Josephs Home Information

Established in 1935 by the Pallottine Missionary Sisters, St. Joseph's represents a unique public private model which provides the bridge between the provincial hospital, the home and the community as a whole. Children with ages ranging from birth to 18 are referred to St. Joseph's from state hospitals such as the Red Cross Children's Hospital, Tygerberg, Groote Schuur and local Community Health Centres. The children who are relegated to St. Joseph's come from impoverished homes and communities in South Africa and suffer from life threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes, respiratory, heart-lung-kidney failures and congenital abnormalities. The home serves the needs of up to 145 medically fragile and disabled children, who require ongoing nursing and rehabilitative care. St. Joseph's provides a holistic healing approach to minimize the likelihood of relapse.