Audit of Residential Facilities, Final report - Division for Social Policy ...
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established or registered in accordance with any law, who care <strong>for</strong> support or assist with theneeds <strong>of</strong> older personsPolice <strong>of</strong>ficial means a member as defined in section 1 <strong>of</strong> the South African Police Service Act,1995 (Act No. 68 <strong>of</strong> 1995), or a member <strong>of</strong> a municipal police service established under section64A <strong>of</strong> that ActRecipient <strong>of</strong> social assistance means a person receiving a grant under the <strong>Social</strong> AssistanceAct, 1992 (Act No. 59 <strong>of</strong> 1992)Rehabilitation means a process where older persons are provided with tools to enable them toreach and maintain their optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric and/or socialfunctional levels, and includes measures to restore and/or provide functions, or compensate <strong>for</strong>the loss or absence <strong>of</strong> a function or <strong>for</strong> a functional limitation, but excludes medical careRepresentative means a family member, lawyer, friend or member <strong>of</strong> the general publicauthorised to represent the interests <strong>of</strong> an older person<strong>Residential</strong> facility means a building or other structure used primarily <strong>for</strong> the purposes <strong>of</strong>providing accommodation and <strong>of</strong> providing a 24-hour service to older personsRespite care means a service <strong>of</strong>fered specifically to a frail older person and to a caregiver andwhich is aimed at the provision <strong>of</strong> temporary care and reliefService means any activity or programme designed to meet the needs <strong>of</strong> an older personService centre is a multi-purpose centre or a community centre <strong>for</strong> older persons. A residentialfacility may serve as a service centre and an outreach home based care service to thehouseboundShelter means any facility or premises maintained or used <strong>for</strong> the reception, protection andtemporary care <strong>of</strong> an older person in need <strong>of</strong> care and protection<strong>Social</strong> worker means any person registered as a social worker under section 17 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Social</strong>Service Pr<strong>of</strong>essions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 <strong>of</strong> 1978)Welfare organisation means an organisation which renders services to older persons <strong>for</strong> nonpr<strong>of</strong>itable purposes and includes any company or other association <strong>of</strong> persons established <strong>for</strong> apublic purpose and the income and property <strong>of</strong> which are not distributable to its members or14 | 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
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