Our desire is to be involved with the patient from the moment they’re diagnosed, offering love, comfort and emotional support to them and their family.
A holistic and compassionate hospice service in the Bloemfontein area
n Holistiese and deernisvolle hospice-diens in die Bloemfontein-streek
What we do
Hospice Bloemfontein provides care to meet the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of patients and their families facing life-limiting illness. This is done with the aim of achieving the best quality of life for the patient.
Are we open?
Office Hours: Weekdays 8:00 – 17:00. We are closed on weekends and public holidays.
Contact
051 4318183 hanneke@hospicebfn.co.za General Enquiries: info@hospicebfn.co.za
Who is eligible for care?
Any person, and their family, who’s faced with a life-limiting illness, is welcome. No one is turned away, regardless of their age, race, religion or financial circumstances.
Illnesses include, but aren’t limited to:
- Cancer
- Progressive neurological disorders
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- End-stage cardiac, renal, respiratory or hepatic disorders
- Motor neurone disease (MDR)
𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙚 𝙖𝙖𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙨 & Elma York 𝙫𝙞𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙖𝙣 6 𝙣𝙪𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙖𝙣𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙚. 𝙃𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙩𝙞𝙜!
Wát ‘n ruimhartige skenking!
'n Voorreg om te kan help.
Dankie Elma York, jy is spesiaal
𝐎𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐭 '𝐧 𝐧𝐮𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐤, 𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢é 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐥ê 𝐯𝐚𝐧 '𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐢ë𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬! 🪴
𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐞 Bloemfontein Baptiste Kerk 𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐞𝐧 Cottage Pave & Landscape 𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐳𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐝!
𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬,𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐲𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝!
𝐎𝐧𝐬 𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐞𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐬ê 𝐧𝐢𝐞!
Baie dankie vir mense se meelewendheid met hospice.
𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙚 𝙖𝙖𝙣 CityMed Day Hospital, 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙩z 𝙫𝙞𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙠 𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙨. 𝙀𝙉 𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙫𝙞𝙧 𝙃𝙚𝙣𝙠 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙖𝙞, 𝙖𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙖𝙞, 𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙖𝙠 𝙙𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙠 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧!
Dit is n voorreg om iets te kan teruggee vir n instansie wie se wese dit is om te gee, te dien en om te gee!
Baie, baie dankie!
"Can I watch the recording of my father's last moments of his life?"
Initially, we felt uneasy about the request—uncertain of the reason or motivation behind it, especially since it was the first time someone had asked us this. All families and patients are informed that our rooms are equipped with cameras, and they must give their consent. Usually, they neither ask about this nor object to it. The cameras are used solely to ensure safety, not only for the patients but also for our staff members.
“Would you allow me to watch it with you?”
He agreed, and we arranged a time to watch the last ten minutes of his father’s life together. He arrived punctually, dressed formally in a suit, visibly nervous and somewhat emotional. He was probably in his 30s, a prominent local politician. During his father's stay in our unit, he visited often but kept his distance, hesitant to express emotion or affection. Unfortunately, he missed the final hours of his father's life and could not be present at that time.
Now, we stood side by side, watching the recording of those last ten minutes. He stood quietly, eyes fixed on the screen, where his father lay in bed, with a caregiver calmly sitting nearby, watching over him. As the scenes unfolded, I explained what was happening: “Do you see that? His breathing is changing—this is normal and indicates that death is near.” “Can you see how peaceful he looks? There’s no frown or sign of discomfort on his face.” I checked in with him periodically: “Are you okay? Would you like to continue?”
He wanted to keep watching until the very end. When it was over, he turned to me, took my hand, and said, “Did you see how he moved his right hand toward his face just before he died? He hadn’t been able to do that in weeks—he couldn’t move at all! But then he moved again, as if waving goodbye. Thank you for letting me see this.”
I sensed he felt a great sense of relief—lighter than when he had arrived. He had found the closure he was seeking.
#palliativecare #hospicecare #CompassionateCare #APCC
Baie dankie aan al die verpleegsters en carers wat na ons geliefdes omsien in hulle laaste dae op aarde. Palliative care het vir ons gemoedrus gegee toe my ma op haar laaste was. Als was aan ons verduidelik. Ek wens almal in Suid Afrika kan toegang kry tot palliative care vir hulle geliefdes.
Dankie vir die ongelooflike werk wat julle doen ❤️
Dankie vir die deel hiervan. Vrede en Jesus se liefde bid ek oor alle geliefdes wat hierdie hartseer pad loop. Dankie Hospice Bloemfontein ❤️
Kosbaar
Sjoe…
Dankie vir die deel! So dankbaar vir die werk wat julle doen.
It's moments like these that remind us of the beauty of life and death 🌟
Wowwwwwwwwwwww
Special🙏🏻
Thanks for sharing, very touching ❤️
Sjoe. Hoe hartroerend 😪 my hart huil sommer weer saam hierdie man as ek die oomblikke onthou toe ek by Rene gesit het in haar laaste ure en verskillende emosies gevoel het. Dankie vd voorreg dat ek by haar kon wees elke oomblik wat ek kon al het ek nie altyd alles verstaan wat gebeur in haar liggaam nie. En die Engele(caretakers) by jul was so ongelooflik goed vir haar🙌🫶