The respite daycare takes care of terminally and chronically ill HIV/AIDS and Cancer patients. It uses an integrated approach in recognition that some illness defined as chronic or terminal can be prevented, cured or delayed from progressing to the terminal stage. Respite daycare services are offered while putting into consideration the importance of open, honest and compassionate communication to a terminally ill person and their caregivers. This enables caregivers to provide appropriate optimal care and compassion to allow a person to retain his or her dignity.
Services offered by the daycare include:
Awareness-raising, community education and advocacy on cancer
Training of caregivers on palliative care
Daycare at the centre to give the caregivers a relieve
Nursing care at home
Psychological, social and spiritual care and support
Support group for survivors of cancer
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy at the centre
Collaboration with other service providers