Aurora House Foundation

Aurora House Foundation

Aurora is the dawn, the light of a new day.  Aurora House is the light for those who are approaching the end of life.  The light which offers dignity, compassion and respect.

Aurora House Foundation is a licensed Special Care Facility which provides compassionate care for people in the final stages of life at no cost to the patient.  This special house offers love and compassion through trained volunteers and a staff of Caregivers.  Quality care is provided in a home-like atmosphere, with clean and comfortable, private rooms.

The idea for Aurora House began as a dream of Dr. Rafael Rodriguez, founding Director.  "When I was Medical Director of a local Hospice, I visited a lot of patients and their families in their homes.  Sometimes I saw patients in the process of dying who were living in extreme poverty.  They had not been bathed, they were lying in dirty sheets, and they hadn't eaten for days, because they didn't have the resources or families who could take care of them.  We were taking those patients to McAllen, to the Comfort House, but in the same time we were separating the patients from their families and friends,"  said Dr. Rodriguez.  "We needed a place in the Mid-Valley area where families could visit so patients wouldn't feel abandoned."  Through a grassroots effort, volunteers were able to purchase and remodel a home for four patients in south Weslaco.  The first patient was admitted in June of 2007.  

Since then we have added an additional 6 rooms and an Educational Building (Aurora House Center for Palliative Care).

Two more room were added during the Summer of 2016 as of now we have 10 rooms to better serve our community.

Volunteers are a blessing to Aurora House and its patients.

Resident's needs are always a top priority.  Being with residents and family members can be a blessing to them and to you.

If you are feeling like you just have to do something, you can still be a blessing by helping in varies other areas.

"Any decent society cares for its most vulnerable members, including children and the elderly."

---Marcia Angell, M. D.

Our mission is to provide palliative and compassionate care to person in the last phase of incurable disease, so they can approach death with dignity, comfort and peace.  To recognize that death is a part of the human life cycle and focuses on respect and compassion in preparation for death.  

Aurora House does not receive money from medicare, medicaid or other government resources, relying instead on the generosity of our residents and their families, the community and the charitable organizations for economic support.

Aurora House is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization.

In the near future, Aurora House will be having events, we will keep you informed on events as they are approaching with plenty of time to make plans to participate in these upcoming events.