Yes. The Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI) was founded in 1992. It is a registered non-profit volunteer organisation dedicated to dementia care, support, awareness and anti-stigma campaigns, training, and research. Through various platforms, ARDSI has engaged in developing dementia care homes, day care centres and memory clinics as well as conducting training programmes for family caregivers, medical health workers, and social workers. The national organisation has 22 chapters in various cities across the country. ARDSI is the first Afro-Asian organisation to receive full membership to Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), UK. ARDSI has been registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration act XII, 1955 (Reg. No. S.N. ER 243/93) in 1993.

The Nightingales Medical Trust (NMT) is another non-profit organization that was established in 1998, it is based in Bangalore and is working to support persons with dementia and senior citizens through several programmes and services.