diff --git a/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/components/dashboard/DashboardSummaryCards.css b/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/components/dashboard/DashboardSummaryCards.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51f3d1079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/components/dashboard/DashboardSummaryCards.css
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+.dsc-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(200px, 1fr));
+  gap: 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 2rem;
+}
+
+.dsc-card {
+  background: #4fa0c8 !important;
+  border: 1px solid var(--dsc-accent-color);
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  padding: 1.25rem 1.25rem 1rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.dsc-card::before {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  height: 3px;
+  border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0;
+  background: var(--dsc-accent-color);
+  opacity: 0.85;
+}
+
+.dsc-card:hover {
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px #4fa0c8;
+}
+.dsc-card-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.6rem;
+}
+
+.dsc-icon-wrap {
+  width: 34px;
+  height: 34px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  background: var(--dsc-accent-bg);
+  color: var(--dsc-accent-color);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.dsc-label {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.dsc-value {
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  line-height: 1;
+  margin-top: 0.25rem;
+  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+}
+
+.dsc-suffix {
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
+  margin-left: 2px;
+}
+.dsc-description {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.dsc-card.accent {
+  --dsc-accent-color: white;
+  --dsc-accent-bg: #4fa0c8;
+}
+
+.dsc-card.dsc-skeleton {
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.dsc-skeleton-icon {
+  width: 34px;
+  height: 34px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: #4fa0c8 !important;
+  animation: dsc-pulse 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+.dsc-skeleton-line {
+  height: 10px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  background: #4fa0c8 !important;
+  animation: dsc-pulse 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+.dsc-skeleton-line.short { width: 50%; }
+.dsc-skeleton-line.long  { width: 35%; height: 28px; margin-top: 0.5rem; }
+
+@keyframes dsc-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.4; }
+  50%       { opacity: 0.9; }
+}
+
+.dsc-error {
+  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
+  background: rgba(251, 113, 133, 0.1);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(251, 113, 133, 0.25);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  color: #fb7185;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .dsc-grid {
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
+  }
+
+  .dsc-value {
+    font-size: 1.6rem;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/components/dashboard/DashboardSummaryCards.jsx b/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/components/dashboard/DashboardSummaryCards.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a0826413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/components/dashboard/DashboardSummaryCards.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import { motion } from "framer-motion";
+import {
+  Users,
+  UserCheck,
+  Stethoscope,
+  ClipboardList,
+  CheckCircle2,
+  Clock,
+  TrendingUp,
+} from "lucide-react";
+import "./DashboardSummaryCards.css"
+
+const CARD_CONFIG = [
+  {
+    key: "totalPatients",
+    label: "Total Patients",
+    icon: Stethoscope,
+    accent: "accent-teal",
+    description: "All registered patients",
+  },
+  {
+    key: "totalActivePatients",
+    label: "Active Patients",
+    icon: UserCheck,
+    accent: "accent-green",
+    description: "Currently active",
+  },
+  {
+    key: "totalStaff",
+    label: "Care Staff",
+    icon: Users,
+    accent: "accent-blue",
+    description: "Organisation staff",
+  },
+  {
+    key: "totalTasks",
+    label: "Total Tasks",
+    icon: ClipboardList,
+    accent: "accent-purple",
+    description: "All assigned tasks",
+  },
+  {
+    key: "completedTasks",
+    label: "Completed Tasks",
+    icon: CheckCircle2,
+    accent: "accent-emerald",
+    description: "Successfully completed",
+  },
+  {
+    key: "pendingTasks",
+    label: "Pending Tasks",
+    icon: Clock,
+    accent: "accent-amber",
+    description: "Awaiting completion",
+  },
+  {
+    key: "taskCompletionRate",
+    label: "Completion Rate",
+    icon: TrendingUp,
+    accent: "accent-rose",
+    description: "Tasks completed (%)",
+    suffix: "%",
+  },
+];
+
+export default function DashboardSummaryCards({ summary, loading, error }) {
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="dsc-grid">
+        {CARD_CONFIG.map((card) => (
+          <div key={card.key} className="dsc-card dsc-skeleton">
+            <div className="dsc-skeleton-icon" />
+            <div className="dsc-skeleton-line short" />
+            <div className="dsc-skeleton-line long" />
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="dsc-error">
+        <p>⚠ Could not load summary: {error}</p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!summary) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="dsc-grid">
+      {CARD_CONFIG.map((card, i) => {
+        const Icon = card.icon;
+        const value = summary[card.key] ?? "—";
+
+        return (
+          <motion.div
+            key={card.key}
+            className={`dsc-card ${card.accent}`}
+            initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 16 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+            transition={{ duration: 0.35, delay: i * 0.06 }}
+          >
+            <div className="dsc-card-header">
+              <div className="dsc-icon-wrap">
+                <Icon size={18} />
+              </div>
+              <span className="dsc-label">{card.label}</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="dsc-value">
+              {value}
+              {card.suffix && value !== "—" && (
+                <span className="dsc-suffix">{card.suffix}</span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+            <p className="dsc-description">{card.description}</p>
+          </motion.div>
+        );
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
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diff --git a/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/pages/DashboardHome.jsx b/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/pages/DashboardHome.jsx
index 4d90bf364..53e5456ed 100644
--- a/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/pages/DashboardHome.jsx
+++ b/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/pages/DashboardHome.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,48 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { motion } from "framer-motion";
 import StatCard from "../components/dashboard/StatCard";
 import { DASHBOARD_STATS } from "../utils/constants";
 import { ArrowRight, Building2, Users, ShieldAlert, FileBarChart2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+import axios from "axios";
+import DashboardSummaryCards from "../components/dashboard/DashboardSummaryCards";
 
 export default function DashboardHome() {
+  const [summary, setSummary] = useState(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState("");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const fetchSummary = async () => {
+      try {
+        const token = localStorage.getItem("guardian_admin_token");
+
+        const response = await axios.get(
+          "https://guardian-backend-git-fix-cors-patelrudra2306-5873s-projects.vercel.app/api/v1/admin/dashboard-summary",
+          {
+            headers: {
+              Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+              "Content-Type": "application/json",
+              Accept: "application/json",
+            },
+            withCredentials: false,
+          }
+        );
+        setSummary(response.data);
+      } catch (err) {
+        setError(
+          err?.response?.data?.message ||
+          err?.message ||
+          "Failed to load dashboard summary."
+        );
+      } finally {
+        setLoading(false);
+      }
+    };
+
+    fetchSummary();
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <div className="dashboard-home">
       <motion.section
@@ -45,11 +83,17 @@ export default function DashboardHome() {
         </div>
       </motion.section>
 
-      <section className="stats-grid">
+      <DashboardSummaryCards
+        summary={summary}
+        loading={loading}
+        error={error}
+      />
+
+      {/* <section className="stats-grid">
         {DASHBOARD_STATS.map((item) => (
           <StatCard key={item.title} {...item} />
         ))}
-      </section>
+      </section> */}
 
       <section className="dashboard-panels">
         <motion.article
@@ -74,23 +118,19 @@ export default function DashboardHome() {
           transition={{ duration: 0.45, delay: 0.12 }}
         >
           <h3>Upcoming modules</h3>
-
           <div className="mini-module-list">
             <div className="mini-module-item">
               <ShieldAlert size={18} />
               <span>Alerts & Monitoring</span>
             </div>
-
             <div className="mini-module-item">
               <Users size={18} />
               <span>Staff Administration</span>
             </div>
-
             <div className="mini-module-item">
               <Building2 size={18} />
               <span>Organisation Workflows</span>
             </div>
-
             <div className="mini-module-item">
               <FileBarChart2 size={18} />
               <span>Reports & Analytics</span>
diff --git a/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/utils/storage.js b/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/utils/storage.js
index a650fb135..db6d7b553 100644
--- a/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/utils/storage.js
+++ b/guardian-admin-dashboard/src/utils/storage.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ export function setAuthToken(token) {
 }
 
 export function getAuthToken() {
-  return localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEYS.token);
+  const token = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEYS.token);
+  return token;
 }
 
 export function removeAuthToken() {