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DEAN Foundation

Dedicated to the care and management of people with progressive, incurable diseases, since 1998

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About

  • Headquarters

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  • Since

    1999

DEAN Foundation was founded by Mrs. Deepa Muthaiya, who envisioned that DEAN (an acronym for To Dignify and Empower the Ailing and the Needy) would be Read more an oasis for the very sick and suffering who need medical advice, who need to be understood, cared for, listened to and be treated as special. DEAN completed a milestone of 25 years on March 9, 2023; providing medical treatment and supportive care to those with incurable diseases, through Outpatient Care at 3 Centres and Home Care services made available to patients and their families, in the solace and security of their own homes. DEAN Foundation is a registered, non-profit Medical Charitable Trust treating those with serious, life-threatening, chronic and progressive diseases such as Cancer, end-stage diabetes, muscular dystrophy, dementia, multi-organ failure, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, end-stage renal disease, heart diseases, neurological problems, those who are bedridden or house-bound due to stroke, fall, etc., and the frail elderly, with special emphasis on the poor and the marginalized. DEAN Foundation’s Goal: To fulfill a basic human rights issue in reducing the impact of critical, terminal, chronic, life limiting, illness Objectives are to: 1) reduce suffering and improve the quality of life 2) build improved accessibility to medical treatment 3) deliver Community-based and patient-centered care 4) create increased awareness of the availability of specialty service 5) develop, strengthen and enable the efficient, safe and effective running of the community-based Outpatient and Home Care Model that can be replicated Our beneficiaries to whom we provide treatment are the following :  Patients suffering from terminal illness, chronic disease  Bedridden and unable to step out of the house  Unacceptable level of pain or other distress symptoms like vomiting, sleeplessness, fatigue, bleeding ulcers etc. for more than 24 hours  Geriatric related illness Benefits of palliative care service :  Treatment by a Multidisciplinary team at our Outpatient Centres or right at the patient’s doorstep whether a plastic shack, a hut or the pavement - a place they call their "home."  Improves symptom management  Improves quality of life of patients and family  Prolongs survival  Supports the Elderly to deal with advancing illness, frailty and death itself  Reduces overall cost of disease  Causes patients to spend more time at home and reduces the number of hospital inpatients days


Issue

 In India, around 1 million new cancer cases are reported out of which 80% are beyond curative treatment. At present Palliative Care reaches roughly 2% of those requiring end-of-life care.  Palliative Care is not merely the last 48 hours or the last few months of a patient’s life; it is from the time patients are diagnosed with an irreversible life-limiting illness, to their journey’s end. Roughly 40 to 50% of our patients are in the high priority category. As their world and dreams come collapsing around them, patients and caregivers need someone to hear the concerns that overwhelm them. Palliative Care Teams need to get in there early enough to preempt suffering, to prevent harm, to avert patients taking drastic measures like suicide. Patients and caregivers need much handholding as the disease progresses.  Palliative Care though acknowledged is yet to be integrated into the Tamil Nadu State’s Health Care system to the degree that Preventive Medicine and Curative Care have been. Once Palliative Care is given equal importance, every individual would have access to a dignified and pain free end. Till such time DEAN Foundation endeavours to be available to every individual in need.  Hospice & Palliative Care matters. If life begins with an act of love why shouldn’t it end that way? We believe that the end-of-life deserves as much beauty, care and respect as the beginning. Bono of U2 fame sums it up beautifully in this quote, “In life, you try your best to hold on tight to your dignity. In death, sometimes others have to hold on to it for you”. Keeping this aspect in mind, Mrs. Deepa Muthaiya, Founder Chairman, DEAN Foundation said on DEAN’s 25th Anniversary, “Our desire is to achieve a world where all people experience dignity in death as an integral part of their individual life. While we cannot escape death, we want it to be supported by the best palliative care”.


Action

DEAN Foundation has been working from: (i) the Head Office in Kilpauk, since 1998, (ii) the Government Children's Hospital, Egmore and (iii) the upgraded Primary Health Centre in Thiruppukuzhy, Kancheepuram District since 2010 and (iv) the Karamadai Centre, near Mettupalayam, Coimbatore District; Home Care Services since May 2017 We offer our services also at : (i) the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (IOG) ward attached to the Children's Hospital, Egmore, (ii) the Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Centre in Karapettai, Kancheepuram and (iii) the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Besides this, doctor/nurse-led teams provide Home Care Services directly to the homes of poor patients every weekday from Kilpauk, Kancheepuram and Karamadai Centers. We provide Outpatient Care and Inpatient Care to the children at the Children’s Hospital, Egmore, where DEAN has been given 5 beds for Paediatric Palliative Care. For patients, DEAN Foundation offers emotional and spiritual support and medical care, tailored to the patient's wishes to remain at home, as pain free and comfortable as possible. Medical procedures such as IV Fluids, cleaning and dressing of fungating wounds, eye, oral and perineum care, catheterization, cleaning of tracheostomy tube, Ryles Tube insertion, etc are done during every visit as also provision of medicines, medical consumables and non-consumables till the next visit; all of which serve to ease patient’s pain and suffering.

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Impact

Since inception in 1998, our teams of doctors and nurses have reached out to 17,866 patients (Adults, Children & the Elderly) as on 30 April 2023 through 77,327Outpatient Services and 64,719 Home Care visits; 13,996 have been Cancer patients. In our Paediatric Palliative Care Project, we have treated 3,540 children between the ages 0 to 12 years of whom 2,212 have been afflicted by Cancer. Currently, approx. 969 patients are under our care. About 85% of our patients are from very low socioeconomic backgrounds; unable to cope with the negative impacts of adverse health events, and 50% are geriatric patients. • Increased awareness of this service created through Volunteers/Opinion Leaders • Comprehensive & quality Palliative Care Services made available to patients at home • Families helped with crucial decisions about traditional healers and stigma • Families save money due to Home visits and by not carrying out unnecessary tests and hospital admissions. • Reduction of anxiety, confusion and helplessness due to patient listening & reassurance of support provided by the team at the doorstep “Living And Dying In Pain: It Doesn't Have To Happen”. DEAN Foundation envisages a community where every individual will have access to Medical Care and a dignified and pain free end.

Programs

  • Name: DEAN Foundation Hospice and Palliative Care Centre, Kilpauk, Chennai

    District

    State

    Since 9 March 1998, DEAN Foundation has worked towards providing Palliative Care services to the urban & rural poor of Chennai, in an Outpatient setting and through Home Care services.
    The Head Office and Resource hub:
     Mentors and assists in setting up new Palliative Care Centres, provides awareness, training, education and research
     Conducts Workshops and Seminars in Integrative Treatment modalities / Therapeutic techniques
     Provides Out-patient services and Home Based Care
     Creates new collaborations and partnerships
     Works with the Department of Health & Family Welfare and State Health Society, Govt. of Tamil Nadu
     Is involved in advocacy, setting standards, networking and support systems
    Strategic Priority Areas:
     Building collaborative partnerships
     Creating public awareness
     Community mobilization and empowerment
     Promoting best practices in assessment, management and treatment
     Advocacy
     Training, education and research
     Caregiving
     Fundraising

  • Rural Outreach Hospice & Palliative Care and Geriatric Services, DEAN Foundation Kancheepuram

    District

    State

    On 4 March 2010, DEAN Foundation’s first Rural Palliative Care Centre saw the light of the day, in the Thirupukuzhi Upgraded Primary Health Center Baluchetty Chatram, Kancheepuram District. This in collaboration with the Health and Family Welfare Department, Gov’t of Tamil Nadu, under National Health Mission.
    Home Care visits by a Nurse led team take palliative care to the rural poor and needy of Kancheepuram Block. The expenses for the running of the Project is borne entirely by DEAN Foundation. A doctor from Chennai visits the Kancheepuram Centre periodically for consultations.

    Medical personnel from DEAN Foundation visits the Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Institute, Karapettai twice a week to assist in their Palliative Out-patient Clinic.

  • Department of Paediatric Hospice & Palliative Medicine, DEAN Foundation, Egmore

    District

    State

    On 15 July 2010, DEAN Foundation was handed over 5 beds for Paediatric Palliative Care Project in the Gov’t 838 – bed Children’s Hospital, Egmore. This Department of Paediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine in the Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore, is manned and managed totally by DEAN Foundation. Palliative Care Services is also offered for women patients at IOG, Gov’t Hospital, Egmore, in the same premises.

    Services Offered:
     Out Patient Services
     Home Based Care
     Dedicated Palliative Care Ward
     Other specialist Ward Visits

  • Integrated Palliative and Geriatric Rural Outreach Project, DEAN Foundation, Karamadai

    District

    State

    Rural Outreach Hospice & Palliative Care, Geriatric Support and Rehabilitation Services, DEAN Foundation’s dream project at Karamadai, is about 30 Kms from Coimbatore. This project that started on May 7, 2017 functions on one acre of land that belongs to the Trust. On March 28, 2017, SBI Foundation, signed an MoU with DEAN Foundation towards ‘Project SBI - Anugraha’ – a flagship initiative to take Home Care Palliative services to the rural underserved population of Karamadai Block.
    Services offered:
     Home Based Care
     Counseling

  • Department Of Paediatric Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Dean Foundation, Egmore

    State

    On 15 July 2010, DEAN Foundation was handed over 5 beds for Paediatric Palliative Care Project in the Gov’t 838 – bed Children’s Hospital, Egmore. This Department of Paediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine of Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore is manned and managed totally by DEAN Foundation. Services Offered:  Out Patient Services  Home Based Care  Dedicated Palliative Care Ward  Other specialist Ward Visits  Palliative Care Services also offered for women at IOG, Gov’t Hospital, Egmore

  • Dean Foundation Hospice And Palliative Care Centre, Kilpauk, Chennai

    State

    Since 9 March 1998, DEAN Foundation has worked incessantly towards providing Palliative Care services to the urban and rural poor of Chennai, in an Outpatient setting as well as through Home Care services. The Head Office and Resource hub:  Mentors and assists in setting up new Palliative Care Centres, provides awareness, training, education and research  Conducts Workshops and Seminars in Integrative Treatment modalities / Therapeutic techniques  Provides Out-patient services and Home Based Care  Creates new collaborations and partnerships  Works with the Department of Health & Family Welfare and State Health Society, Govt. of Tamil Nadu  Is involved in advocacy, setting standards, networking and support systems

  • Rural Outreach Hospice & Palliative Care And Geriatric Services, Dean Foundation Kancheepuram

    State

    On 4 March 2010, DEAN Foundation’s first Rural Palliative Care Centre saw the light of the day, in the Thirupukuzhi Upgraded Primary Health Center Baluchetty Chatram, Kancheepuram District. Home Care visits by a Nurse led team take palliative care to the rural poor and needy of Kancheepuram Block. A doctor from Chennai visits the Kancheepuram Centre periodically for consultations. Medical personnel from DEAN Foundation visits the Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Institute, Karapettai twice a week to assist in their Palliative Out-patient Clinic.

  • Integrated Palliative And Geriatric Rural Outreach Project, Dean Foundation, Karamadai

    State

    Rural Outreach Hospice & Palliative Care, Geriatric Support and Rehabilitation Services, DEAN Foundation’s dream project at Karamadai, is about 30 Kms from Coimbatore. This project that started on May 7, 2017 functions on one acre of land that belongs to the Trust. On March 28, 2017, SBI Foundation, signed an MoU with DEAN Foundation towards ‘Project SBI - Anugraha’ – a flagship initiative to take Home Care Palliative services to the rural underserved population of Karamadai Block. Services offered:  Home Based Care  Counseling  Training, Advocacy & Research

  • Department of Paediatric Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Dean Foundation, Egmore

    State

    On 15 July 2010, DEAN Foundation was handed over 5 beds for Paediatric Palliative Care Project in the Gov’t 838 – bed Children’s Hospital, Egmore. This Department of Paediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine of Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore is manned and managed totally by DEAN Foundation. Services Offered:  Out Patient Services  Home Based Care  Dedicated Palliative Care Ward  Other specialist Ward Visits  Palliative Care Services also offered for women at IOG, Gov’t Hospital, Egmore

  • Dean Foundation Hospice and Palliative Care Centre, Kilpauk, Chennai

    State

    Since 9 March 1998, DEAN Foundation has worked incessantly towards providing Palliative Care services to the urban and rural poor of Chennai, in an Outpatient setting as well as through Home Care services. The Head Office and Resource hub:  Mentors and assists in setting up new Palliative Care Centres, provides awareness, training, education and research  Conducts Workshops and Seminars in Integrative Treatment modalities / Therapeutic techniques  Provides Out-patient services and Home Based Care  Creates new collaborations and partnerships  Works with the Department of Health & Family Welfare and State Health Society, Govt. of Tamil Nadu  Is involved in advocacy, setting standards, networking and support systems

  • Rural Outreach Hospice & Palliative Care and Geriatric Services, Dean Foundation Kancheepuram

    State

    On 4 March 2010, DEAN Foundation’s first Rural Palliative Care Centre saw the light of the day, in the Thirupukuzhi Upgraded Primary Health Center Baluchetty Chatram, Kancheepuram District. Home Care visits by a Nurse led team take palliative care to the rural poor and needy of Kancheepuram Block. A doctor from Chennai visits the Kancheepuram Centre periodically for consultations. Medical personnel from DEAN Foundation visits the Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Institute, Karapettai twice a week to assist in their Palliative Out-patient Clinic.

  • Integrated Palliative and Geriatric Rural Outreach Project, Dean Foundation, Karamadai

    State

    Rural Outreach Hospice & Palliative Care, Geriatric Support and Rehabilitation Services, DEAN Foundation’s dream project at Karamadai, is about 30 Kms from Coimbatore. This project that started on May 7, 2017 functions on one acre of land that belongs to the Trust. On March 28, 2017, SBI Foundation, signed an MoU with DEAN Foundation towards ‘Project SBI - Anugraha’ – a flagship initiative to take Home Care Palliative services to the rural underserved population of Karamadai Block. Services offered:  Home Based Care  Counseling  Training, Advocacy & Research

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Impact Metrics

  • No. of Beneficiaries

    Program Name

    DEAN Foundation Hospice and Palliative Care Centre, Kilpauk, Chennai

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2022-23 598

  • No. of Outpatient Visits

    Program Name

    DEAN Foundation Hospice and Palliative Care Centre, Kilpauk, Chennai

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 13
    • 2020-21 87
    • 2021-22 64
    • 2022-23 1927

  • No. of Home Care Visits

    Program Name

    DEAN Foundation Hospice and Palliative Care Centre, Kilpauk, Chennai

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 3562
    • 2020-21 2191
    • 2021-22 1104
    • 2022-23 2253

  • No of Beneficiaries

    Program Name

    Rural Outreach Hospice & Palliative Care and Geriatric Services, DEAN Foundation Kancheepuram

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 863
    • 2020-21 683
    • 2021-22 785
    • 2022-23 682

  • No. of Outpatient Visits

    Program Name

    Rural Outreach Hospice & Palliative Care and Geriatric Services, DEAN Foundation Kancheepuram

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2022-23 1398

  • No. of Home Care Visits

    Program Name

    Rural Outreach Hospice & Palliative Care and Geriatric Services, DEAN Foundation Kancheepuram

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2022-23 2123

  • No of Beneficiaries

    Program Name

    Department of Paediatric Hospice & Palliative Medicine, DEAN Foundation, Egmore

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2022-23 454

  • No. of Outpatient Visits

    Program Name

    Department of Paediatric Hospice & Palliative Medicine, DEAN Foundation, Egmore

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2022-23 364

  • No. of Inpatient Days

    Program Name

    Department of Paediatric Hospice & Palliative Medicine, DEAN Foundation, Egmore

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1273
    • 2020-21 0
    • 2021-22 0
    • 2022-23 137

  • No of Beneficiaries

    Program Name

    Integrated Palliative and Geriatric Rural Outreach Project, DEAN Foundation, Karamadai

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2022-23 198

  • No. of Home Care Visits

    Program Name

    Integrated Palliative and Geriatric Rural Outreach Project, DEAN Foundation, Karamadai

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2022-23 1709

  • No. of Beneficiaries

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 385
    • 2020-21 279
    • 2021-22 206

  • No. of Outpatient Visits

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 13
    • 2020-21 87
    • 2021-22 64

  • No. of Home Care Visits

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 3562
    • 2020-21 2191
    • 2021-22 1104

  • No of Beneficiaries

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 863
    • 2020-21 683
    • 2021-22 785

  • No. of Inpatient Days

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1273

  • No. of Beneficiaries

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 385
    • 2020-21 279
    • 2021-22 206

Theory of Change

Impact: Better End of Life Care and a painless and dignified Death Support and rehabilitation for the family Long Term Outcomes: Patient and family satisfaction Reduced Caregiver burnout Avoiding futile medical interventions Reduced Hospitalisation and ICU Deaths Preconditions: 1. A policy about Hospice and Palliative Care, legal and other issues is available 2. A trainer and training material about Palliative Care is available for the staff 3. Staff are aware of Palliative Care in critical & chronic illness 4. Staff have perception that treatment withdrawal is legal 5. Staff are able to communicate and collaborate with Palliative Care Specialists 6. Staff have Palliative Care Communication skills 7. Staff have the skill to identify patients/families with Palliative Care needs 8. Staff have the skills to address the holistic Palliative Care needs of patients/families 9. Early Palliative Care conversations and Goals of Care discussions with patients and families are available in medical records 10. Shared decision making (Palliative Care Team, patient and family) 11. A trainer and training material about Palliative Care in critical & chronic illness is available for the public 12. The public is aware of Palliative Care in critical & chronic illness Intervention Activities: 1. Educating staff on Palliative Care policy including legal issues 2. Educating staff on communication skills and assessing Palliative Care needs of patients and families 3. Ongoing Educational modules and webinar series for staff 4. Conducting Palliative Care conversations and Goals of Care discussions with patients and families 5. Identifying Palliative Care needs of patients and families 6. Documenting and sharing Palliative Care conversations with patients and families 7. Addressing the Palliative Care needs of patients and families 8. Communicating and collaborating with Palliative Care Specialists 9. Brochure and Public Awareness Programmes for Palliative Care in critical & chronic illness Overarching Assumptions: Cultural Factors (Eg: Palliative Care discussions) Religious Factors (Eg: re Treatment Withdrawal) Legal Issues (Eg: for Treatment withdrawal) Time restrictions

Leadership Team

  • Mrs. Deepa Muthaiya

    Founder Chairman (Honorary)

  • Dr. KA Nambudripad

    Chief Medical Officer

  • Jissy V (Jissy Mathew) Poulose Consultant

    Palliative Care Physician

  • Ms. V. Menaka

    Asst. Manager – Patient Care

  • Mrs. Salitha Abraham

    Consultant – Nonprofit Management & Strategy

  • Dr. K.A. Nambudripad

    Chief Medical Officer

  • Dr. John Kurian

    Medical Officer - Palliative Care

  • V. Menaka

    Asst. Manager - Patient Care

  • Mr. P. Monna Mohammed

    Asst. Manager - Accounts

  • Deepa Muthaiya

    Founder Chairman (Honorary)

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAATD3083C

  • Registration ID

    271/98

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    TN/2017/0181626

  • 12A

    AAATD3083CE20214

  • 80G

    AAATD3083CF20222

  • FCRA

    075900984

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00000401

Location

Other Details

  • Parent Organisation

    NA

  • Sister Organisation

    NA

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Trust

  • Employees

    21-50

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Financial Details

 Income / Expenses

  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.20,604,211
    Expenses
    Rs.20,951,696
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.2,095,169
    Program Expenses
    Rs.18,856,527
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  • 2020-21

    Income
    Rs.23,237,919
    Expenses
    Rs.21,164,360
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.2,116,436
    Program Expenses
    Rs.19,047,924
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  • 2021-22

    Income
    Rs.22,823,423
    Expenses
    Rs.22,503,905
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.2,250,390
    Program Expenses
    Rs.20,253,515
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