[Evergreen Muizenberg] Visitations To Residential Facilities For Older Persons

Fri Jul 17 15:29:47 SAST 2020

        Dear Resident,

Please see below letter from the Western Cape Government Department of Social Development.

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Dear Manager/Director/CEO

I have received enquiries pertaining to the above subject matter.
You may be managing daily questions from family and residents demanding to visit each other
and a few threatening with legal action.
I empathize with the situation and can understand the frustration and underlying fears they may
experience with their current circumstances. Additionally the loss of physical touch and socializing with
family may contribute negatively to their physical and emotional wellbeing.

Unfortunately, the Disaster Management Act no. 57 of 2002: Determination of Alert Levels and
Hotspots_Section 40 (f) prescribes that controlled visits by members of public to older persons
facilities are prohibited.
This is further motivated by the fact that the Cape Town Metropolitan Area is a COVID 19 Hotspot.
Additionally the weekly statistics provided by yourselves on the number of infections within residential
facilities, Metro South, currently has the second highest infection rate of residents in the Western Cape
with a 34 % death rate and 66% recovery rate for residents (more than half of the frail older persons).

I hope that we have an uniform understanding of what is expected in terms of visitations, however it
should not deter you from creative ways for family members to keep in touch.

Thank you for all your efforts to prevent and manage the spread of the Coronavirus in your facilities.
It is appreciated.

Best wishes

Mrs. Franzell Daniels
Social Work Policy Developer
Sub-Directorate: Older Persons
Directorate: Special Programmes
Department of Social Development
Western Cape Government
Private Bag X9112, Cape Town, 8000
Union House, 14 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
Tel: 021  483 4788
Fax: 021 483 4067
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