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BELIEF STATEMENT: The individual’s most precious opportunity is life.

CORE VALUE STATEMENT: Personal upliftment, engender Rights, sustainable environment

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: Regard without discrimination or stigma

GOAL:  Take good care of self and others

AIM: Contributing towards growth and development of persons in our care

OBJECTIVES:

Provide opportunities and continuity in home-making, meals on wheels, fuel assistance respite, senior citizens’ discounts, developmentally disabled persons and weatherization programmes for persons in our care  by;

I.                    Creating opportunities for continued support.

II.                  Empowering beneficiary to be involved in personal care and being accepting

III.                Provide means to commit to agreed upon terms

THEMES:

THEME I: Creating opportunities for continued support.

Ø  Engage in rapport building

Ø  Generate understanding and acceptance of day-to-day living requirements and physical limits age brings

Ø  Generate understanding and relevance of choices available and compliance requirements

THEME II: Empowering beneficiary to be involved in personal care and being accepting

Ø  Expand on knowledge, context and power to make decisions

Ø  Engage in wishes delineation

Ø  Enumerate your own shortcomings but share mutual expectations.

THEME III: Provide means to commit to agreed upon terms or standards of care

Ø  Design an independent minimum supervision task list

Ø  Reward and recognise efforts and results

Ø  Continued engagement in one’s survival, support and safety networks