We serve the greater Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga Area

Touching lives since 1984

St Francis Hospice was established in 1984 by a group of committed
 individuals with a shared vision to
 provide palliative care and support for those 
living with life-limiting illnesses.

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Ways we can help

You or a loved one have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness such as Cancer, HIV/AIDS or Motor Neurone disease. Here are some of the ways we can help.

  • Home Care for Cancer, HIV/AIDS or Motor Neurone disease

  • Expertise in pain and symptom control

  • Hospice will liaise directly with GPs, hospital doctors, clinics, etc.

  • Teaching families basic nursing tasks

  • Nutritional advice

  • Loan of equipment

  • Bereavement

  • Education & Training

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Useful resources

We have carefully compiled these important 
documents for you and your loved ones.

  1. Explanation of palliative care
  2. Managing pain
  3. Lack of appetite/maintaining nutrition
  4. Relieving nausea and vomiting
  5. Morphine... is it safe to use?
  6. Coping with weakness and fatigue
  7. Coming closer to the end
  8. Understanding grief and loss
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Shop & Auctions

It may be small in size, but the new Hospice 
Shoppe is definitely no ordinary run-of-the-mill dusty-musty charity shop!
Find a shop near you
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Shop & Auctions

It may be small in size, but the new Hospice
Shoppe is definitely no ordinary run-of-the-mill
dusty musty charity shop!
Find out more
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Meet our amazing team

They are passionate and dedicated to
assisting people in a time of need.

See who they are

Meet our amazing team

They are passionate and dedicated
 in assisting people at a time of need.

See who they are
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