Hospic Athelas | Písek

Hospic Athelas is a home hospice and palliative care provider based in Písek, Czech Republic. It supports adults and children with incurable illnesses, helping them spend the final stage of life at home, with dignity and surrounded by family and friends. Its services reach people across the Písek and Strakonice districts, the Týn nad Vltavou area, and Blatná. For patients receiving hospice care and their families, the team is available around the clock, every day of the week.

Athelas brings together doctors, nurses, social workers, caregivers, a psychologist, and a chaplain to provide coordinated medical, social, psychological, and spiritual support. Its services include home hospice care, an expert social counselling service, an outpatient palliative medicine clinic, mobile respite care, and a lending service for medical and assistive equipment. The hospice also offers counselling for bereaved people. Based in Písek, it provides free information through its counselling service and welcomes donations to help fund professional care for patients and support for their families.