Advanced Illness Benefit

Advanced Illness Benefit

Overview
Available on all plans, the Advanced Illness Benefit (AIB) provides members who have an illness in an advanced stage access to a comprehensive palliative care programme.
This programme offers unlimited cover for approved care in the comfort of their own home or in a hospice facility.
Palliative care is provided by a multidisciplinary team, in partnership with the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa. 

At at glance Members on the Advanced Illness Benefit have access to the following: 
• Support from a dedicated care coordinator 
• Personalised support and counselling 
• Comprehensive home-based services 
• Access to limited home nursing and in patient hospice care
• Access to specialised telephonic support
• We do not pay for frail care 

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