Question NW1073 to the Minister of Social Development
26 June 2020 - NW1073
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development
What is the total number of (a) old age homes and (b) frail-care facilities; (2) What is the total number of Covid-19 infections in each specified (a) old age home and (b) frail-care facility to date in each province, despite being on strict lockdown; (3) What are the respective numbers of (a) active, (b) recovered and (c) fatal cases of Covid-19 infections in the specified facilities in each province; (4) How does her department intend to isolate the infected persons and prevent any further infections in the old age homes and frail-care facilities?
Reply:
1. (a) There are currently 418 Residential facilities (old age homes) spread nationally as follows:
NAME OF THE PROVINCE |
NO. OF FACILITIES |
North West |
28 |
Gauteng |
76 |
Limpopo |
8 |
Free State |
49 |
Western Cape |
120 |
Mpumalanga |
21 |
KZN |
41 |
Northern Cape |
26 |
Eastern Cape |
49 |
Total |
418 |
(1) (b) Frail- care facilities:
In terms of the Older Persons Act No. 13 of 2006, Old Age Homes are Frail-Care Facilities. The name used is “residential facility”. The Older Persons Act, 2006 mandates that Older Persons should remain in their communities within their families for as long as possible. Institutional care should be the last resort or the last stage of Social Work intervention, i.e. the continuum of care. For an Older Person to be accommodated in a residential facility, (old age home or frail-care facility), one of the assessments done is one’s ability to perform their activities of daily living, a process which measures the Older Person’s need for assistance or frailty.
2. The total number of COVID-19 infections in (a) Old Age Homes and (b) Frail Care Facilities are as follows:
PROVINCE |
NAME OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITY |
AREA |
NUMBER OF CURRENT INFECTIONS |
|
Residents |
Staff |
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Kwa Zulu-Natal |
Bill Buchanan Old Age Home |
No 1 Goodwin Drive, Morningside EThekwini North District Municipality |
3 |
19 tested negative |
Eastern Cape |
Gelvan Park Frail Aged Home |
Gelvan Park Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Metro District |
1 |
1 |
Eastern Cape |
ACVV Huis Genot |
Algoa Park Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Metro District |
1 |
4 |
Eastern Cape |
Lorraine Frail Care – Life Esidemeni facility |
Lorraine Suburb Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Metro District |
7 Older Persons |
10 Staff Members |
Mpumalanga |
Mayibuyimpilo Residential Facility |
Kwa-Mhlanga |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
House of Nazareth |
1 Derry Street, Vredehoek 8001 Cape Town |
1 |
5 |
Western Cape |
Sencit Resthaven, |
Boradlands Road, Strand |
16 |
1 |
Western Cape |
ACVV Huis Marie Louw |
Metro East 18 Fagan Street, Somerset West |
1 |
2 |
Western Cape |
CPOA Lilyhaven |
Privet Road, Bonteheuwel |
2 |
1 |
Western Cape |
CPOA Erica Place |
Overton Road, Silvertown, Athlone |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
CPOA Oakhaven |
Metro South Zuurberg Road, Heideveld |
1 |
2 |
Western Cape |
CPOA Lotus River |
Metro South 5 Buck Road, Lotus River |
9 |
|
Western Cape |
CPOA Anchusa |
Howard Drive, Meadowridge |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
CPOA Fairmead |
College Road, Rondebosch |
4 |
|
Western Cape |
CPOA Seapoint Place |
183 Beach Road, Three Anchor Bay |
10 |
2 |
Western Cape |
CPOA The Manor |
183 Beach Road, Three Anchor Bay |
2 |
1 |
Western Cape |
CPOA Trianon |
Birmingham Road, Diep River |
1 |
1 |
Western Cape |
Highlands House |
MetroNorth 234 Upper Buitenkant Street, Cape Town |
12 |
26 |
Western Cape |
Brown & Annie Lawrence Home Private Facility |
Metro North 7 Broad Walk, Pinelands |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
Bay CPOA Kronendal Village & Annex Private facility |
Metro South Victoria Road, Hout Bay |
6 |
13 |
Western Cape |
The Villa (Alzheimer’s & Dementia) Private facility |
Metro North 1 Derry Street, Vredehoek |
2 |
13 |
Western Cape |
Ladies' Christian Home |
20 Vrede Street, Garden, Cape Town |
5 |
6 |
Western Cape |
Ons Tuiste ACVV Dienstak |
Dreyer Street, Kemperville, |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
Rusthof Tehuis |
24 Bauhunia Street, Klein Nederburg, Paarl |
9 |
1 |
Western Cape |
Zonnebloem ACVV-dienstak |
61 Caledon Street, Cape Town |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
CPOA SAWAS HOUSE - Independent Living Facility (Private) |
Pinelands |
2 |
|
Western Cape |
CPOA Sea Point Place & Annex Private facility |
183 Beach Road, Three Anchor Bay |
6 |
|
Western Cape |
Libertas Retirement Centre Private facility |
Libertas Retirement Centre |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
Magnolia Tehuis Private Facility |
4 Baxter Street, Bellville |
1 |
1 |
Western Cape |
Oasis Care Centre Private Facility |
Century Way, Century City, Milnerton |
7 |
27 |
Western Cape |
Othello Frail Care Centre Private Facility |
Amelia Street 18, Protea Heights |
8 |
|
Western Cape |
Panorama Palms Retirement Village Private Facility |
66 Uys Krige Drive, Panorama |
30 |
|
Western Cape |
Brenton Lodge (Brenthurst Residence) Private Facility |
7, 9, 11 Brent Road, Plumstead |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
St. Johannes Heim Private Facility |
155 Frans Conradie Drive, Parow |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
CPOA Kronendal Village & Annex |
Victoria Road, Hout Bay |
4 |
4 |
Western Cape |
ACVV Jan Swart |
Lourensriver Road, Strand |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
Huis Ebenheaser |
C/O Valentine & Pool Street, Cloetesville, Stellenbosch |
4 |
2 |
Western Cape |
ACVV Rusoord |
4 Devine Street, Paarl |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
Huis Luckhof – Badisa |
42 Alma Road, Rosebank |
10 |
1 |
Western Cape |
Huis Nuweland – BADISA |
22 Sylvia Road, Claremont |
1 |
2 |
Western Cape |
Auberge – Private facility |
20 Upper Bebington Road, Bishops Court |
5 |
3 |
Western Cape |
Van Niekerk/Benadehof – ACVV Private |
3030 Neethling Street, Strand |
2 |
|
Western Cape |
Evergreen Retirement Village Private facility |
302 Sunrise boulevard, Muizenberg |
2 |
11 |
Western Cape |
Ametis – Strand Naastediens Private facility |
4 Gordons bay Road, Strand |
5 |
4 |
Western Cape |
Carlisle Lodge Private facility |
116 Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek |
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TOTAL |
151 |
221 |
2. (c) There are 27 fatal cases for Older Persons
PROVINCE |
NAME OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITY |
AREA |
NUMBER OF DEATHS/ FATALITIES |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
Bill Buchanan Old Age Home |
No 1 Goodwin Drive, Morningside EThekwini North District Municipality |
1 |
Western Cape |
House of Nazareth |
1 Derry Street, Vredehoek 8001 Cape Town |
1 |
Western Cape |
Carlisle Lodge Private facility |
116 Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek |
1 |
Western Cape |
Sencit Resthaven, (media enquiry) |
Boradlands Road, Strand |
3 |
Western Cape |
CPOA Kronendal Village & Annex |
Victoria Road, Hout Bay |
2 |
Western Cape |
Highlands House |
Metro North 234 Upper Buitenkant Street, Cape Town |
1 |
Western Cape |
Huis Luckhof – Badisa |
42 Alma Road, Rosebank |
2 |
Western Cape |
Huis Nuweland - BADISA |
22 Sylvia Road, Claremont |
1 |
Western Cape |
Auberge – Private facility |
20 Upper Bebington Road, Bishops Court |
1 |
Western Cape |
Huis Luckhof – Badisa |
42 Alma Road, Rosebank |
2 |
Western Cape |
The Villa (Alzheimer’s & Dementia) Private facility; Registered |
Metro North 1 Derry Street, Vredehoek |
2 |
Western Cape |
ACVV Jan Swart |
Lourensriver Road, Strand |
2 |
Western Cape |
Nazareth House - Cape Town |
Metro North |
1 |
Western Cape |
Sen-Cit Resthaven |
Merto East |
3 |
Western Cape |
Oasis Care Centre |
Century Way, Century City, Milnerton |
1 |
Western Cape |
The Villa (Alzheimer’s & Dementia) |
1 Derry Street, Vredehoek |
2 |
Eastern Cape |
ACVV Huis Genot |
Algoa Park Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Metro District |
1 |
Eastern Cape |
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TOTAL DEATHS |
27 |
(3) In response to this section, it should be noted that the numbers provided are relevant as at the time of submission as the number of infections, the number of recoveries, as well as the number of deaths across these Residential Care Facilities for Older Persons are not static.
(3)(a) There are 151 Older Persons and 221 staff members who are currently infected.
(3)(b) The respective numbers of recovered cases of Covid-19 infections in the specified facilities in each province is not available at the disposal of the Department of Social Development. However, engagements in sourcing the required data from the Department of Health was facilitated. Unfortunately, although the data on recoveries nationally is available, the data has not been disaggregated according to neither age nor specified facilities, including those providing care to Older Persons.
Kindly refer to Annexure (A), where the total number of recoveries in the country as received from the Department of Health are reflected.
(3)(c) A total of 27 deaths of Older Persons in residential care facilities has been reported.
4. According to the South African Policy for Older Persons Services, each residential facility should keep an emergency bed. Some Provinces identify facilities either at District or Provincial level that will keep these beds. During this period of the COVID-19 epidemic, these beds are utilized to quarantine Older Persons during observation.
The national plan of isolating the COVID-19 infected South African citizens will also accommodate Older Persons from residential facilities. South Africa practises a non-discrimination policy. Thus Older Persons will not be discriminated against when the national plan is implemented.
ANNEXURE (A)