Founded in 1998, DEAN Foundation is a Hospice and Palliative Care Centre focused on giving multifaceted care and support to those facing life-threatening illness.
Our Vision
To create a robust environment that facilitates, nurtures and assists those with core competencies, in the provision of Hospice and Palliative Care services; to address unique challenges and opportunities; and to develop and sustain outstanding research and academic activity, political engagement and service delivery.
Our Mission
- To care for the elderly and those who are suffering from irreversible diseases like Cancer, AIDS, End-stage Diabetes, Neurological, Kidney diseases, etc. irrespective of age, sex, religion or economic background
- To relieve “Total Pain” by anticipating, preventing and treating suffering
- To help find meaning in the midst of life’s struggles in an unconditional, non-judgmental environment
- To enhance the quality of life
- To support the family during illness and in their bereavement
Our Goals
- To relieve the suffering of patients and their families by the comprehensive assessment and treatment of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual symptoms experienced by patients.
- To reach those in the remotest of areas needing Palliative Care through networking and creating awareness thereby increasing referrals.
- To empower the Patient and family by helping them to choose to die in their home and allow them to keep some sense of control over their lives, thus providing a more comfortable setting in which to die, and saving on hospital costs.
- To offer a wide range of Complementary Therapies like Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Acupressure, etc. as an additional option to conventional medicines to ease the effect of chronic illness.
- To prepare the family to face the impending loss of their loved one and assist them through their grief, guilt or regret, during the time of bereavement.
- To be an oasis of support for the ailing and the needy.
- To ease emotional pain, wipe tears and restore the resolve to live, by finding new meaning and purpose.
- To recruit more people and inspire them to lead by example, to make a difference in people’s lives, through disasters, calamities and personal loss, and thereby build a compassionate, caring, supportive and healthy community.
Our Values
- Person-centered care
- Compassion and Professionalism
- Respect and Dignity
- Accountability and Commitment
- Fiscal and Social Responsibility
- Equity, Diversity and Teamwork
Our Purpose
- Celebrating Lives