Home Care

The Hospice home care programme provides care to terminally ill cancer patients in their own homes. The Ganga Prem Hospice medical team and volunteers visit terminally ill cancer patients and provide medical, social, emotional and spiritual support to the patient and their families. Visits are carried out six days a week in the areas of Rishikesh, Haridwar and Dehradun.

Our patients come from varied backgrounds, belong to different religions and have varied social status and economic standing. All have in common the pain and trauma of dealing with advanced cancer. All of our patients are treated with the same love and care by the Hospice team.

The home care programme provides:

• Regular visits to patients’ homes by any of the following:
  a) palliative care doctor
  b) hospice nurse
  c) complementary therapist
  d) counsellor
  e) spiritual advisor
  f) general volunteer

• Medical care for patients as advised by the palliative care doctor
• Complementary therapies for symptom relief and relaxation for both the patients and their families
• Counselling for the patients and their families
• Spiritual support for the patients and their families
• General care for the patients and their families