Quality and affordable healthcare is a must in this day and age, but sadly it isn’t always available.
Jane Peters, owner of Grace Home Based Care saw the need for quality caregivers to treat the sick and frail and so brought her service to the area.
Mrs Pieters said that too often sick and frail people were put in homes or left to see to themselves.
By having a caregiver at their sides 24/7, patients could receive quality care in the comfort of their own homes. Grace Home Based Care started in Newcastle a year ago and soon received pleas from residents of Dundee and Glencoe. Five months ago Jane answered their pleas and began training caregivers. Caregivers are trained in a three-month course where they are taught, most importantly, to care for patients with a variety of illnesses and disabilities.
The second crop of caregivers are currently completing their course and once they do, it will bring the number of caregivers in the area to 40.
With patients already being treated in Dundee, Glencoe and Vryheid, Jane is happy with the need so far and has plans to now take the service to Ladysmith. “We give patients the quality care they need and in return, the caregivers get a job.”
Thanks to Grace Home Based Care, quality health care from the comfort of your home is a thing of the future.