Our Benefits From
Geriatric Care Management KZN
Register & Visit
We start with visiting the elderly registered in our system. Doing house visit to their homes ensuring that they are okay, most of the elderly we dealing with live on their own and it always a concern that they had a good evening and that nobody got injured.
Medical Access
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Another huge problem is that all the elderly we deal with do not have transport. We then take them to doctors, government clinic sit the day with them waiting to see doctors and getting their medication.
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Seniors chronic medication collection from clinics and delivery to their do step to all elderly who are in chronic medication by the help of our staff volunteers
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Removal of elderly often happens from abusive family members and emergency intervention take place
Food & Assistance
With the help of some volunteers we arrange the days of meetings with community seniors in our day community center so that we can do all body screening health check up to the elderly and give them a daily cooked meals so that we are ensured that they have one nutritious meal for the day Ones a week, if we receive donations we give them cereal, sugar, tea, milk, cup of soup, spread, margarine, bread and toiletries.
Access to Grants & Institutions
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We assist those who need to go to SASSA offices and Government departments to get their pensions and documents in order to enable them to receive much needed SASSA pensions.
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We deal with various institutions assisting to get the elderly relocated to government funded homes and tracking down family who need to take accountability of their parents etc.
Funeral Benefits
GCM-KZN Association ikhaya labadala funeral support through the best funeral society you will able to get your self cover and your family in case of death.
GCM-KZN elderly Association ikhaya labada may offer a death benefits to members which can be provide support for funeral cost and help with funeral arrangements.
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All Association branches contribute to the funeral, be a part of the service and bring gifts, food and many more.
Protection for old edged
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Office of act on domestic violence act 1998.
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Provisions was given in the act to all vulnerable groups to access protection in terms of domestic violence
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1. Physical abuse
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2. Emotional abuse
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3. Financial abuse
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4. Sexual abuse
Medical Care Benefits
Association cover the cost of an older adults day to day health care, transportation to clinic, hospital and medical expenses.
This is the greatest benefits of joining association ikhaya labada. also joining it helps older adults to take care of their health without worrying about medical cost.
GCM-KZN Association ikhaya labada offer support through home based care coordination with medical professionals
1. Home based care
2. Transportation
3. Psychosocial support
4. Assessing and meting basic needs such as food and clothing cleaning.
5. Accompanying elderly patients to clinic, hospitals.
6. Accessing government grants for elderly and disabilities.
Upcoming
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