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Patient & Family Care
The Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Approach involves specialised medical, psycho-social, spiritual and bereavement care to the patients and their families in the comfort of their homes. The focus is on the reduction of total pain to improve the quality of life for both the patients and their families.
Palliative care at St Luke’s Combined Hospices is provided to adult patients from the age of 18+, who have diagnosed with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses like:
- Cancer
- End-stage incurable heart, lung, liver, kidney diseases
- Neurological diagnosis such as Motor Neurone Disease
- HIV/AIDS
Excludes the following diagnosis:
- Stroke
- Alzheimers
- Dementia
- Psychosis
- Alchohol / Drug withdrawal
Palliative Care entails:
- Prevention and relief of suffering through early identification, holistic assessments and management of total pain
- Affirmation of life and regard dying as a normal process
- Integration of spiritual care regardless of faith, culture or belief system
- Supporting patients and their families with bereavement and counselling services
Ongoing-Care at Home includes:
- Full access to the Interdisciplinary Team
- Educating and supporting families with managing the care of the patient
- Facilitating drafting of wills, social security applications (disability, pension, grant in aid and ID), school applications and UIF applications
- Working in collaboration with other community based services
Out-Patient Community Based Palliative Care
The community based service is available and accessible to registered patients who are independently functional and mobile. There are a total of 9 community day hospices situated in Athlone, False Bay, Grassy Park, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, West Coast and Kenilworth
Community Day Hospices offer:
- Full services of our Interdisciplinary Team
- Support groups for patients
- Personal enrichment and development activities
- Respite for patients and their families
- Interactive educational activities, debriefing and fun outings
Care at home
Community Nursing
St Luke’s Combined Hospices care is provided to patients in the comfort of their homes by an Interdisciplinary team consisting of Professional Nurses, Social Workers, Medical Doctors, Carers, Spiritual and…
Psychosocial Care Services
We have a dedicated team of Social Workers who work alongside the medical team providing supportive services for the patient and family, including counselling, food relief programmes, family meetings, supporting patients and…
Spiritual Care Services
A key focus of high quality palliative care is the provision of spiritual care. Spirituality has to do with how we make sense of the world, including how we connect to ourselves, to each other, and to our…
Bereavement Support Services
Bereavement counselling and support is available at St Luke’s Combined Hospices through the psychosocial team, which is coordinated by a health care professional and staffed by…
Community Hospices
The Community Hospices offer an opportunity of support, socialisation and relief for care givers. Patients join activities once per week and also have access to the services of the interdisciplinary team consisting of nurses, social worker, volunteers, spiritual counsellor and medical doctor depending on their individual needs. This model increases the quality of life where patients are supported and prevents social exclusion or feelings of isolation. Fun in-house and extramural activities are arranged to engage and stimulate patients in a meaningful way.
West Coast
Athlone
False Bay
Grassy Park
Mitchells Plain
West Coast
- +27 (0)21 557 8925
- www.hospicewestcoast.co.za
- 1 Hof Street, Table View, 7441
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday: 08h30 to 15h00
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed
Areas Covered:
West Coast 1:
Brooklyn, Rugby, Sandrift, Summer Greens, Ysterplaat, Century City, Tygerhof, Woodbridge Island, Lagoon Beach, Sunset Beach, Milnerton, Milnerton Ridge, Dolphin Beach, Flamingo Vlei.
West Coast 2:
Table View, Parklands, Sunningdale, West Beach, Bloubergrandt, Bloubergrise, Bloubergstrand, Big Bay, Melkbosstrand, Atlantic Beach, Van Riebeckstrand, Duynefontein, West Riding, Morningstar.
Athlone
- +27 (0)21 637 6077
- 1 Hof Street, Table View, 7441
Office Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 08h00 to 14h00
Wednesday to Friday: Closed
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed
Areas Covered:
Rondebosch East, Garlandale, Crawford, Belthorn Estate, Belgravia Estate, Mountview, Kewton, Bokmakierie, Alicedale, Silvertown, Bridgetown, Parktown, Rylands Estate, Surrey Estate, Greenhaven, Vanguard Estate, Welcome Estate, Primrose Park, Newfields Estate, Sybrand Park.
False Bay
- +27 (0)21 785 2104
- 161 Kommetjie Rd, Fish Hoek, Cape Town, 7976
Office Hours:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 09h00 to 12h00
Wednesday: Closed
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed
Areas Covered:
False Bay 1:
Fish Hoek, Murdock Valley, Redhill, Red Hill Settlement, Silver glades, Boulders, Kommetjie, Misty Cliffs, San Michel, Silvermine Village, Sunnydale, Glencairn, Scarborough, Simon’s Town, Sun Valley, Masiphumlelele, Silvertree estate, Dido Valley, Imhoff’s Gift, Capri Village, Farie Knowe, Noordhoek, Milkwood Park, Stone Haven, Noordhoek Manor
False Bay 2:
Fish Hoek, Kalkbay, Marina Da Gama, St James, Clovelly, Da Gama Park, Capricorn Sunrise Circle, Lakeside, Muizenberg, Baden Powell, Ocean View, Silverglades, Evergreen Retirement Village, Westlake Area, Stonehurst.
Grassy Park
- +27 (0)84 898 7654
- +27 (0)82 713 9540
- 1 Lotus River Housing Project, 4th Avenue, Lotus River, Cape Town, 7941
Office Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 09h00 to 12h00
Wednesday to Friday: Closed
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed
Areas Covered:
Grassy Park 1:
Coniston Park, Hillview, Lavender Hill, Marble Courts, Montague Village, Parkwood, Retreat, Seawinds, Sharedon Park, Steenberg, Vrygrond / Capricorn.
Grassy Park 2:
Eagle Park / Phulani, Grass Park Lotus River, Montagues Gift Road, Parkwood Estate, Ottery, Pelican Park / New Horizons / Eagle Park, Parkwood, Zeekoeivlei.
Mitchells Plain
- +27 (0)79 854 2908
- Ward 119, Lentegeur Hospital, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, 7786
Office Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 09h00 to 12h00
Wednesday and Thursday: Closed
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed
Areas Covered:
Mitchell’s Plain 1:
Coniston Park, Hillview, Lavender Hill, Marble Courts, Montague Village, Parkwood, Retreat, Seawinds, Sharedon Park, Steenberg, Vrygrond / Capricorn.
Mitchell’s Plain 2:
Bay View, Old Strandfontein, Rocklands, San Remo, Strandfontein, Tafelsig.
Mitchell’s Plain 3:
Beaconvalley, Eastridge next to Beacon Valley, Eastridge next to Portlands, Lentegeur, Mandalay, Montclair, Montrose Park, Morgenster, Watergate 1.
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How do I access care?
The referral process can take time and there is most likely a waiting list. Therefore, contact with our team should preferably be sooner rather than later. It is important to understand that first contact with St Luke’s Combined Hospices should not be as an ‘emergency service’. Rather it is a considered, and long-term, holistic care service designed for the specific needs of each individual patient and their family. Care is provided at no cost unless you are a member of a Medical Aid where the medical aid rates will apply for your specific medical aid plan.
Contact
- +27 (0)21 797 5335
- 92 Harfield Road, Kenilworth , Cape Town, 7708
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday: 08h00 to 16h00
*First assessments for referrals are done in all areas except False Bay & West Coast who do their own.