluxee). Sodexo India is powered by a team of 48,000 employees who cater to 500 clients at 1,200 sites daily. We harbour an inclusive, diverse, fair, equal, and positive work environment to improve the quality of life of those we serve and the communities, every day.

About Northstar

Northstar Diagnostics Private Limited has been incorporated with the ultimate mission of being a torchbearer in this shift of mindset from reactive diagnostics & treatment to proactive diagnostics & possible prevention. Northstar intends to provide clinical pathological laboratory & Diagnostics services of the highest standards through its state-of-the-art NABL Accredited Pathology Lab and Centre of Excellence facility at Ahmedabad. Northstar is working with Govt. of India, Govt. of Gujarat and various top corporates across the state of Gujarat and has become their preferred partner for the Health Check-up needs. The larger objective of Northstar is to utilize next generation technologies such as AI, M2M, genomics and so on, in preventive healthcare for an overall improvement in the general health conditions of people. It aims to serve as a catalyst for the change in approach from reactive to proactive in the diagnostics & Pathology space. It intends to not only make people aware but also help facilitate the change by way of its state-of-the-art facilities, well trained staff and user-friendly interface.