It’s a Tamil derived word which literally translates as “mothers unconditional love for her child”. Adhuragam, in olden days, were referred to a therapy centre where patients are treated, especially war victims. As the name Annai Adhuragam suggests, our hospice aims to provide motherly care and comfort to patients who are counting their last few days of life.
Free Hospice care towards terminally ill cancer patients in a home-like environment.
Though they are many chronic illnesses requiring end of life care; cancer being a sudden unexpected killer disease and with the many difficulties in maintaining such patients at home: Annai aadhuraham will
be the only one of its kind to lender help in the Tanjore district.
It’s a 20 bedded structure in all 6000 sq feet area with provisions for three bedded & two-bedded rooms and attached bathrooms. A full-fledged kitchen with a loaded pantry. An activity and dining room, front office with a counselling center & a thoughtfully stocked library. A central nursing station with autoclaving facilities & a medical store, a single room with bath attached for the in-house caretaker, a meditation/ prayer hall common for all religions, a Ganesh temple with aesthetically designed aroma gardens along the banks of river Kaveri will be the layout of this hospice.
Any diagnosed and treatment attempted cancer patients with a reference from a doctor; who has been declared as not to benefit by medical intervention whatsoever are eligible for admission after a counseling session with the family or attendees.
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The team is from various walks of life with doctors, educationists, businessmen, hotelier, philanthropist all with a common purpose of service to mankind gelled together.
The half-acre land which was meant for lions eye trust was donated by Lions club Kumbakonam (host) for Annai aadhuraham
