Sadly, the Knysna Sedgefield Hospice Pancake Team has retired. I interviewed Libby van Tonder whose initiative it was to start the Pancake Team and this is what she has to say about her truly valued contribution to our organistion over the years… “I have always had a great interest in Hospice, but I really started […]
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An ongoing clinical quality improvement project: One component of being a five star hospice is that Knysna Sedgefield Hospice undertakes regular audits of our performance. Why do we do this? We want to make sure we deliver the best possible quality service to our patients and families and keep training our staff to iron out […]
Read More »Living and dying in pain – it doesn’t have to happen
A day in the life of a Knysna Sedgefield Hospice Social Worker
What does your job entail? As social workers we interact very closely with our patients and their families to help address any problematic situations they may face, from basic physical needs to helping them and their families keep perspective and prepare for the end of life situation. Describe your average work day? As social workers […]
Read More »Mindful Wellness coaching with Susan McGarvie
Susan McGarvie has been leading our team through Mindful Wellness training sessions. We have learnt so much from Susan and we can highly recommend her! Susan has worked in the healthcare and NGO industries for 2 decades. She has a masters degree in Palliative Care with a special focus on the professional development of patient […]
Read More »A day in the life of Sr. Dina Arends
What does your job entail? I offer holistic, palliative care to our registered patients. My care is focussed on the treatment and management of symptoms associated with my patient’s illnesses. I aim to make my patients as comfortable and pain free as possible in the comfort of their own homes, surrounded by the people that […]
Read More »Knysna Day Care (Aug 2016)
Every Tuesday we bring around 25 of our housebound patients to our offices in Wilson street, Hunter’s home. This is an opportunity for them to get out of their homes, socialise, be creative and have time with our nurses and medical doctor. It’s also an opportunity for their care givers to have a well deserved […]
Read More »Hearts for Hospice
As a Hospice we recognise that it is often hard for a healthy person to see the needs beyond the physical/medical needs of a patient. Patients have dreams and aspirations that they begin to realise will never manifest due to their declining health. We don’t want to minimise the importance of the psycho-social needs of […]
Read More »Interview with an inspiring volunteer!
Interview with Moyra Wainwright aged 62 years One of our nursing volunteers recently ran the Knysna Half Marathon (21.1kms) during the well-known Oyster Festival. At the age of 62 Moyra who is a seasoned marathon runner qualified for the ‘Grand Master’ category and finished the race in 2hrs and 14mins putting her in 2nd place […]
Read More »Kahn from The Parlotones makes a patient’s dream come true…
Lize Maree is one of our palliative care patients who is now sadly bedridden. She is a huge fan of the South African band who have achieved international success, The Parlotones! Her biggest regret is that she never attended a live concert and wished to meet Kahn, the front man of The Parlotones. Knysna-Sedgefield Hospice […]
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