Adaikalam
– a therapeutic community in a homely
environment
Adaikalam became the new Transit Home
in 2001, providing 24,000 square feet of fully
equipped, comfortable living space for those
who until recently had less than nothing to
call their own. Designed in two blocks, residential
and therapeutic, the new building has many useful
facilities, such as:
10 airy dormitories
Consulting rooms
Sick bays
An auditorium
A vocational training unit
A dining hall
A recreational therapy unit
The Banyan currently houses over 380 residents
at Adaikalam and The Long Stay Home in Otteri
and employs around 90 members of staff, including
trained social workers, doctors, psychiatrists,
nursing aides, and other categories of staff
that contribute to the smooth running at the
centre.
