Greendale House Palliative & Hospice Care

10/10/2026

💚 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day | Making Moments Matter

At Greendale House, we believe everyone deserves compassionate care, dignity and comfort at every stage of life.

Through home-based care, In-Patient services, counselling, psychosocial support and caregiver assistance, we support patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses.

For over four decades, our commitment has remained the same: improving quality of life and ensuring that no one faces serious illness alone.

Today, we celebrate our dedicated staff, volunteers, donors and partners who make this care possible.

💚 Palliative care is about living well, preserving dignity and making every moment matter.

08/10/2026

Providing compassionate care, preserving dignity, and offering unwavering support — from diagnosis through every moment until the very end. ❤️

08/10/2026

30/09/2026

Thank you AVBOB South Africa Charene Azevedo Avbob Rian Ungerer for partnering with us and making our Wellness Day a meaningful investment in the wellbeing of our team.

26/09/2026

💚 Celebrating Our Volunteers

We recently hosted a Volunteers Appreciation Tea to celebrate the incredible people who give their time and skills to Greendale House.

Every hour volunteered strengthens our work and helps us bring compassionate care to more patients and families.

Thank you for making a difference. 💚

Want to make an impact? Volunteer with us.

24/09/2026

Happy Heritage Day South Africa!

Today, we celebrate the culture, traditions, stories and community that make our country extraordinary.

At Greendale House, heritage is also about the legacy we build through care - generations of compassion, dignity and support for patients and families when they need it most.

As we honour where we come from, we remain committed to carrying forward a legacy of compassionate palliative and hospice care for the communities we serve.

Our heritage is rooted in care. Our future is built on compassion.

Happy Heritage Day from all of us at Greendale House.

21/09/2026

A name can change. A purpose can remain.

Our journey from HospiceWits to Greendale House brought change, growth and learning—but our commitment to care never changed.

At the heart of our work is palliative care: helping people living with life-limiting illnesses manage symptoms, improve quality of life and receive compassionate support—while walking alongside their families and caregivers.

Because palliative care is not only about end of life. It is about quality of life, every step of the way.

Our story began as HospiceWits. Our commitment to compassionate care has never changed.

17/09/2026

DID YOU KNOW?
Palliative care is not only about end-of-life care.

It can support people from the time of diagnosis when they are living with a serious illness, helping to improve quality of life for patients and their families.

Palliative care can include:
❤️Managing pain and other symptoms
🤝Emotional and psychosocial support
🏠Care and support in the home
👨‍👩‍👧Support for families and caregivers
💬Guidance and information throughout the journey

At Greendale House, compassionate care means looking at the whole person—not just the illness.
Because quality care is about helping people live as well as possible, for as long as possible.

11/09/2026

Partnerships that strengthen our purpose 💚
Greendale House extends our sincere appreciation to Sanlam for their generous donation of office furniture.

This support contributes to creating a more effective working environment for our teams, enabling us to continue focusing our resources and efforts on what matters most — providing quality, compassionate palliative and hospice care to our communities, patients and their loved ones.

Thank you, Sanlam, for investing in the work we do and the communities we serve.
Together, we make every moment matter.

09/09/2026

The women of Greendale House recently celebrated Women's Month with a special lunch at Dainfern Country Club.

It was a wonderful afternoon filled with laughter, meaningful conversations, delicious food and thoughtful gifts - a well deserved opportunity to celebrate the incredible women who form part of our orgnaisation.

We celebrate and appreciate the dedication, compassion and invaluable contribution of the women of Greendale House, whose work continues to make a meaningful difference to our patients, families and communities.