About Trinity Care
Trinity Care brings professional nursing expertise directly to homes in Plettenberg Bay. With a focus on dignity, comfort, and personalised attention, we ensure each patient receives exceptional care in their familiar surroundings.
Our approach combines extensive clinical experience with a deep understanding of what truly matters in healthcare - maintaining independence, providing comfort, and delivering professional care with genuine compassion.
Sr Diana Gearing
Clinical Nurse Practitioner
Core Values
These principles guide Sr Diana's approach to delivering exceptional home healthcare in Plettenberg Bay.
Compassionate Care
Every patient is treated with genuine empathy, dignity, and respect. Care goes beyond medical treatment to embrace the emotional wellbeing of each individual.
Professional Excellence
With extensive qualifications and experience in specialised nursing care, Sr Diana maintains the highest standards of healthcare delivery through continuous professional development.
Personalised Approach
Each care plan is carefully tailored to individual needs, working closely with patients and their families to ensure care aligns with personal preferences and medical requirements.
Home Comfort
Care is provided in the familiar and comfortable surroundings of your own home, promoting better recovery and wellbeing while maintaining dignity and independence.
Professional Journey
Sr Di's extensive career spans various healthcare settings, from international waters to community clinics, shaping her comprehensive approach to home care.
International Experience
Beginning her career as a ship's nurse on an international cruise liner, Sr Di travelled the world and gained invaluable healthcare experience across diverse settings.
Intensive Care Specialisation
Choosing to work at Africa's largest hospital, Baragwanath in Soweto, she spent over a year in their 20-bedded ICU before specialising in Intensive Care Nursing Science, then working at JHB Hospital's Cardio-Thoracic ICU.
Family and Further Education
While taking time to be a mother to her three children, she established a baby clinic and pursued further studies in Primary Health Care at the University of Johannesburg (UJ).
Community Healthcare
A decade was dedicated to working with NPOs Right To Care and Witkoppen Clinic, specialising in TB and HIV care, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to community health.
Plettenberg Bay Journey
Upon relocating to Plettenberg Bay in 2018, she worked as a psychiatric nurse at Bethesda Addiction Centre until its closure due to COVID-19. Following a period of COVID testing and contact tracing, she spent four years managing the large HIV Department at Kwanokuthula Clinic, overseeing comprehensive care for the community.
Personal Mission
Following the loss of her beloved father in an impersonal hospital environment, she made a heartfelt commitment to providing compassionate care for individuals in the comfort of their own homes.
Professional Credentials
Sr Di's qualifications and ongoing professional development reflect her commitment to healthcare excellence.
SANC Registration
Registered with the South African Nursing Council as a Clinical Nurse Practitioner
Professional Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Registered Midwife (RM)
- Registered Community Health Nurse (RCHN)
- Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN)
- Intensive Care Unit Specialist (ICU)
- Primary Health Care
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
