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Rand Aid team embark on journey of growth
Rand Aid staff embarked on a two-day journey of growth in June when they participated in a training workshop on how to implement and manage change in the complex world of caring for elders. Staff representing management, nursing services, social work, recreation and occupational therapy, ho...
Rand Aid’s community care philosophy: Person-centred care
Happy, healthy and well-balanced residents who live full, productive and meaningful lives is at the heart of Rand Aid Association’s approach to the care of elder persons. The non-profit organisation runs four retirement villages and two care centres in and around Lyndhurst and Modderfontein and...
How the human touch permeates a retirement village
Typically, when people think about retirement, thoughts turn to an old-age home with unfriendly staff, poor quality meals, and hospital-like conditions run to military precision. And yet, the truth could not be further from this stereotype. Retirement living has become big business, especially th...
Rand Aid’s Eden Alternative journey of transformation
While Ron Smith Care Centre is pioneering Rand Aid Association’s Eden Alternative journey, another care centre and four retirement villages run by the NPO are also working to achieve Eden Alternative registration. The American-founded organisation aims to change the culture of long-term care or...
Ageing in style: What a day in the life of a retirement estate resident looks like
Gone are the days of sitting in a rocking chair with your knitting, in a room full of seniors doing the same things ‒ playing bridge or watching soapies on the television. Retirement options have evolved over the years to include more than just the average old-age home offerings. Across Sout...
Matching Lifestyle to Life Stage
People are living and working for far longer than ever before. As a result, fewer people choose to grow old in the family home. They opt to reduce the burden on children or other relatives and remove the household-related admin and maintenance in favour of continuing to work while living in a ret...
Thembalami residents enjoy outdoor living
There is more fresh air and sunshine on the cards for the Thembalami residents after it had its grounds extensively landscaped. This 114-year-old NPO contracted Schäffler’s Garden Nursery and Landscaping to design six themed gardens. These are complete with seating areas and paved walkw...
What are your care options after a hospital stay?
Immediately after surgery or a major medical incident such as a heart attack or stroke, hospital care is often needed. But, as soon as is possible, patients are sent home, largely due to costs. Charges can be really high – especially if you needed intensive care. This comes in at about R13 0...
Gardening therapy for Ron Smith’s care centre residents
Some residents in the special dementia wing of Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre enjoyed their first session of Horticultural or Gardening Therapy on May 10, 2017. They watched curiously as plastic sheets were laid on tables and various gardening supplies set out for them to use. Gardening ...