Homes for the Aged
The Flower Foundation
The Flower Foundation Pretoria, Homes for the Aged NPC, offers a welfare service in the form of providing low-cost accommodation and social care for the aged.
Accommodate two people each
Groenkloof Overnight Rooms
These rooms are used as either an overnight stop or a few days stay for the families of people who require treatment at the neighbouring Life Groenkloof Hospital.
Capacity to house 265 elderly residents
Welfare and well-being of residents
Encourage and frequently arrange social interaction
We are committed to affordability
Our Mission:
The mission of the Flower Foundation Pretoria is to provide homes for self-supporting elderly people at the lowest possible cost and to provide a measure of social care, thereby enabling elderly residents to maintain a dignified standard of living and remain self-supporting and financially independent for as long as possible.
Capacity:
The Flower Foundation has the capacity to provide 265 self-supporting elderly people with a comfortable home in a secure environment at its four communities located in Arcadia (two), Groenkloof and Danville. All apartments are self-catering and residents are required to be self-supporting.
Welfare and well-being of residents
Apart from well below market related rentals the Flower Foundation Pretoria also:
- Provides services by a Social Worker who assists with the well-being of the residents.
- Provides services by a registered nurse allowing residents the opportunity to consult on health matters.
- Encourages and frequently arranges social interaction through projects and activities to counter loneliness, depression and segregation typical in a community of elderly residents.
- Provides subsidized transport to and from hospitals and shopping centres to residents who are no longer able to drive themselves or make use of public transport.