Our services
Everything we do exists for the family.
Palliative care is care that goes beyond cure: comfort, dignity and companionship for people living with serious illness.
What we offer
Care, wherever it is needed.
Services are planned together with the family. Nothing is fixed in advance, and everything can change as the person’s needs change.
Home-based palliative care
Regular home visits that bring medical care and comfort to where life actually happens. Visits are planned around the person, not a ward schedule.
Pain and symptom relief
Careful attention to pain, breathlessness, nausea and other symptoms, reviewed and adjusted on every visit, so days can be lived rather than endured.
Nursing and medical support
Skilled nursing, wound care and help with medicines, coordinated closely with the family’s own doctors and hospital team.
Family and emotional support
Counselling, practical guidance and respite for the family. The people who care for others need care themselves.
Volunteer and companion care
Trained volunteers who sit, listen and stay a while. This is the heart of the Thuna idea, and often the part families remember most.
Awareness and training
Community sessions and hands-on caregiver training, so more families know what palliative care is and how to give it at home.
How care works
Simple, steady, beside you.
Reach out
Call or send us a message. We listen first, to the person who is ill and to the family around them.
First visit
A member of the care team visits your home, understands what is needed, and plans the care together with you.
Care that continues
Regular visits and steady support, medical, emotional and practical, adjusted gently as needs change.
Common questions
Things families often ask us.
What is palliative care?
Palliative care is care focused on comfort and quality of life for people living with a serious or life-limiting illness. It manages pain and other symptoms, supports the family, and can run alongside treatment or continue after treatment ends.
Who can receive care from Thuna Foundation?
Anyone living with a serious illness who would benefit from comfort-focused care at home, and their family. Families, doctors, hospitals and neighbours can all refer someone to us.
Is there a charge for home visits?
Thuna Foundation is a non-profit. Care is provided free of charge to families, supported by donors, partners and volunteers. Write to us and we will explain what we can offer in your area.
Do you replace the hospital or the family doctor?
No. We work alongside the doctors and hospital team already involved. Our nurses coordinate with them so that medicines and care plans stay consistent.
How do I become a volunteer?
Send us a message through the contact page and mention that you would like to volunteer. We will invite you to an orientation and a short training before you join a home-visit team.
Care beyond cure
Not sure what is needed? Ask us.
Every family’s situation is different. Tell us yours and we will help you understand what care can look like.