The Din-Al-View Sector Five CPF has started an initiative called the Elderly Safe at Home Project and given it the acronym Es@h.<\/p>\n
The aim of the project is to keep elderly residents in touch with each other, as well as with the CPF.<\/p>
\u201cThe inspiration for this project was the senseless, brutal murder of two elderly women in Lambton and the murder of an elderly blind lady a while ago in our neighbourhood,\u201d said Vaughn Jones, chairperson of the Din-Al-View CPF.<\/p>\n
The project is still in its \u201cin the womb\u201d phase and should be fully launched early in 2018.<\/p>
The inaugural meeting of Es@h will take place on November 18 at 2pm in the boardroom on the first floor of the Stone Arch Square Shopping Centre, situated on the corner of Brookhill and Sunstone streets, in Castleview.<\/p>\n
The committee would eventually like Es@h to become a sub-committee of the Din-Al-View Sector Five CPF, with the following mission:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 To keep the elderly people of the community in communication with each other by cellphone, landline, email or radio.<\/p>\n \u2022 To enrol sufficient Es@h members to form a sub-committee that ultimately reports to the current Din-Al-view CPF exco committee. The elderly will be the committee members as they are the ones who are most aware of their needs.<\/p>\n \u2022 To have senior citizens take part in this initiative by contacting Teresa Robertson on 076 941 6989 to join the Elderly Safe at Home Project.<\/p>\n \u2022 To have able-bodied community members who are residents within the sector and are at home during the day (or are available at night) to assist with the programme, regardless of age. These residents must be willing and able to assist in the care and protection of elderly residents. Interested residents can also contact Robertson to offer their services. Transport to collect pensions, visit a hospital or undertake shopping trips is desperately required. The Uber taxi service will also be approached.<\/p>\n \u2022 To eventually have a co-ordinator or patroller in each street or block that assists and visits Es@h members.<\/p>\n \u2022 To issue and update a handy list of emergency services contact numbers.<\/p>\n \u2022 Assist the Pink Ladies with recording personal details of elderly people and a DNA sample which can be made available to the SAPS in the event of disappearance, often as a result of dementia. This information is retained and only handed to the SAPS if the need arises.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n Great fun at craft market<\/a><\/p>\n Keep the CPF informed about crime in the area<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Below is a suggested list of emergency numbers that all residents can retain and copy in the interim.<\/p>\n Cut it out and keep it close to the landline phone or stick it on your fridge.<\/p>\n In addition to the numbers below, we suggest that you add your security company to the list and the number of your closest neighbour or family member.<\/p>\n The reason for the neighbour or family member number is, in the event of incapacity, personal information is available.<\/p>\n Your medical aid membership number is also a valuable addition to the list<\/p>\n EMERGENCY NUMBERS LIST:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Your home address and telephone numbers:<\/p>\n \u2022 CPF phone \u2013 available 6am to 9pm: 063 218 5815<\/p>\n \u2022 SAPS Flying Squad – obtain and keep a reference number: 10111<\/p>\n \u2022 All emergencies – with or without airtime available: 112<\/p>\n \u2022 Din-Al-View SAPS sector van: 071 675 6862\/63<\/p>\n \u2022 EMPD: 011 999 2440<\/p>\n \u2022 Ambulance \u2013 ER24: 084 124<\/p>\n \u2022 Ambulance \u2013 NetCare 911: 082 911<\/p>\n \u2022 Fire Department: 011 458 0911\/10177<\/p>\n \u2022 Power outage \u2013 obtain and keep a reference number: 0860 543 000<\/p>\n \u2022 Medical Aid no and telephone number:<\/p>\n \u2022 Security Response telephone number:<\/p>\n \u2022 Relative\u2019s telephone number:<\/p>\n \u2022 Neighbour\u2019s telephone number.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (journalist)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n