Older Persons & Special Needs Programs Enhancing the well-being and independence of older persons and those with special needs. Caring for those who are vulnerable and frail.

From independent living, to assisted living catered specifically to each resident, to the Frail Care unit; Tuiniqua Care Centre provides for the needs for every phase of this part of life.

Service Centres for Older Persons.

Retirement Village

The SA Legion is a National Organisation serving the needs of military veterans, ex-service personnel and their dependants in the way of housing, pensions, employment and general welfare. The SA Legion strives to perpetuate the memory of those that fell and were left behind to lie in foreign fields.

Known as the Church House, the Thembalethu house and the three-hectare property surrounding it, has developed into a multi-purpose facility where several projects provide food and employment to otherwise helpless families. The project offers local, mainly unemployed, people to plant a 28m² vegetable garden. Trainers Enoch Zakade and Nwabisi Make train newcomers to prepare the ground, plant and harvest the vegetables. Vegetable seeds are being provided by the National Development Agency, which support the project substantially. Vegetables are grown organically, using wheelbarrows of cow manure provided by livestock that are allowed to graze on a part of the property. Roaming chickens are the only pest control being used. If a particular family stops tending to their garden, the space is allocated to someone else on a very long waiting list. Except for the satisfaction of growing your own food and the obvious benefits of fresh vegetables, the families also sell excess vegetable...