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Karuna Hospice Services is a community that supports people affected by one of life’s most important experiences - dying.
Karuna’s goal is to provide comfort and quality of life for people who are dying and their families, and relieve fear and suffering associated with loss. Their service is based on the values of the preciousness of life, respect, compassionate service, empowerment and universal responsibility.
Death, illness and loss are natural things, but most people find these times stressful and confusing. The fear of dying, separation from loved ones and dependent family members, the strain of caring, financial pressure, fear of the future, loneliness and insecurity are just some of the concerns people face.
Karuna Hospice Services is a registered charity and its funding is dependent on the generosity of the community. The home palliative care service is provided free to clients and many client families opt to make a donation. For each client and family, their service costs an average of $3000.
Queensland Health provides only half of these costs. The rest comes from the generous donations of the community.

Karuna Palliative Care Service provides ‘at home’ palliative care designed to enable people with a life threatening illness to live comfortably in the familiar and reassuring surroundings of their own home.
Family and friends especially those in the role of carer are also supported.
The home care team of nurses, counsellors and family support volunteers work together to meet the needs of each client and consult with medical practitioners and other health providers involved in the client’s care.

How Does Karuna Deliver Palliative Care?
Karuna offers its clients palliative care under a Hospice-at-Home model, a philosophy of care providing a holistic approach based on the individual needs of clients. Karuna’s services emphasise palliative care, management of pain and symptoms and supportive services that enhance comfort and improve the quality of life. These services are provided in clients’ own homes and in alternative residences such as nursing homes.
Most terminally ill people want to spend as much time as possible in their own home surrounded by those they love. Karuna acknowledges that it takes courage and commitment from family members to provide continuous care at home. Staff and volunteers are experienced in hospice care and by understanding the difficulties that clients and families face, they offer a wide range of appropriate support services.

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