The hospice provides home-based palliative care free of charge to 920 patients with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses and their families in and around Rustenburg. Its vision is to provide excellent palliative care to all, supporting quality of life and dignity in death.
The hospice has a strong networking partnership with other community-based organisations to help provide a holistic approach to patients. Currently the hospice team is made up of five professional nurses, three psychosocial carers, 32 community careworkers and four volunteer careworkers.
The main objectives for a possible twinning partnership are:
- to develop mutual understanding to learn from each other
- to work together to develop friendship links, exchange experiences, knowledge and skills
- common motivation to provide appropriate palliative care to dying people and support to their families
- to encourage both personal and team development within the hospices
- practice useful and emotional support to people who are working in different environments
- raise awareness of the needs of the dying people and the benefits of palliative care in less developed countries.
For more information please email Karen Ackerman, chief executive officer, or visit the Hospice Rustenburg website.
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