{"id":44731,"date":"2013-09-30T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/44731\/prim-terrace-a-labour-of-loveorprim-villas-exciting-new-adventure\/"},"modified":"2013-09-30T08:42:25","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T06:42:25","slug":"prim-terrace-a-labour-of-loveorprim-villas-exciting-new-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/09\/30\/prim-terrace-a-labour-of-loveorprim-villas-exciting-new-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Prim Terrace a labour of love"},"content":{"rendered":"

Excitement was in the air as Prim Villa, which falls under the Methodist Homes, prepared to start a new chapter in its journey.<\/p>\n

Prim Villa can be found in Primrose Hill and specialises in the care of people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.<\/p>

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It now has two mid-care units that allow residents with early stage Alzheimer’s to live in a free and home-like environment.<\/p>\n

Prim Cottage has proven that living as a family is extremely beneficial to the well-being of the residents.<\/p>

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It is this positive resident response that led to the opening of Prim Terrace, the newest addition to the home.<\/p>\n

The road to Prim Terrace began on May 10, when the renovations to the recently acquired, derelict and vandalised house next door to Prim Villa started.<\/p>\n

The renovations took a total of three and a half months to complete.<\/p>\n

Everyone at Prim Villa is happy to have been part of making the dream a reality.<\/p>\n

“Special mention must be made of Allan Touch\u00e9\u201a who has given up three and a half months of his time to oversee the project from start to end,” said Sharon Flint, manager of Prim Villa.<\/p>\n

Touch\u00e9\u201a was thanked for his efforts and was honoured by having the sensory garden that he planted for the residents of Prim Villa named after him.<\/p>\n

The sensory garden will assist the team at Prim Villa with the therapy of the residents.<\/p>\n

Therapy plays a very important role in the total care and well-being of the residents.<\/p>\n

Residents will have the opportunity to add to the garden in the form of remembrance plaques, as Touch\u00e9 did for his late brother and sister-in-law.<\/p>\n

The Prim Villa team pride themselves on being experts in caring for those with Alzheimer’s or related dementia.<\/p>\n

The qualified nursing staff and caregivers in the facility are specially trained and understand the residents as they transverse the stages of Alzheimer’s or related dementia.<\/p>\n

The staff members understand that the residents can feel hopeless at times, and are on hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to give them the love and attention they need and deserve, making life as comfortable as possible.<\/p>\n

This attention to detail offers peace of mind to the residents and their loved ones.<\/p>\n

Flint said, “Prim Villa, Prim Cottage and Prim Terrace are places of hope, where the staff consider even the smallest achievement by a resident as a personal triumph – that is why we constantly encourage each and every resident and treat them with love and respect.”<\/p>\n

With Prim Terrace’s doors open, Prim Villa is now able to cater to even more mid-care residents.<\/p>\n