Promoting Well-being for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Residents in Primrose Hill
Prim Villa Methodist Homes, situated in Primrose Hill, specialises in providing compassionate care for individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Therapeutic activities play a pivotal role in enhancing the overall care and well-being of our residents. These activities foster friendships, mutual support, and spiritual connections. Our team of recreational therapists, supported by nurses, conduct daily therapy sessions for all our residents.
Our Care Centre caters to forty-two residents with advanced dementia who require specialised and frequent care. Additionally, our three mid-care houses—Prim Cottage, Prim Terrace, and Prim Haven—serve thirty-five residents with early to moderate dementia. Research has shown that smaller, family-like environments in the early stages of dementia greatly benefit residents’ well-being. In such supportive settings, residents feel safe, cared for, and can express themselves more freely, leading to increased responsiveness and social interaction.
Our qualified and specially trained nursing staff and caregivers at the Care Centre and mid-care facilities understand the unique challenges faced by residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia. They provide comprehensive care, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and attending to all residents’ needs, around the clock. Their unwavering dedication ensures that residents receive love, attention, and comfort, making their lives as meaningful and comfortable as possible. Our team’s compassionate approach and kindness bring peace of mind to both residents and their families.
What we offer
Methodist Homes has embraced the Eden Alternative approach and is slowly introducing these concepts to their everyday care. We are committed to changing the perceptions of an institution to those of a caring, loving, home away from home with person-centred care. Prim Villa, Prim Cottage, Prim Terrace and Prim Haven are places of hope where staff considers even the smallest achievement by a resident as a personal triumph – that is why we constantly encourage each and every resident and treat them with love, dignity and respect. At Prim Villa everyone matters!
We join their journey and love and care for them just the way they are. This is how we know them because we do not have history with them nor them with us. We are not disappointed or frustrated by their need to use incontinence products or their inability to remember who they are and where they come from.
We love them messy, feisty and forgetful.
Methodist Homes is an NGO concerned with providing affordable, secure and caring accommodation for the elderly, across all races and religious denominations. Come and see our beautiful home for yourself.
For more information contact Zandri Smit 011 686 2620 or e-mail pv.info@mha.co.za
CONTACT DETAILS
159 Cydonia Road
Primrose Hill, Germiston
P O Box 7002, Primrose Hill, 1417