Karuna Hospice Services provides specialist community palliative care, servicing the Brisbane north region. Since 1992, Karuna has expertly cared for individuals and families with compassion and kindness to assist them to live a meaningful and happy life while embracing uncertainty and change.As a result of many years of experience, Karuna has developed models of care and education to help people understand, prepare for and face the end of life with calm and acceptance.In serving the community Karuna strives to follow the inspirational ideals and examples set by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Karuna's Spiritual Patron, whose own lifelong mission is to serve others with universal compassion and kindness. These are Karuna's underlying values.