The Property Management Committee (PMC) is a combined National Body to manage and advise both MOTH and MOTHWA Cottages Schemes, Frail Care Centres and property owning units and includes MESCA (MOTH Ex- Servicemen’s Cottage Association). The PMC is a unit of the MOTH and MOTHWA and as such will reports to both organisations.
- To provide a management function for both MOTH and MOTHWA regarding their properties.
- To manage and advise regarding cottage accommodation for eligible persons as well as frail care assistance where possible.
- To provide food, meals, clothing, medical, and other amenities to eligible persons should resources permit.
- To protect and advance the interests of war veterans and their kin by carrying out the benevolent activities of and ex-service character.
Within the MOTH, which includes MESCA, there are 34 cottage schemes of which one has a frail care centre, this being at Flame Lily Park at Queensborough. Collectively the MOTH provides housing / accommodation for just over two thousand persons. On the other hand the MOTHWA own seven Havens two of which provide frail care. The two providing frail care are situated in Durban (Moore Road) and the Pretoria Haven in Eloffsdal. The MOTHWA house approximately 1000 people.
The list of Cottages and addresses of the abovementioned schemes can be found on this website.
All the housing schemes operate to provide low cost housing older persons i.e those people who are over the age of 60. With the exception of the schemes which have frail care centres, the remainder provide housing for persons who are independent and are self sufficient and no Nursing services are provided.
All the housing schemes are continually seeking donations to enable them to provide the extras and also to fund projects. Units of the MOTH and MOTHWA are always welcome to assist our housing units in their areas in this regard.
To give members of the MOTH and MOTHWA some idea of what happens in a frail care centre we quote below the activities in a frail care centre as advised by a Manager thereof :
You will note this does not included laundry, linen changes or meals provided.
- nurse must bath/shower/bedbath 73
- 2 hourly nappy change and or "potty" 26
- 2 hourly pressure care 8
- 4 hourly pressure care 26
- mobilise patient 18
- must be fed by nurse 19
- must be supervised with meals and fluids 15
- patients needing constant supervision 17
- patients needing 2 or more nurses for procedures 28
- make beds 92
- must be shaved by nurse 17
- tube feeds 3
- must be walked or wheeled to dining room 3x day 32
When next visiting a patient who is in frail care it may look quiet but give the above a thought.
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