Life New Kensington Clinic is a Life Healthcare hospital at 23 Roberts Avenue, Kensington, Johannesburg, which Life Healthcare describes as centrally located in Johannesburg East. It describes the clinic as "a specialised healthcare service dedicated to treating and rehabilitating clients who have become acutely disabled by a stroke, major trauma, brain injury, spinal cord injury, or by complex orthopaedic, neurological or medical conditions". Its page describes rehabilitation and convalescent care and does not describe long-term residential care. The clinic has a 42 bed adult rehabilitation unit, a sub-acute unit for clients needing convalescent care, and a 10 bed paediatric rehabilitation unit in a secure, access-controlled area where one parent or caregiver can stay with the child. The complex includes three fully equipped adult therapy gyms and one paediatric gym, therapy areas for practising daily skills such as cooking, bathing and grooming, and outdoor therapy areas for wheelchair dexterity training, with recreation areas and gardens. The rehabilitation team includes rehabilitation doctors and nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, dieticians, counselling social workers and a psychologist, with the patient and family at the centre. Visiting hours are 14h00 to 18h00 on weekdays and 12h00 to 18h00 on weekends and public holidays.
Typical costs for rehabilitation & step-down facilities in South Africa
We do not have New Kensington Clinic’s own fees. As a general guide:
Step-down care costs R500–R1,500/day. Many medical aids cover step-down care for a limited period (typically 14–30 days). Private-pay patients should expect R10,000–R25,000/month.
These are typical South African ranges for this type of care, not this home’s prices. Actual fees vary by room type, level of care, and area, and they change every year - always confirm current rates with the home.
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Services
- Acute rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injuries and medically complex debilitating conditions
- Rehabilitation after major trauma, or complex orthopaedic, neurological or medical conditions
- 42 bed adult rehabilitation unit
- Sub-acute unit for clients needing convalescent care
- 10 bed paediatric rehabilitation unit, where one parent or caregiver can stay with the child
- Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team: rehabilitation doctors, rehabilitation nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, dieticians, counselling social workers and a psychologist
- Therapy areas for practising daily skills such as cooking, bathing and grooming
- Outdoor therapy areas for wheelchair dexterity training
Amenities
- Garden
Care Types
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