First Pediatric Hospice in South America

In 2025, Casa de Luz, the first pediatric hospice in South America, continued providing compassionate palliative care and emotional support to children with life-limiting conditions and their families.

Throughout the year, Fundación Casa Familia supported a total of 117 families, of which 26 families were welcomed at Casa de Luz. These families received comprehensive accompaniment, including compassionate palliative care, emotional support, and a safe, dignified environment during temporary stays or end-of-life care.

In addition to comprehensive nursing and psychosocial support, families at Casa de Luz had access to a range of complementary and alternative therapies aimed at enhancing emotional well-being and quality of life. These included canine-assisted therapy (canotherapy), hydrotherapy, equine-assisted therapy, art therapy, and music therapy, offering meaningful moments of connection, expression, and comfort for children and their families.

Our work is grounded in a family-centered care approach, ensuring that children and their loved ones are not alone during vulnerable moments, and that care is provided with dignity, warmth, and respect.

Thanks to the ongoing support of our donors and partners, Casa de Luz continues to strengthen access to pediatric palliative care in the region and to raise awareness of the importance of compassionate end-of-life care.

On September 29th, volunteers, families, and part of the team gathered to celebrate our third anniversary of Casa de Luz in an intimate and emotional lunch.

The event took place in the dining rooms of Casa de Luz and began with a few worfs of our executive director, Mónica Gana, who briefly reviewd the main challenges and achievements during these three years. 

Monica also dedicate some words to thank the team for their great work; the volunteers for their tremendous dedication, and past and current families for their trust.

We are very proud to share that since we welcomed our first patient on September of 2022, we have received and accompanied sixty families, significantly improving their quality of life.

Links:

• Fundacion Casa Familia website