What We do
Our Services are wide and broad, a summary of which will be:
What we do
1. Health Care for older/ elderly persons
- Basic household tasks, cleaning, laundry [SANITATION]
- Assistance with cooking, eating, drinking [NUTRITION]
- Assistance with routine errands, collecting prescriptions, paying bills, escorting to hospital, events and holidays, physical exercise [COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE]
- Convalescent care; post operative care, home from hospital care [HOSPITAL CARE]
- Assistance with bathing and personal hygiene [PERSONAL HYGIENE]
- Night sits (waking nights) and sleep-ins [LIVE-IN 24 HOURS CARE]
2. Retirement Counseling, emotional support/ encouragement for quality living in old Age
3. ICT awareness for personal and overall community development (Keeping updated an
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4. Social work, voluntary service and intergenerational activities (Impacting knowledge to the young generation from work experience of retired persons)
5. Leisure and entertainment (Social visits, excursions)
6. Relationships and solidarity (associations, cultural meetings, seniors’ club)
7 Income generation in 3rd Age (Poverty alleviation schemes)
DAY-TO-DAY ASSISTANCE
- Older persons prefer the comfort and dignity of their own homes but with companionship and support
- Those living with disabilities are supported to be independent in their own homes
- Special attention is on the focus that there can be accidents/emergencies at any time
24-HOUR LIVE IN CARE
- An alternative to residential or the nursing home
- A practical option for respite requirements
- An option assuring the privacy, comfort and dignity of clients’ own home with their ability to set the pace and make the rules
CENTRAL DAY-CARE/ SHORT STAY FACILITES
AGAPE AGE provides relevant services such as laundry, physical exercise, senior meals, reading and IT facilities, free shopping, etc at centrally selected locations.
CLIENTELE (USER GROUPS)
- Physically disabled and frail elder persons
- Lonely older persons
- Home- from-hospital older persons
- Sick older persons
QUALITY ASSURANCE
- An active quality assurance system insuring that clients receive the best possible service is maintained.
- Routine spot checks and Quality assurance visits
- Carers have a continuous training scheme