BACKGROUND INFORMATION

In 1995, and Integrated Community Home Care (ICHC) Program was introduced to establish a professional / economic model of care. It is replicated across South Africa to assist in the HIV/AIDS crisis. This model uses all available resources to care holistically for patients and utilizes the inter-disciplinary team, including care workers and volunteers who have been trained in the model.

During 2003, St Bernard's Hospice introduced support group and day care services, to meet patient needs for supervision and skills education, and to use it as a tool for community HIV/AIDS awareness. Currently, seven (7) support group/day care centers are operating with community interaction.

Home Based Care Services offer 24 hours availability by a trained inter-disciplinary team, which extends support into the bereavement period and links into social intervention practices for orphan care.

A 6 Bed Hospice In-Patient Unit provides pain and symptom control, respite and specialist medical / nursing care.

The Hospice Team, trained and skilled in Palliative Care, includes Doctors, Professional Nurses, Care Workers, Social Workers, a Community Developer, volunteers, counselors, and clergy. St Bernard's Hospice provides care regardless of the recipient's religion, culture, or ability to pay for services and aims to assist those for whom there are few resources.

Services are available in the Buffalo City and Amatole District Municipalities.
On average, we care for 500 patients, including 56 HIV/AIDS infected children, 450 vulnerable children, 28 Aids orphans per month.

The Eastern Cape and Border region, including East London, is regarded as one of the least economically viable areas of the country, with sprawling townships where indescribable poverty exists. The area is prioritized for health and social development. HIV/AIDS and TB are rife and due to poor nutrition/poverty, HIV/AIDS patients die quickly from opportunistic infections and hunger.

Demographics of the Area :

• The population group that has access to our service is approximately 700 000 with a high influx of migrant workers from rural areas.
• Over 60% unemployed.
• Impoverished, sprawling townships and squatter camps without water or sanitation.
• Non-vibrant economy.

Six (6) St Bernard's Hospice Professional Nurses have done the formal Palliative Care course, which is recognized by the SA Nursing Council.

MISSION STATEMENT

TO CREATE, GROW AND MAINTAIN AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE TERMINALLY ILL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY CAN EXPERIENCE CARE, SAFETY, AND DIGNITY DURING THE FINAL PHASES OF THEIR LIFE.

VISION STATEMENT

TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE (REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOUR, CREED OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS) WITH:-

• Specialised physical, emotional and spiritual care for people with advanced incurable disease
• Support for their families and carers
• Ongoing education and training regarding palliative care

AIDS ORPHANS

The Challenge

Presently there are about 360,000 orphans in the Eastern Cape at least three quarters of whom are living in poverty and hunger. Many are sickly and many thousands themselves have AIDS and are at very high risk of, or currently suffering from, neglect and emotional, physical and/or sexual violence.

AIDS orphans are either living

• with capable relatives, usually grandmothers and sometimes aunts who genuinely care for them but are too poor to provide for all their needs
• with relatives whose infirmity , senility, substance abuse, psychosis or abusiveness etc., make them unsuitable as child carers
• in child headed households;
• on the streets
• in formal , registered state or private homes
• in unregistered children's homes and havens.

Physical, Legal and Financial status

Non Profit Registration Number
004 127 NPO

SA Income Tax Status
Approved as public benefit organization
Tax Exemption 18 A reference number :
PBO no: 18/11/13/3162

Banking details
Border Hospice Association
First National Bank
Southernwood
Branch code 210 221
Account Number 52130046983

Postal Address
PO Box 11180
Southernwood
Telephone: 092743 721 0051
Facsimile:092743 721 005

Compilation of financial papers
Mr Eugene Birch

Auditors
OHS Chartered Accountants

Contact persons
Breda Moyce
E-Mail: bmoyce@sainet.co.za
Tel No: (043) 721 0894
: bernhosp@sainet .co.za
: reneburs@sainet.co.za

Information Management System
Pastel Accounting

IT Support Services
Compusys East London

Contact persons
Prof M Xaba-Mokoena : Chairperson
Mr Eugene Birch: Treasurer
Ms Rene Bursey: General Manager
Ms Brenda Moyce: Fundraiser Manager
Ms Carol Wathen: Fundraiser

Affiliations
EPHA (Eastern Province Hospice Association)
HPCA ( Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa)
Signatories on account
Lynne Barnes: Financial Manager
René Bursey: General Manager
Fiona Wilcock: Secretary
Eugene Birch: Treasurer

Trustees
Mr W Cozens(Chairperson)
Mr CR Tilney
Mr V Harry
Mr J Shewitz

Board of Directors
Prof M Xaba-Mokoena (Chairperson)
Rev. E Mhlana
Rev. L Ntshingwa
Mr M Mnyute
Mr E Birch (Treasurer)
Dr T Thomas
Mr H Meier
Mr J Cocks
Mr B Webber