Building of Service Centres

There is currently a huge need for service centres to be built in Tafelkop, KwaDabeka, Italy and KK areas. The greatest disadvantage being that we work in rented space where we share with other members of the community as a result of not having our own space to operate in. As a result of this, we are confined to small spaces where we cannot accommodate large numbers of older persons in our centres.

We need to have service centres built in these areas but our major challenge is sourcing land.

Service Vehicles

There is a major challenge with transport. Currently, the society has 2 vehicles (Toyota Quantums) that are used for transportation of older persons to and from the service centres. The vehicles are also used to transport frail and bedbound older persons to clinics and hospital appointments and/or other health related trips. The difficulty arises from there being 8 service centres but only 2 vehicles available. This means that no one vehicle can work in one area for the entire week and therefore service is rotated amongst the 8 centres. The society needs another vehicle to assist in reducing the work load of the drivers and most importantly, to be able to assist older persons.

We currently need two more vehicle that will work in transporting older persons and another (small) that will be used by our Social Work Department for Home visits and follow-ups on cases.

Renovation of Service Centres

Our Chesterville service centre recently experienced problems after weather conditions caused damage to the wall. The walls need to be renovated and a retaining wall needs to be built.