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Funding gap in caring for aged

Funding gap in caring for aged

Mar 2, 2020

Only 6% of South Africans can retire completely independently of others. The rest are dependent on a small government Old Age Grant, creating a funding gap for those who need frail care or assisted living services.

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Rescue elders from toxic environments

Rescue elders from toxic environments

May 30, 2024

The strain of living in a toxic environment was taking its toll. Mrs M was desperately unhappy; life just wasn’t worth living. The thought of possibly having to endure years and years of emotional abuse filled her with despair.

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Future care of older persons

Future care of older persons

Growing demand, coupled with funding shortfalls and ineffective public services are impacting the future care of older persons.

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9 top sports for seniors

9 top sports for seniors

Remaining active into your 70s and 80s brings a multitude of benefits. Apart from being good for your heart, regular exercise helps maintain muscle strength and flexibility, increases mobility, and reduces the likelihood of falls and other injuries.

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We promote values of: Trust, Accountability, Transparency, Care, Respect, Integrity, Purpose, Service, Compassion, Environment.

We encourage all stakeholders in the spirit of these Values to support our Purpose: ‘To make dignity, growth and meaningful life a realistic prospect for all elders.’

These values are promoted through our work daily with our beneficiaries, stakeholders and general public and carried through to our messaging and advertising on print, broadcast, electronic and social media platforms.  As such, The Association for the Aged, has a zero tolerance policy for any vulgar or rude, threatening, abusive, discriminatory, cyber bullying or harassing comments on all our platforms.

Any comments identified as such will be removed from our platforms. Should the perpetrator persist, he or she will be blocked and reported.

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