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In a number of homes the toilets were not clean, and many did not non-slipflooring.In many homes the doors were not sufficiently wide enough to accommodatewheelchairs, beds, trolleys and tri-pods.In some homes which were multi story buildings there were no lifts.Many homes did not have closed Circuit TV cameras for the frail care section.Many homes had no 2-way communication feature.iii.Health and SafetyHealth and Safety100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%97.00% 99.00%52.00%88.00%70.00%49.00%77.00%86.00%93.00%Some homes had elaborate safety procedures in place (one home had a Safety Committee thatlooked specifically addressed issues of safety in the home). It is the 14% of homes (57) that do not have safety procedures that are of concern. Givethe recent fires at some old age homes and the lack of preparedness for this, the issue ofsafety especially in the case of fires becomes a big issue. The graph indicates the seriousness of the situation where:o In 12% of the homes (48) fire inspections are not doneo 30% (121) do not have the necessary health and safety certificates ando In 51% (206) homes fire drills are not done54 | 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
ooIn addition, emergency exits were often not accessible by wheelchair, trolleys andtri-podsIn 48% of the homes (194) there is no alternate power source which means that inthe case of a power outage, the residents would not be able to attend to basicneeds such as preparing food or having hot water and they would use candles intheir rooms which is a serious fire hazard.The guidelines indicate that homes should have proper emergency exits, fire equipment and thatit must be regularly maintained, alternative power sources should be available in the event of anelectricity failure. In addition, a resident safety protocol must be in place to ensure the day-to-daysafety of staff and residents and a plan for fire and other emergencies including a designatedstaff member or team responsible for implementation of emergency plan.55 | 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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Final ReportAudit of Residential Fa
Page 3 and 4: 4.5 Sustainability / Funding ......
Page 5 and 6: towards their conditions of employm
Page 7 and 8: The M&E role of the Department (whe
Page 9 and 10: 6. With regard to management capaci
Page 11 and 12: 14. Sharing, Learning and Networkin
Page 13 and 14: Director-General means the Director
Page 15 and 16: office-bearers except as reasonable
Page 17 and 18: 1.3 Process FollowedA number of oth
Page 19 and 20: This was recorded and submitted to
Page 21 and 22: The Population Reference Bureau est
Page 23 and 24: 2.4.2 Proportion of women versus me
Page 25 and 26: Africans comprise 67, 7% of the pop
Page 27 and 28: Where homes are situatedFormer Whit
Page 29 and 30: While the guideline for frail care
Page 31 and 32: The breakdown of these homes is as
Page 33 and 34: Just over a half (51%) of homes off
Page 35 and 36: that “…The Department of Health
Page 37 and 38: Cultural and recreational activitie
Page 39 and 40: one bed should be set aside for sho
Page 41 and 42: a. Although there were a few homes
Page 43 and 44: 100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%81
Page 45 and 46: While in the majority of homes (62%
Page 47 and 48: The graph indicates that staff for
Page 49 and 50: The norms and standards indicate th
Page 51 and 52: Are there staff records and Perform
Page 53: In 92% of the homes the residents d
Page 57: v. In some provinces, the coordinat
Page 60 and 61: egards to the Mangers carrying out
Page 62 and 63: some senior staff that were black.
Page 64 and 65: 4.6 Intersectoral CollaborationThe
Page 66 and 67: In terms of the Transformation Char
Page 68 and 69: from Alzheimer‟s disease, dementi
Page 70 and 71: the home as very poor, Umhlaba sugg
Page 72 and 73: Home Requiring InterventionHome Con
Page 74 and 75: Free StateFree State ResultsPoor /
Page 76 and 77: Vosloorus Society Care of the AgedL
Page 78 and 79: Beaconvale Poor YesFairHome for the
Page 80 and 81: Where a more positive relationship
Page 82 and 83: The shortage of nursing staff could
Page 84 and 85: major breakages and faulty equipmen
Page 86 and 87: . Meetings / Interviews with:1. Dor
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