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Thembalami Frail Care Centre needs fund raising for lifts
Otis Elevator Company is helping give the Thembalami Frail Care Centre a lift. The Rand Aid Association-run frail care centre looks after senior citizens who are largely unable to climb and descend stairs. Unfortunately, Thembalami’s two passenger and one laundry lift frequently malfunction...
Ron Smith frail care residents enjoy their new personal noticeboards
Charlene van Zyl is an Occupational Therapist at Rand Aid-run Ron Smith Frail Care Centre. She’s an advocate of the centre’s philosophy for personalised care. Bringing a touch of home to the frail care centre residents The centre has hung noticeboards on the door of each resident&...
Here’s how to ensure you get into a retirement village
It is heartbreaking to see a person in their golden years unable to find a secure, caring retirement village to live. This is the view of Rae Brown, CEO of non-profit organisation Rand Aid, which has a number of retirement villages, a care centre for indigent, frail senior citizens as well as...
A retirement village offers you flexibility
Modern retirement villages look a bit like landscaped holiday resorts. Gone are the days when the term conjured up images of people past their prime, reduced to living in cramped conditions. Living your dreams at a retirement village is what it’s about A visit to Rand Aid Association-run Th...
The family’s elderly care responsibilities
What is the family’s responsibility when it come to elderly care? Parents give their children life, educated them and in most cases enabled them to earn a decent living. Even if there is a social problem, youngsters should realise they must take elderly care on as one of their responsi...
Elderly care: Understand how ageing affects driving
Everyone ages differently so there is no set cut-off age for older people to stop driving. But if you’re involved in elderly care, you should note that older people are more likely to receive traffic citations and have accidents than younger drivers. In fact, fatal crash rates rise steepl...
What is assisted living?
Assisted living is a generic term describing facilities for people needing assistance with day to day living activities. They cater for people that need help in dealing with common tasks that have become difficult due to physical limitations. Assisted living facilities provide the appropriate c...
Rand Aid Association retirement villages are committed to the wellbeing of the elderly
Rand Aid Association's Tarentaal offers subsidised rental accommodation for the elderly with limited means while Thembalami caters for men and women over 65 who are physically or mentally frail and who are in dire need of frail care. Tarentaal caters for the many senior citizens who...
Socialising ‘leads to longer life’
People who regularly socialise with friends and family will live longer than their more isolated counterparts, according to a new study. Those who fail to socialise risk being as unhealthy as a person who smokes 15 cigarettes a day or an alcoholic, while those who enjoy mingling are improving the...
Choosing a Care home or Nursing Home
Moving elderly parents into care homes or nursing homes is a major decision and not one to be taken lightly. There are financial, welfare and psychological aspects to be considered and very often it is a last resort. Sending elderly parents to a care home or nursing home often makes people feel v...