About St luke's hospice
St Luke's Hospice: Providing Compassionate End-of-Life Care
St Luke’s Combined Hospices is a leading provider of palliative care in South Africa. The hospice was established in 1979 and has since been providing compassionate end-of-life care to people with life-limiting illnesses. With a team of dedicated healthcare professionals, St Luke’s Hospice offers specialised medical and nursing care to patients and their families.
At St Luke’s Hospice, we understand that facing the end of life can be a difficult time for both patients and their loved ones. That's why we provide holistic care that addresses not only the physical symptoms but also the emotional, social, and spiritual needs of our patients. Our goal is to help our patients live as comfortably as possible during their final days while providing support to their families.
Our Services
St Luke’s Combined Hospices provides a range of services designed to meet the unique needs of each patient. Our services include:
1) Inpatient Care: We have two inpatient units located in Kenilworth and Constantia where we provide round-the-clock medical care for patients who require more intensive symptom management or who are unable to receive adequate care at home.
2) Home-Based Care: We offer home-based palliative care services for patients who prefer to receive treatment at home or who are unable to travel due to their condition.
3) Daycare Centre: Our daycare centre provides respite for caregivers while offering social activities, therapeutic interventions, and nursing support for our patients.
4) Bereavement Support: We offer bereavement counselling services for families who have lost loved ones under our care.
Our Team
At St Luke's Combined Hospices, we have a team of highly skilled healthcare professionals dedicated to providing quality end-of-life care. Our team includes doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, therapists (physiotherapists/occupational therapists), volunteers etc., all working together towards one common goal - improving the quality of life for our patients during this difficult time.
Our Approach
We believe that every patient deserves personalised attention tailored specifically towards meeting their unique needs. At St Luke's Combined Hospices we take an interdisciplinary approach which means that all members involved in your loved one's treatment work together closely with you as well as other health professionals involved in your loved one's treatment plan such as GP or specialist doctor(s). This ensures continuity of high-quality patient-centred palliative/end-of-life-care throughout your journey with us from admission until discharge (or death).
We also recognise that family members play an important role in caring for terminally ill individuals; therefore we involve them actively throughout the process by offering education on how best they can support their loved ones through this challenging period while taking into account cultural beliefs/practices if any exist within family dynamics/culture etc..
Why Choose Us?
Choosing hospice/palliative/end-of-life-care is never easy but choosing St Luke’s Combined Hospices means choosing compassionate professional service delivered by experienced staff committed towards ensuring dignity & comfort during this difficult time.
Here are some reasons why you should choose us:
1) Experience - With over 40 years' experience providing palliative/end-of-life-care services across Cape Town & surrounds; you can trust us when it comes down delivering quality service based on evidence-based practice guidelines.
2) Accreditation - We are accredited by various regulatory bodies including HPCA (Hospice Palliative Care Association), COHSASA (Council For Health Service Accreditation Of Southern Africa), NPO Directorate etc.. This ensures compliance with national standards set out by these organisations which translates into better outcomes/outstanding results achieved through continuous improvement initiatives implemented within organisation structure/processes/systems.
3) Patient-Centred Approach - At St Lukes combined hospices everything revolves around what is best suited towards meeting individual patient/family needs/preferences/goals/values/beliefs/cultural practices etc.. This approach ensures personalised attention given throughout journey from admission until discharge/death.
4) Multidisciplinary Team - Our multidisciplinary team comprises various healthcare professionals working collaboratively towards achieving common goals/objectives aimed at improving quality life experiences among those under our direct/indirect influence i.e., Patients/Families/Caregivers/Community Members/Employees/Volunteers/Stakeholders etc..
5) Community Outreach Programs – As part community outreach programs/initiatives undertaken regularly; we engage local communities through awareness campaigns aimed at promoting early detection/prevention measures related terminal illness conditions such cancer/HIV/AIDS/TB/Dementia/Parkinsonism/Multiple Sclerosis/Liver/Kidney Failure/Cardiac Failure/COPD/Stroke/Etc.. These campaigns aim educate public about importance seeking timely medical intervention when faced signs/symptoms associated these conditions thereby reducing morbidity/mortality rates associated late diagnosis/treatment initiation stages thereof..
Conclusion
In conclusion if you're looking compassionate professional service delivered experienced staff committed ensuring dignity & comfort during this difficult time then look no further than st luke combined hospices! With over 40 years' experience delivering high-quality palliative/end-of-life-care across Cape Town & surrounds coupled accreditation various regulatory bodies including HPCA(Council For Health Service Accreditation Of Southern Africa); COHSASA(NPO Directorate); NPO Directorate among others; rest assured knowing will receive nothing less than outstanding results achieved through continuous improvement initiatives implemented within organisation structure/processes/systems...