Mercy Home is a home for destitute elderly people, situated on Middle lake road in Kodaikanal.

It presently houses 18 residents providing them with basic food shelter and clothing.

There is an urgent need for better infrastructure (bedding, lighting, plumbing) and better medical care (consultations and specialist referrals eg: Eye care, Hearing aids, Cardiology consults; preventive medicine and screening including bone densitometry; dental care; medicines for Epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Hypertension, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, etc; ). Footwear, toiletry items, duvets, frame walkers etc are also needed.

A kitchen garden is being nurtured to supplement their diet and a herb garden is planned to provide for simple home remedies.

KIS students visit Mercy home every weekend and interact with the residents. The emotional bonding that takes place benefits both the residents as well as the students and activities include playing caroms, collecting firewood, massages for aching limbs, etc.

The Mercy Home experience continues to be an enriching educational experience for our students and a pillar of support to the residents.