121 research outputs found
The spending patterns of the old-age pension by the frail elderly
No full textAn old-age home that delivered community outreach services to older people in the community investigated the housing circumstances and financial position of the participants. It was found that the elderly receiving services had very little to spend on themselves and a large percentage of participants could not account for their monthly expenditure. Financial problems were evident as there was no food in the home, the home smelt of urine and dirty laundry and bed linen were evident. The risk of financial abuse is highlighted
The future of community-based services for older persons in South Africa
No full texthttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0950315080205900
Perceptions of poverty and crime, its impact on the farming community and guidelines for and intervention programme
No full textThis article provides a profile on the poverty and crime that farm workers experience and have to deal with in their community. A multidisciplinary study was conducted by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) on certain farms in the North-West Province of South Africa. This study was known as FLAGH, an acronym for the Farm Labour, Agriculture and General Health study. Thirty (N=30) participants were identified through systematic random sampling techniques. Qualitative interviews were undertaken for data collection purposes. The aim of this study was to gauge the workers' perceptions concerning poverty and crime and to suggest guidelines for a possible intervention programme
Die ontwikkeling en inhoud van 'n maatskaplike groepwerk-bemagtigsprogram vir alkoholafhanklike bejaardes
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