Question NW1073 to the Minister of Social Development

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26 June 2020 - NW1073

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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

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

   

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

     

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)

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