Healthcare services restored at Kloof Rest Home after one year suspension
The hard decision to suspend the services was to look after the best interests of the residents.
THE care for the elderly service has once more returned to Abelia Road. This is after almost a year of suspended operations at the Kloof Rest Home Association.
The association has entered a joint venture with Peace Cottages that will allow for continued independent living accommodation for seniors, with specialised care at an exciting new care development.
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The Kloof Rest Home has served the community since it was founded by the Guild of Loyal Women in 1904. It was initially established to care for recuperating soldiers after the Boer War. The central section of the home is still part of the original building and has been altered and modified over the years.
Electricity was introduced in 1920 and the regional water supply became available in 1955. In 1973 the frail aged wing was first suggested and then opened in August of 1979, a facility that has proved to be an asset to the community.
A decision for the management at Kloof Retirement Villages (KRV) to suspend operations at their KRV Care Centre in Central Kloof was due to issues of affordability, exacerbated by the pandemic instigated economic pressure.
“The suspension allowed the executive team an opportunity to source alternative and more affordable options of providing reliable care and comfort to seniors in the Upper Highway area,” said Dionne Collett, director of Take Note Reputation Management.
Collett said the executive team has been working tirelessly to come up with a solution to ensure that affordable and specialized care is reintroduced on the estate on an ongoing basis .
Kerry Deare, the founder and owner of Peace Cottages will provide specialised care.
She assured that a unique range of services will provide valuable care to seniors in the Upper Highway area.
The site will be fully functional by June 1 and applications from prospective residents are being accepted.
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