What palliative care means, and what it does not
Many families in India first hear the words “palliative care” and understand them as giving up. That is not what it means.
Palliative care is care aimed at comfort rather than cure. When treatment is no longer working, or when the burden of treatment has come to outweigh what it can achieve, the goal changes. It becomes about pain being controlled, dignity being preserved, and the person being surrounded by people who know them.
Choosing comfort is a decision about what matters most in the time that remains. It is not a decision to stop caring.
What we are, and what we are not
This is the part most facilities leave vague, and we would rather be direct with you.
Gracias Living is a care home, not a hospital. We do not diagnose and we do not decide treatment. Those decisions belong to the treating doctor.
What we do is follow the plan that doctor sets. We ask every family considering palliative care with us to obtain a consultation with a specialist in palliative medicine. Once that specialist has prescribed a plan, our nursing team administers the medication on schedule, watches for changes, and keeps the family informed.
Where something is needed that a care home cannot safely provide — an intravenous line, or a clinical intervention — we call a doctor in, or move the resident to a nearby nursing facility. We would rather tell you that boundary now than discover it during a difficult night.
When families come to us
Families rarely arrive because of a single crisis. They arrive because four things have quietly become true at once.
Findings drawn from published research on family caregivers in home-based palliative care in India, including work in the Indian Journal of Palliative Care.
What a resident receives
Cost and billing
Palliative care is charged between ₹1,30,500 and ₹1,50,000 per month, depending on the level of support the resident needs. A clinical assessment before admission determines which applies, and we confirm the figure in writing before you decide.
Because the length of stay in palliative situations is often genuinely uncertain, we also bill on a daily basis where that suits the family better.
See full pricing for what is included and what is billed separately.
Where we are
Two residences in Gurgaon: Blossom in Sector 43 and Zinnia in DLF Phase 3. Both are inside Gurgaon’s hospital belt, close to Paras, Fortis Memorial, Artemis and Medanta.
Talk to someone who has done this before
Describe the situation and we will tell you honestly whether we can help. If we are not the right place, we will say so.
What families ask us about palliative care
No. It means the goal shifts from curing to comfort. Pain and symptoms are actively managed; what changes is that treatment aimed at cure is no longer the priority. That decision is made by the family and the treating doctor, not by us.
No. Gracias Living is a care home, not a hospital. We do not diagnose or decide treatment. We ask families to obtain a consultation with a palliative medicine specialist, and we follow the plan that the specialist prescribes.
Our nursing team administers medication exactly as prescribed by the treating specialist, on schedule, and monitors for changes. Any change to the prescription comes from the doctor, not from us.
Where an intravenous line or clinical intervention is needed, we call a doctor to the residence or move the resident to a nearby nursing facility. We tell families this boundary before admission rather than during an emergency.
Between ₹1,30,500 and ₹1,50,000 per month, depending on the level of support required. Daily billing is available where the length of stay is uncertain.
Yes. Visiting is arranged around the family. Most visit daily, and many want to be present for long periods.