Louis Dubb Retirement Village

Protective Housing for Older Persons in Nelson Mandela Metro

NPO 003-545

The maintenance and security of the village and the grounds are taken care of, so you have the time and space to spend your days in peace. Join in on our social activities with the other residents and build friendships.

We have a sports group and a handcraft group, a well-stocked library, a tuck shop, equipped washing room and a clothing shop.

Number of Units

Cottage Units:		94
Stoep room units:		20
Four in One units:		12
Total:		241

Number of residents

Cottage Units:		152
Stoep room units:		100
Four in One units:		48
Total:		300

Gender

	Male:
	26%
	Female:
	74%

Vision

To nurture older persons, together with the community, by being a cost-effective resource for older persons and families when older persons need protective housing and support

Values

Compassion:	We nurture older persons, develop, protect and care for vulnerable people.
Human dignity:	We respect all people.
Integrity:	We act honestly and do as we go and we say we are.
Excellence:	We work purposefully to service excellence.
Accountability:	We act responsibly towards what is entrusted to the ACVV.

Services

Laundry services

washing machine available to residents

Diabetes (Sugar level) testing and Blood pressure Service

Clinic once a week

Soup Kitchen

Provided by sponsors on occasion

Library Services

Including cd, DVDs and video’s

Clothing Store

Copying and emailing services

Holistic Approach To Quality Of Life:

We focus and integrate on all levels of well-being of the older person

Emotional level:

How do you experience your feelings? Can you identify your feelings?
How to manage success and disappointment

Social level:

Respect for myself and others – how does it work? Value differences?
How does interaction take place?
How to establish new relationships and how to end relationships?
How to maintain relationships?
There is a continuous desire to live in connection to other people. This dimension causes people to first live within family ties where there are familial relations. The family imprints their values and norms onto the individual.
He also performs a role in the family and vice versa.
Man also exists within general social bonds. Friends, leisure spending, church groups, entertainment groups, and career groups.

Physical level:

Diet
Nutrition
Fitness
Lifestyle
Health
Sexual dimension also groups here
Man is a physical or somatic being. Physical also refers to body stature, etc.
Fitness plan

Intellectual level:

Lifelong desire to learn
Mental stimulation
Ability to learn, to think, and to be creative
Desire to explore and experience new things
This psychological element allows man to think and discuss rational and logical reasoning. It allows man to consider and deliberate. Allows man to plan and look to the future. Man differs in his intellectual abilities and achievements

Spiritual level:

Meaning and purpose of life
Moral values and ethics
Love, hope, and abundance
Values and behaviour
Broaden my relationship with my Ruler – a bigger force
Man can also morally differentiate between good and bad under the moral dimension. Things like dishonesty, falseness and criminality, but also reliability, etc can be grouped here.
The spiritual includes questions about your relationship with God. Every man has a deep desire for a higher power than himself.