Audit of Residential Facilities, Final report - Division for Social Policy ...

Director-General means the Director-General of the Department of Social DevelopmentDomestic assistance means the provision of domestic services to an older person living outsidea facility, in order to enable the older person to maintain his or her present level of independentlivingDQ98 is a tool used to assess the level of frailty for applicants in a residential facilityFacility means a building or other structure used for the purpose of providing accommodation,shelter, community-based care and support services to older persons, including a privateresidential home in which older persons are accommodatedFrail older person means an older person in need of 24 hour care and/or whose physical ormental condition renders him or her incapable of caring for himself or herselfGrant-in-aid means a grant paid to or on behalf of any older or persons with disabilities who is insuch a physical or mental condition that he or she requires regular attendance by any personHome-based care means the provision of health and personal care services rendered by formaland informal care givers in the home in order to promote, restore and maintain a person‟smaximum level of comfort, function and health, including care towards a dignified deathManager means the person responsible for the day to day management of a facility or serviceMental condition for the purposes of this document would be mental illness or mental disorder,which affect older persons due to old age, e.g. Dementia or Alzheimer‟s diseaseMinister means the Minister of Social DevelopmentOlder person means a person who, in the case of a male, is 65 years of age or older and, in thecase of a female, is 60 years of age or olderOlder person in need of care and protection means an older person referred to in section24(5) of the South African Policy for older PersonsOperator means a person who operates a residential facilityOrganisation any group or association of persons, any institution, federation, society,movement, trust or fund, incorporated or unincorporated, and whether or not it has been13 | D S D A u d i t o f R e s i d e n t i a l F a c i l i t i e s