Care Connect: Elder Care from Rs 199 a Month
Care Connect is the entry Pranyaas care plan at Rs 199 a month. It gives your parents one tap SOS emergency coordination, automatic medicine reminders, their medical records archived digitally, a free Care Manager support call each month and the Pranyaas Privilege Card for medical savings. There are no in person visits on this plan. Billed monthly, no setup fee, no lock in.
Tell us where your parents live and we will call you back at a time that suits your time zone.
Who Care Connect is for
Not every family needs someone visiting their parents. Plenty of people in their sixties and seventies are managing perfectly well. They cook, they travel, they run their own day, and the last thing they want is a care service implying otherwise.
What those families usually want is smaller than care. They want a number their parents can press if something goes wrong. They want the medicines to be taken on time. They want the medical records to exist somewhere other than a plastic folder in a cupboard. And they want to know that if things change, there is someone already holding all of it.
Care Connect is that. A safety net at Rs 199 a month, and a starting point you can move up from the day your parents need more.
Choose this plan if
Your parents are independent and managing wellYou want a safety net rather than regular careYou are abroad and want their records in one placeMedicines being missed is your main worryYou want to start somewhere and upgrade laterWhat is included at Rs 199 a month
Five things, all of them working without anyone having to come to the house.
One tap SOS
The reason most families start here. One number, one action, at any hour.
Medicine reminders that actually land
Medicines quietly stopping is the most common failure in elder care, and the easiest one to prevent.
Their medical records, archived properly
The folder everyone scrambles for at a hospital desk, kept somewhere you can reach it.
A real person once a month
Not a chatbot and not a ticket. An actual Care Manager on the phone.
Savings and verified local help
The practical part, for the ordinary months when nothing is wrong.
What is not included
Care Connect is a remote safety net, not hands on care. These are the things it deliberately does not do, so that nobody discovers it at the wrong moment.
No in person home visits
Nobody comes to the house on this plan. A dedicated Care Manager home visit starts with the Essential plan at Rs 3,500 a month.
No Care Manager sent out in an emergency
An SOS is received and coordinated, and you are alerted. A Care Manager dispatched to the house and hospital admission handled in person comes with emergency care assistance from the Essential plan.
No doctor, nursing or diagnostic coordination
Appointments attended, nurses arranged, medicines delivered and tests collected at home are part of medical and nursing support, included from the Essential plan.
No bill payment or errands
Paying utilities, visiting the bank and running paperwork errands is payment and expense management, included from the Standard plan at Rs 7,999 a month.
If your parents already need any of the above, start at Essential instead. We would rather tell you that now than have you find out during an emergency.
Care Connect vs the Essential plan
This is the only real decision at this price point, and it comes down to one question: do your parents need somebody to actually turn up?
| CARE CONNECT, RS 199 | ESSENTIAL, RS 3,500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Home visits | None, this plan is remote | 1 dedicated Care Manager home visit a month |
| Emergency | SOS received, coordinated and escalated to you | A Care Manager dispatched and present at the hospital |
| Health checks | Records archived, reminders sent | A monthly vitals check at home |
| Doctors | Not coordinated on this plan | Teleconsultation and appointment coordination |
| Best for | Independent parents, and a family that wants a safety net | Parents living alone who need regular check ins |
| What it costs | Rs 199 a month | Rs 3,500 a month |
Both are billed monthly with no setup fee and no lock in, so moving between them takes one conversation. Most families start at Care Connect and move up when something changes, which is exactly how it is meant to work.
Who is behind the number they press
At Rs 199 a month the question families ask is whether anyone is actually there. Here is who answers.
The 24/7 desk
SOS alerts are received by our own desk rather than an outsourced call centre, with your parents’ medical details, medicines and emergency contacts on screen as the alert comes in.
Your Care Manager call
The free monthly support call is with a Pranyaas Care Manager, a direct employee who is background verified, medically assessed and character checked. Never an agency.
Meet the teamPartner network
The Privilege Card and the verified provider directory run on our partner network, including Ayushya Healthcare, Apex Multispeciality Hospitals, KLS Memorial Hospital and MedsRx.
The people behind it
Pranyaas is led by co founders Smita Jadhav, who has over 12 years in the healthcare sector, and Shweta Jadhav. The company has over 10 years in elder care and has supported more than 3,000 families.
Read our storyHow it works
Setup is entirely remote and takes about ten minutes. No visit is needed to start.
You sign up in about ten minutes
You tell us about your parents, their conditions, their current medicines and who to contact in an emergency. Most families do this from abroad, in one sitting.
We set it up on their phone
The SOS and the medicine reminders are configured around their actual prescription, their records are archived, and the Privilege Card and provider directory are activated.
You move up when they need more
Billing is monthly with no lock in, so the day your parents need visits, nursing or someone at a hospital, you upgrade and the same team already holds everything.
Why choose Pranyaas
Rs 199 a month buys a safety net, not a care team. What makes it worth having is who is on the other end of it and what they already know about your parents.
An honest entry price
Our plans and prices are published. You do not have to fill in a form or take a sales call to find out what elder care costs.
No lock in at any level
Billed monthly, no setup fee, upgrade, downgrade or cancel whenever you want. Starting small costs you nothing if it turns out you need more.
The desk already knows them
When the SOS lands, their conditions, medicines and emergency contacts are on screen. That is the difference between an alert and a response.
One team as needs grow
If you upgrade, nothing restarts. The same records, the same history and the same team carry over into visits, nursing and emergency support.
Built for families abroad
Setup, records and updates are all remote, which is how most Pranyaas families start. Over 3,000 families have been supported this way.
We will tell you to start higher
If what you describe on the call needs visits, we will say that rather than sell you the cheapest plan and let you find out later.
All four care plans
Care Connect is the entry plan. Essential at Rs 3,500 adds a monthly home visit and a vitals check, Standard at Rs 7,999 adds four visits with full medical, payment and specialized support, and Premium at Rs 14,999 adds eight visits with companion care and social support. Every plan is billed monthly with no lock in.
Care Connect
Rs 199 / monthThis plan, no in person visitsEssential
Rs 3,500 / month1 home visit a monthStandard
Rs 7,999 / month4 home visits a monthPremium
Rs 14,999 / month8 home visits a monthThe plan fee covers what is listed on this page. Doctors, nurses, medicines, lab tests and hospital bills are always billed at actual cost, with receipts shared with you.
Compare all plansWhat families say
Every morning and evening the Pranyaas Care Manager calls me, asking what they can do for me and whether I have any work that needs to be done.
I am highly delighted with Ayushya Healthcare and Pranyaas elder care services. Excellent support 24/7, a qualified and experienced team, and staff whose behaviour is really impressive.
Families in Mumbai, Pune and Navi Mumbai, with children in the US, the UK, Canada, Singapore and across India.
Read more family storiesFrequently asked questions
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Call us 24/7What is Care Connect?
Care Connect is the entry Pranyaas elder care plan at Rs 199 a month. It gives your parents one tap SOS emergency coordination through our 24/7 desk, automatic medicine reminders on their phone, their medical records archived digitally and accessible to you, task coordination through the app, one free Care Manager support call a month, the Pranyaas Privilege Card for savings on medical spending, and a directory of verified nearby providers and pharmacies. It has no in person home visits.
Does anyone visit my parents on this plan?
No. Care Connect is deliberately a remote plan. In person home visits start with the Essential plan at Rs 3,500 a month, which includes one dedicated Care Manager visit and a monthly vitals check at home. If your parents need someone to physically turn up, start at Essential rather than here.
What actually happens if my parents press the SOS?
The alert reaches our 24/7 desk with their medical details, medicines and emergency contacts already on screen, the desk coordinates the emergency response, and you are alerted at the same time rather than afterwards. What Care Connect does not include is a Care Manager being dispatched to the house and handling the hospital admission in person. That is emergency care assistance, which is included from the Essential plan.
What is the Pranyaas Privilege Card?
It is a card that gives your parents savings on medical spending through our partner network, alongside a directory of verified nearby providers and pharmacies. It means they are not hunting for a trustworthy local name at the moment they need one, and the partner discounts we have are passed on to them.
Do my parents need a smartphone for this to work?
The SOS, the medicine reminders and the app coordination run through a phone, and we set all of it up for them rather than leaving them to work it out. The monthly Care Manager support call does not need any of that. If your parents are genuinely not comfortable using a phone, Care Connect will underdeliver for them and Essential, with a person coming to the house, is the better place to start. We will tell you that on the call.
Can I upgrade later, and is there a lock in?
Yes to upgrading and no to lock in. Every plan is billed monthly with no setup fee, and you can upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time. Nothing restarts when you upgrade. The records, the medical history and the team carry over, which is the main reason to start here rather than wait.
Is Rs 199 a month really the full cost?
It is the full cost of the plan. What the plan does not cover is spending on actual healthcare: doctors, nurses, medicines, lab tests, equipment and hospital bills are always billed at actual cost, with receipts shared with you. The Privilege Card is there to bring some of that spending down.
Which cities is this available in, and can I set it up from abroad?
Setup is entirely remote and takes about ten minutes, which is how most families living abroad start. Our teams work on the ground in Mumbai, Pune and Navi Mumbai, which is where the in person services on the higher plans are delivered. If your parents live elsewhere in India, tell us on the call and we will be straight with you about what we can and cannot do there.
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Start with Care Connect at Rs 199 a month
Tell us about your parents and we will set it up, or tell you honestly if you should start on a higher plan instead. Billed monthly, no setup fee and no lock in.
Certified caregivers and dedicated Care Managers who look after your parents at home in India, while you are away.