A decade of trusted home care across Kenya
Lanterna Home Health Care was founded with a single conviction: that every person deserves access to high-quality clinical care in the place they feel safest — their own home. For over ten years, we have been delivering on that promise to families across Kenya.
Today, more than 500 patients and their families have trusted us with their care. From post-surgical recovery to long-term palliative support, from newborn care to school clinic management — our team shows up, every time, with the skill and compassion the moment demands.
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10+
Years in operation
500+
Patients served
Govt
Registered provider
24/7
Availability nationwide
Our story
Built from a belief that good care shouldn't stop at the hospital gate
Lanterna was founded by Dorcas Odhiambo, a nurse who had watched too many patients discharged from hospital into homes that were not ready to care for them. Family members left to manage wound dressings they hadn't been trained for. Elderly parents alone between appointments. Patients who needed a nurse, but couldn't get one to come to them.
She built Lanterna to close that gap. Starting in Karen, Nairobi, the practice grew steadily on reputation alone — word of mouth from families who had experienced the difference that consistent, professional in-home care makes.
Over a decade later, that founding belief still governs every service we offer. We are registered by the Government of Kenya, and every clinician we deploy — nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, and nutritionists — is qualified and licensed by their respective governing body. It's the standard we hold ourselves to, because our patients and their families deserve nothing less.
10+ years of uninterrupted service
We have been operating continuously for over a decade — through the disruptions of the pandemic and beyond. Families who came to us in 2014 still call us today.
500+ patients, each one known by name
We do not operate at scale for its own sake. Every patient has a dedicated care team who knows their history, their preferences, and their family.
Registered — and every clinician licensed
We are registered by the Government of Kenya, and our nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, and nutritionists each hold an individual license from their respective governing body — the Nursing Council of Kenya, KMPDC, the Physiotherapy Council of Kenya, and the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute. That is the standard we maintain.
Nairobi-based, nationwide service
Headquartered in Karen, Nairobi, Lanterna serves patients across Kenya — from Nairobi's suburbs to clients in other counties who need professional home care brought to them.
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Our Vision
To be the provider of choice for quality home health care services.
We hold ourselves to the highest clinical standard — so that when families in Nairobi need care, Lanterna is the name they trust without hesitation.
Our Mission
Bringing the highest quality of care into the home — with compassion, skill, and respect for independence.
To provide in the home the highest quality of healthcare services to individuals and their families, maintaining their independence in the environment that is most comforting to them, rendered by compassionate, skilled and trained professionals.
Ready to work with us?
Over 500 families have trusted Lanterna. We'd be honoured to care for yours.