It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr Elinor Kapp, who died peacefully on 16 August 2025.
Dr Kapp was a founder of City Hospice. Her vision and dedication shaped the very heart of our charity, touching the lives of countless families across Cardiff.
In the early 1980s, Elinor recognised the urgent need for a palliative care service in the city. With determination and foresight, she played a leading role in funding City Hospice in 1984. For over 40 years, she continued to serve as a trustee and, for many years, as Chair of the Clinical Governance Committee, guiding the charity with compassion and an unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest standards of care.
Elinor transformed the way end-of-life care is understood and delivered in Cardiff. She pioneered community-based hospice services that enabled people to live fully and spend their final days with dignity and love. She embodied our values of passion, compassion, empowerment, and knowledge, inspiring all who knew her.
We know that many will be deeply saddened by this news and many wish to share their own memories. A Book of Condolences will be available in the Ty Hosbis Conservatory from 18 August, placed beside the portrait Elinor herself gifted to the hospice. Supporters are warmly invited to take a moment to reflect, leave a message, and read the tributes displayed here. The book will later be presented to Elinors family.
Dr Elinor Kapp’s will live on in the care we continue to provide, and she will be greatly missed by all of us at City Hospice.
