# Diwali Weekend Saw NRIs Turning to Managed Elder Care in India to Solve “Distance Anxiety” Over Parents Aging Alone - Published: 2026-11-10 - Author: [Family News](https://familynews.io/author/familynews-io.md) - Topics: [News](https://familynews.io/news.md) - Source: https://familynews.io/news/diwali-weekend-saw-nris-turning-to-managed-elder-care-in-india-to-solve-distance-anxiety-o/ - Publication: Family News - Publisher: Connectively (Terkel, Inc.) - Editorial policy: https://familynews.io/editorial-policy/ [![Globally, 90% elders prefer aging-at-home](https://d2c0db5b8fb27c1c9887-9b32efc83a6b298bb22e7a1df0837426.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/27363432-infographic-freedom-at-65-300x225.jpeg "As India lit up for Diwali with every house displaying candles, dias, or tea-lights, children who live in other countries inevitably felt the wistfulness of being away from their parents")](https://d2c0db5b8fb27c1c9887-9b32efc83a6b298bb22e7a1df0837426.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/27363432-infographic-freedom-at-65-1024x768.jpeg#1024x768) Samarth bridging 8000 miles with professional elder care services [![10 Years of Being There](https://d2c0db5b8fb27c1c9887-9b32efc83a6b298bb22e7a1df0837426.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/29335464-samarth-10-year-logo-300x298.jpeg)](https://d2c0db5b8fb27c1c9887-9b32efc83a6b298bb22e7a1df0837426.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/29335464-samarth-10-year-logo-1276x1268.jpeg#1276x1268) 10 Years of Being There *Samarth talks about their post-Diwali experience with families living in the USA or other countries who have parents living in India and need professional care.* NEW DELHI, DELHI, INDIA, November 10, 2026 /[EINPresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/)/ -- As India lit up for Diwali with every house displaying candles, dias, or tea-lights, children who live in other countries inevitably felt the wistfulness of being away from their parents. For such adult children the wistfulness has a perpetual underlying layer of worry for their parents aging alone in India. As seen by the growing number choosing managed elder care to make sure their parents are looked after long after the festival lights come down. [Samarth Elder Care](https://care.samarth.community/?utm_source=einpr&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=NOVNo1) which is highlighted as the bench mark for elder care in India by Niti Aayog, is celebrating 10 years of being there and inviting children living away from their parents to get rid of their distance anxiety and embrace peace of mind, post-Diwali. What is distance anxiety? Distance anxiety is the constant, low-level worry many NRIs carry about parents back home. It is the unanswered phone call, the fall that nobody saw, the hospital visit a parent did not mention, and the medicine that ran out. India is between 9.5 and 13.5 hours ahead of the continental United States, so bad news often arrives in the middle of the night, when there is little a child can do from thousands of miles away. Asheesh Gupta, Founder & CEO of Samarth Elder Care says, “Distance anxiety is real, but it does not have to mean moving your parents or giving up your life abroad. Our job is to be the trusted pair of hands nearby, so parents can stay in the home they love and their children can sleep at night”. The pressure is growing on both sides of the world. About 5.2 million people of Indian origin lived in the United States in 2023, and two thirds of them were immigrants, according to Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data. In India, the UNFPA India Ageing Report 2023 projects that people aged 60 and over will make up more than 20 percent of the population by 2050, with the number of people over 80 expected to grow by about 279 percent between 2022 and 2050. The report also highlights the growing number of widowed older women who live alone. Why this is the right moment to act “Every Diwali, we meet children who have realized that their parents need more help than anyone admitted on the phone,” continued Gupta. Post Diwali the distance anxiety NRI children experience gets worse because they noticed that a parent is walking slower, or has stopped age old family traditions like making a rangoli or preparing home-made sweets for the whole neighborhood or have started to refuse visitors. This is the best time to put a plan in place. Samarth suggests five things NRI families can do post-Diwali • Review medicines and records - Do a call with parents with the specific agenda to get the list of current doctors, prescriptions, and recent test results, and start a shared digital copy. • Video-Call Walk through of the home for safety - Ask your parents to walk you through the home. Look for slippery bathroom floors, poor lighting, loose rugs and stairs without rails, which are common causes of falls. • Agree on an emergency plan - Decide who a parent should call first, which hospital to go to, and who is reliable enough to reach them the fastest, since you are a long distance away. • Talk about what your parents want - Most elders want to stay in their own homes and keep running their own lives. Plan around the independence and agency they want to retain. • Meet the people who will be there when you cannot be - [Start reviewing managed elder care options](https://care.samarth.community/lp/care-for-elders/?utm_source=einpr&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=NOVNo1), plans, inclusions, and customization options available in India. How managed eldercare works Unlike hiring a single attendant, maid or nurse, Samarth surrounds an elder with someone from a similar family background as theirs, highly educated to ensure conversations are more companionship-based, trained to supervise any full-time helpers employed at home, and the ability to coordinate the support ecosystem designed for elders. • One dedicated care manager - Each family has a local care manager who knows the parents personally, visits and calls regularly, and coordinates every other service. • Emergency support around the clock - If something goes wrong, Samarth arranges immediate medical help, ambulance coordination and a team member to accompany the elder, and alerts the family at once. • Medical coordination - Doctor visits, home lab tests, nursing, physiotherapy and hospital admissions are arranged through a network of more than 9,500 healthcare partners across India. • Updates that cross time zones - Through the Samarth app, children in the United States or any other country can request help, go through visit and call reports, view health records and message or chat with their care manager directly. • Everyday help and companionship - From groceries, home repairs, digital help to other social activities that keep parents active, connected and independent. Samarth also conducts a monthly interactive 1-hour webinar to help children living far away from their aging parents in India, and offers helpful suggestions as well as Q&A with elder care advisors. This month’s webinar is scheduled for November 21st and everyone can [register and join absolutely free](https://care.samarth.community/lp/web-2026/?utm_source=einpr&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=NOVNo1). About Samarth Elder Care Samarth Elder Care is India's leading professional elder care company, helping older adults live with dignity and independence while giving their families, wherever in the world they may be, the assurance of high-quality care. Founded in 2016 by alumni of IIT, IIM, Cambridge, Yale and, with executive leadership backgrounds at McKinsey & Company, Samarth operates across 350+ cities in India, serves families in 33+ countries, and is backed by Social Alpha. Trusted by diaspora families across North America, UAE, Asia & Australia, Samarth services span in-home care with a dedicated Care Manager, community and wellbeing programmes, and specialist clinical care through the Samarth Clinic for Healthy Ageing. When a family cannot be there, Samarth is. Sources (internal reference, remove before distribution) • Pew Research Center, Indians in the U.S. fact sheet (2023 ACS data)- [https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/fact-sheet/asian-americans-indians-in-the-u-s/](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/fact-sheet/asian-americans-indians-in-the-u-s/) • UNFPA India, India Ageing Report 2023 news release - [https://india.unfpa.org/en/news/india-ageing-elderly-make-20-population-2050-unfpa-report](https://india.unfpa.org/en/news/india-ageing-elderly-make-20-population-2050-unfpa-report) • NITI Aayog Frontier Tech, Facilitating Aging with Grace (July 2026) - [https://frontiertech.niti.gov.in/story/facilitating-aging-with-grace-how-a-tech-platform-is-supporting-senior-citizens-in-indian-cities/](https://frontiertech.niti.gov.in/story/facilitating-aging-with-grace-how-a-tech-platform-is-supporting-senior-citizens-in-indian-cities/) Chitralekha Samaddar Sen Samarth Elder Care +1 832-998-8466 Visit us on social media: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/samarth-elder-care/) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/samartheldercare/) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/samarthcommunity/) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@SamarthEldercare) Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. 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