Our story
Twenty-five years of care, built on decades of devotion that came before.
Who we are
Serving those in dire need
Caring Hands Mother Teresa Home was established in honour of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. We are one of the pioneering rehabilitation centres in South India.
What we believe
Care and share
We believe that when you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord.
A home away from home
We treat every family that comes to us for help as our own.
Spiritual and holistic
We care for mental health, the elderly, the terminally ill and the homeless.
Our history
From one ward to five institutions
- 1977Fr. Antony Mannarkulam begins his work in mental health rehabilitation.
- 1992The Sanjeevani Rehabilitation Centre is registered, the first of its kind in Kerala.
- 2000Mother Teresa Home is founded and takes in its first ten women residents.
- 2001A larger three-acre campus is founded and its new building is blessed.
- 2008Karuna Bhavan for women and Alphonsa Sadan for men open.
- 2016Ammaveedu, our home for the elderly, opens on 5 September.
- 2020Our founder, Fr. Antony Mannarkulam, passes away.
- 2022Mother Teresa Care Home, Vandanam is inaugurated on 5 July.
- 2024The Athirampuzha care home opens, and the foundation stone for Tony's Villa is laid.
- 2024–2025We celebrate our Silver Jubilee, twenty-five years since we first opened our doors.
“We keep a little space for imperfections.”