Inpatient Care Unit

Our Inpatient Care Unit consists of two single rooms with their own verandahs, one six-bed and one four-bed ward. Some overlook the lovely shaded Peace Garden with a wheelchair trail and benches where patients can spend time with their families.

Not all patients in the ward are patients with life-limiting conditions. Palliative care patients are admitted for symptom control or respite. Others are admitted from Stellenbosch hospital for rehabilitation or step-down after admission before returning home. All are cared for by a strong team of professional nurses and carers. Volunteer doctors from the Stellenbosch community assist, with some of the difficult medical problems of our palliative care patients in the ward. 

Palliative Home Nursing

The majority of our patients with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses are cared for in the privacy of their own homes by our Palliative Home Nursing team. Our Palliative Care nursing sisters are supported by social workers and volunteers. They work closely with the patient and family, to ensure our patient’s well-being, pain management and symptom control. A member of the Interdisciplinary team makes regular visits to assess the patient’s condition and provide additional care or other services. In addition, a professional Palliative Care nursing sister is contactable by telephone at any time and work under the medical guidance of our Palliative Care Doctors.

Psycho Social Services

Our Psycho Social Services team and valued volunteers provide counselling support to patients and their families through individual and family counselling sessions, as well as bereavement counselling where needed. We also provide assistance with accessing government grants which ensures an improvement in patients’ socio- economic conditions.

Regular occupational therapy days are held for the more mobile patients who benefit from the social interaction with others who are ill, plus the stimulation of practical activities and the joy of regular field trips to special places, such as the sea or Botanical Gardens.