More than care. A community.
The Helen Keller Society has been a trusted name in aged care and low vision support in Pinelands, Cape Town, for more than 60 years.
Our mission
We are a Christian organisation caring for retirees of every ability, and offering specialist support to visually impaired people of all ages across the Western Cape.
Everything we do draws on the deep experience gathered over six decades of looking after retired and visually impaired people in Pinelands, Cape Town.
Life here is centred on wellbeing, community and genuine, compassionate support. Residents enjoy real social connection, meaningful activities and the quiet reassurance of professional care within a warm, welcoming home.
We proudly welcome residents of all visual abilities, and we are committed to a community where every person feels valued, respected, secure and truly at home.
Experience you can feel
For more than sixty years, Cape Town families have trusted us with the people they love most. That experience lives in our people: many of our team have been here for decades, and it shows in the warmth, the calm and the quiet competence you feel the moment you walk in.
We welcome retirees of every ability, sighted and visually impaired alike, and we treat each person as exactly that, a person, never a diagnosis.
- More than 60 years of unbroken care
- Long-service staff who become like family
- A warm, faith-rooted community
- Every ability welcome, from age 60
We are committed to
A few promises guide everything we do, from the care centre to the community clinics.
- Holding regular church services and encouraging residents to find peace and meaning in their faith.
- Investing in ongoing, specialised training so our staff can be at their very best for our residents.
- Sharing the Society’s mission widely, and building support and goodwill for the work we do.
“I thank God for my handicaps, for through them I have found myself, my work and my God.” — Helen Keller
The year our story began. More than six decades later, we remain a safe, supportive and inclusive home for retirees, and a lifeline for the visually impaired across the Western Cape.
Come and see the estate for yourself
We welcome the general public to view on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 3 p.m. (excluding public holidays and December).