Ottawa, Parkgate, Verulam, Waterloo, Amoutana, Hazelmere, Oakford, Cottonlands, Buffelsdraai, Osindisweni, Tongaat, Westbrook, Oginjini and Umhloti.

Patients suffering from:

• – Cancer
•  – HIV/ AIDS (CD4 count < 350) 

1. Referral Letter with diagnosis for Cancer, HIV/ AIDS
2. I.D Book
3. CD4 count < 350

According to the World Health Organisation (W.H.O) definition – “Palliative Care is an approach that improves the quality of life of a patient and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering. The early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psycho-social and spiritual”.

It offers a support system to help patients live as actively as possible until death and to help the family cope during the patient’s illness and in their bereavement.

A) Home Care – Care within the home
The Home Care Team:

• Trained Caregiver
• Professional Nurses trained in palliative care
• Doctors
• Social Worker
• Spiritual Counsellor

B) Day Care – Contributes to improve the quality of life of patients and families in a group

• Interact socially
• Learn new hobbies
• Opportunity for clinical assessments
• Health Education
• Counselling
• Music Exercises
• Laughter Therapy
• Enjoying lunch together in a fun filled environment

C) Psycho-social and Spiritual Support

• Provides a culturally sensitive support to assist patients and families to deal with social, emotional and spiritual needs

D) Bereavement Support groups

•  Aimed at supporting individuals to find their own inner resources when faced with loss, to acknowledge that grief is painful but a normal process
•  Bereavement groups
•  Bereavement counsellor

E) Poverty Relief

• Food hampers and nutritious products provided by sponsors are distributed to the patients when available.

F) Clinical Care

• Once a month, a volunteer medical Doctor examines some of the patients at the hospice and prescribed medication is obtained from the local pharmacy.

• Become a Hospice Volunteer
• Be a life time member
• Join the Management committee etc

• Donate Items such as Ensure, Future Life, Food Parcels and Toiletries
• Donation via Stop Orders
• Cash Donations

• Bank: First National Bank
• Account No: 50911149596
• Code: 220229
• Reference: Name and Surname

• 45 As-Safa Way
• Riyadh
• Verulam

Telephone: 032 533 2764 / 063 432 6104 or Watsapp

vlmhospice@gmail.com

• Monday – 08:00 to 16:00
• Tuesday – 08:00 to 16:00
• Wednesday – 08:00 to 16:00
• Thursday – 08:00 to 16:00
• Friday – 08:00 to 16:00
• Saturday & Sunday – Closed