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

major breakages and faulty equipment is expensive and many homes simply cannotafford it.It might be possible for the Department to intervene and request assistance from theDepartment of Housing or Public Works for some assistance12. Outreach Community Programmes There are possibilities for homes to extend its outreach services. This would requireadditional finances as well as personnel. The DSD should consider subsidising suchoutreach programmes as it is in line with the Departments‟ vision of preventativeintervention.The DSD should also subsidise home based care as the requirements are often similar tofrail care. This will also put less of a burden on the homes while still allowing them to beactive in their communities.13. Sharing, Learning and Networking There is a need to move away from a competitive individualistic service to cooperativeand collective approaches that facilitate skills transfer and service integration, whichwould also contribute to sustainability as well as meet the transformation imperative.A network or forum could also be used to connect homes with one another. In this waywhite homes could form a support process for black homes.At the same time homes could link up and do bulk buying or joint training programmes aswell as „job shadowing‟ to exchange ideas about proper cooking methods, diets andhygiene. These would help to pool resources and be less expensive to one organisation.14. Appropriate Model of CareIt is difficult to propose a model of care when the majority of homes do not comply with theminimum standards according to the norms and standards. Homes were unanimous that ifthey were to comply with the norms and standards that they would require a considerableboost of funding from government. This needs to be further interrogated.84 | 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