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day care / OVC
Clients whose physical health prevents attendance at the Loratong Adult Day Care Centre receive home-based care every Wednesday. A volunteer nurse or social worker visits the clients and provides basic health care, physical exercise, psychosocial guidance, and spiritual support. When supplies are available, material goods like food baskets or cleaning supplies are provided to support home-based clients. Nurses also engage clients in conversation about their medication regimens and encourage healthy lifestyles, crucial to the success of antiretroviral therapy.
Adult Day Care
Loratong, Setswana for "where there is love," operates four days a week. Adult clients, 18 years and older, are enrolled in either the Adult Day Care Program or Home Care Program. Their placements depend on their physical health, which is assessed by the HCH team. Our hospice drivers transport clients, and their children if needed, to and from the hospice each day. Clients receive a nutritious breakfast and lunch. While at Loratong, clients also receive basic health care, craft training, physical therapy, spiritual support, and psychosocial counseling, from our social workers, nurses and volunteers.
HCH expanded to include an Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) pre-school in 2007 to help shoulder the burden of childcare and education. This is because care of children by parents and guardians who are afflicted with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other terminal illnesses can be compromised by their own difficulties.
Children enrolled in the OVC Pre-School attend school Monday through Friday from 9:00am until 1:30pm. Graduates receive a certificate in Basic Foundation Classes of Early Childhood Development after 2 years. While attending preschool OVCs are provided with pre-school education, play therapy, psychological and social support, nutritious meals and material support.
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