Saksham Sumana
A First-of-its-Kind Community for Families with PwMI (Persons with Mental Illness)
Saksham Sumana – An Inclusive Living Community For Caregivers And PwMIs
By pooling resources, families can more effectively access essential services such as assisted care, psychosocial rehabilitation, counseling, and medical assessments at affordable costs. This assistive living approach not only improves the quality of life for PwMIs (Persons with Mental Illness) but also alleviates caregiver fatigue, allowing families to pursue personal interests with Saksham Sumana. Ensuring lifetime care within a compassionate and empathetic community.
Caring for a loved one with severe mental illness can be isolating due to stigma, impacting both the individual and their family. Saksham Sumana Inclusive Living offers a caring community where families with shared experiences live together, connecting through common spaces, services, and everyday activities. This supportive environment fosters mutual assistance, reduces stigma, and enhances social connections.
Sumana Trust Community Care Model
SSIL Community – Cares, Ensures Lifetime Support For PwMIs
SSIL is an inclusive residential community within M/s. Shanders Enclave, Electronic City, Phase-2, designed for families of persons with mental illness (PwMIs). Upto 40 homes/families, homes can be owned or rented, offering access to all common amenities of M/s. Shanders Enclave.
Sumana Trust plan to ensure comprehensive on-campus support, including psychotherapy, skill development, recreation, and rehabilitation services. Living close to families with shared experiences fosters routine, purpose, and emotional support. Regular psychiatric supervision aids in medication compliance, ensuring sustained well-being.
Importantly, PwMIs can continue residing in their homes even after their caregivers are no longer present. Sumana Trust remains committed to providing ongoing services, with families establishing private trusts to fund these provisions prior to joining SSIL. Admission to SSIL is contingent upon an assessment of the PwMI and their family, with specific terms and conditions applied.
Why Supported Living?
The biggest worry for families of PwMIs is “Who After Me?” Parents provide unmatched care, but expecting the same from others is unrealistic. A family-run assisted living model like SSIL, ensures PwMIs receive lifetime support in a home-like environment. Staying within a family-like setting is therapeutic, preventing relapses and homelessness. Supported living guarantees dignity, stability, and continuous care—even when families are no longer there.
Lifetime Care at SSIL
Caring for a PwMI is a lifelong commitment, ensuring treatment, rehabilitation, and daily support. While families provide this care, the reality of nuclear families, dispersed relatives, and busy lives makes long-term support uncertain. The question “Who will be there for them?” weighs on every caregiver’s mind.
Sumana Trust addresses this with a family-run assisted living model, offering lifelong care, dignity, and continuous support—just as parents would want for their loved ones.
Endorsements by Medical Experts, Caregivers & PwMIs
“As a mother caring for my daughter with schizophrenia, the unpredictable nature of life often left me anxious about her future care. Discovering Saksham Sumana Inclusive Living has provided me with immense relief.”
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