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daily living such as cleaning their rooms, and carers the homes of housebound elders or those who are
to assist with personal hygiene and medication no longer able to cook for themselves. Deliveries
administration. are done on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Community Support and Outreach Where essential, arrangements can be made to
cover the weekend.
Support services such as Meals on Wheels, and
home-based care services enable elders to continue A nominal charge, based on income, covers the
living in their own homes for as long as is possible, Meals on Wheels cost, so elders pay only what
hereby promoting Ageing in Place. they can afford. The cost of each meal far exceeds
Opportunities for social interaction, entertainment our charges but we try to overcome this with the
and physical exercise programmes are provided at help of our various fundraising initiatives and long
numerous community clubs and Wellness Centres. standing, generous donors.
For elders who want to continue living independently Elder Care Research and Advocacy
in their homes, but who find it difficult to cope with Tafta engages with various government departments
life’s daily activities, Tafta offers a team of well- and civil society organisations on elder rights.
trained carers under the supervision of a nursing
services manager who will call in as necessary to help. Individual representation in conducting advocacy
This is a paid service. is challenging to influence substantial change to
These services include care companion, occupational policies, programmes and services for elders. This is
therapy, advisory nursing services, nursing services, transparent as one attempts to access statistical data
and Mr. Fix it. Home Care Service duties include on elders provincially and nationally.
personal hygiene, assisting elders with day-to-day Tafta is the only elder care organisation advocating
activities, shopping, and household duties such as for the rights of our elders at local, national and
cleaning, dusting and personal laundry.
international level. CEO Femada Shamam, represents
Frail Care the organisation on various platforms including Inter-
Tafta offers 24-hour care and supervision to elders national Association for Ageing, the Commonwealth
who are unable to care for themselves due to mental Association for Ageing and Global Ageing Network,
and/or physical frailty. These homes also offer profiling the elders’ needs in South Africa. She also
rehabilitation care following an operation, or illness serves as the Africa Ambassador to the Common-
and day-care services to support working families wealth Association for Ageing.
care for elders in need.
We have developed and facilitated Community Deve-
Meals on Wheels lopment Programmes to empower the youth and
A nutritious ready-to-eat meal; can be delivered to women of the KwaZulu-Natal province.

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