Vygieshof Tehuis
PO Box 76 (Andries Pretorius Street), Calitzdorp, 6660, Calitzdorp, Western Cape
Vygieshof Tehuis is a state-subsidised residential care home in Calitzdorp in the Little Karoo, operating as a service of Badisa, a faith-based social welfare organisation. The home was built in the 1960s and the first residents moved in on 1 December 1966. It provides housing and care for residents, most of whom need a high level of frail care. Residents needing frail care live in the home in single or double rooms. Self-reliant elderly people live in 7 bachelor flats and 4 one-bedroom flats on the premises. According to the home's website, it has cared for people with dementia, mentally and physically disabled people, and frail elderly people, and there is a waiting list for both the home and the flats. Applications are submitted to the home and assessed by both the home and the Department of Social Development.
Pricing
According to the home's website, book year 2026/2027: R8 000 per month for a room in the home (includes accommodation, water and electricity, all meals, laundry and cleaning, and full frail care). Independent flats (rent, no year stated on the site): R5 420 per month for a bachelor flat, R5 750 for a one-bedroom flat for one person, R8 100 for couples (includes water, electricity, daily lunch, and weekly laundry and cleaning). A Department of Social Development subsidy of R4 000 a month may be available to people with an income under R2 499 who need full frail care, and a subsidy of R413 a month to flat residents receiving a SASSA grant, in both cases only if a subsidised place is free.
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Services
- Frail care including washing, dressing, toileting, feeding, medication administration, catheter and diaper care
- Three meals daily, plus tea or coffee four times daily and sandwiches twice daily (rooms in the home)
- Daily cleaning and laundry service (rooms in the home)
- Weekly doctor's clinic
- Lunch and weekly cleaning and laundry for flat residents
- Daily activity programme for frail residents in the Sick Bay
- Weekly church services and prayer meetings
Amenities
- Basic furniture in the rooms
- Single or double rooms
- Unfurnished independent flats
- Recreation such as bingo, singing and handcrafts
Care Types
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