Resources
Welcome to our resource hub!
For your convenience and ease of reference we have gathered essential contacts and resources to inform your rehabilitation journey. We’ve gathered essential contacts and resources to simplify your journey towards rehabilitation. Explore the links below to find the assistance you need, and take the next step towards a better, more empowered life. Kindly note this is not an exhausted list.
Elderly Support Resources
Alzheimer’s South Africa
Alzheimer’s SA NPC is dedicated to providing support for families and individuals and strives to advocate on their behalf, to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s/dementia and their carers.
Web: www.alzheimers.org.za
Tel: 011 792 2511
Email: info@alzheimers.org.za
Age-in-Action
Age-in-Action (The South African Council for the Aged)
The organization’s mission is to protect and promote the interests and well-being of all elderly persons.
Web: www.age-in-action.co.za
Tel: 021 426 4249 (National Office)
Email: info@age-in-action.co.za
Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa
To promote quality in life, dignity in death and support in bereavement for all living with a life-threatening illness.
Web: www.hpca.co.za
Tel: 021 531 0277
Email: info@hpca.co.za
Call4Care
Offering 24-hour elderly care at the push of a button.
Web: www.call4care.co.za
Tel: 0861 140 141
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels for The Aged is a multi-faceted welfare service aimed at helping the elderly of our country to live out their sunset years in dignity and relative comfort.
Web: www.mow.org.za
Tel: 086 00 00 700
Email: admin@mealsonwheels.co.za
Simply Fresh Foods
Offering a variety of prepared meals and menu options. Home delivery is available in Pretoria and Centurion area.
Web: www.simplyfreshfoods.co.za
Tel: 072 509 2612
Email: info@simplyfreshfoods.co.za
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Heart and Stroke Healthline @ 0860 1 43278 (0860 1 HEART)
Web: www.heartfoundation.co.za
Tel: 021 422 1586
Email: heart@heartfoundation.co.za
Mobility Aids and Assistive Devices Suppliers
- CE Mobility – www.cemobility.co.za
- Chairman Industries – www.chairmanind.co.za
- Medop – www.medop.co.za
- Clinical Emergencies – www.clinicalemergencies.co.za
- Ability Assist – www.abilityassist.co.za
- Pidek Medical Supplies & Equipment – www.pidekmedical.co.za
- Medfurn Manufacturers (Pty) LTD – www.medfurn.co.za
- PAC Rentals – Pressure reducing mattress and seating systems – www.stiegelmeyer-homecare.co.za
- Affordable Wheelchair Hire – www.wheelchairhire.co.za
Spinal Cord Injury Support Resources
Quad Para Association of South Africa
The QuadPara Association of South Africa (QASA) is an NPO of quadriplegics and paraplegics with the vision that all quadriplegics and paraplegics live their lives to their full potential. QASA provides products, projects and services as well as lobby and advocacy and prevention programs to ensure the vision, mission and goals are achieved.
Web: www.qasa.co.za
Tel: 031 767 0348 (Head Office)
Email: info@qasa.co.za
The National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in SA
NCPPDSA is a leading disability organisation with experience of enabling, supporting and enhancing the quality of life for persons with disabilities. The NCPPDSA strives to make South Africa a country where persons with disabilities have access to equal opportunities and rights.
Web: www.ncppdsa.org.za
Association for the Physically Disabled
The Association for the Physically Disabled (APD) is a registered non-profit organisation helping people with most forms of physical disability.
Web: www.apd.org.za
Tel: +27 11 646 8331/2/3/4
People for Awareness on Disability Issues
PADI is an organisation of and for people with disabilities whose main objective is to educate and create awareness on matters relating to disability
Web: www.charitysa.co.za
Recreational Resources
- Wheelchair Basketball South Africa (WBSA) – www.basketball.co.za
- South Africa Wheelchair Rugby (SA WCR) – SAWCR | Facebook
- Mandeville Wheelchair Rugby – Mandeville Wheelchair Rugby | Facebook
- Adaptive sports fund – www.adaptivesportsfund.org
Driving
- Automobility – www.auto-mobility.co.za
- Rolling Rehab – www.rollingrehab.co.za
Mobility Aids and Assistive Devices Suppliers
- CE Mobility – www.cemobility.co.za
- Chairman Industries – www.chairmanind.co.za
- Medop – www.medop.co.za
- Clinical Emergencies – www.clinicalemergencies.co.za
- Ability Assist – www.abilityassist.co.za
- Sitwell Technologies – www.sitwell.co.za
Useful document: The SASCA Assistive Devices Guidelines for Persons with Mobility Impairment
Stroke & TBI Support Resources
The Stroke Aid Society
We are a SUPPORT GROUP which was founded in 1984, in order to provide help to those people who have survived a Stroke, as well as help for their families.
Web: www.strokeaid.co.za
Tel: 011 485 0235
Email: strokeaid@telkomsa.net
The Stroke Survivors Foundation
Creates a national network that provides post-discharge rehabilitation and support for stroke survivors, their families and caregivers.
Web: www.strokesurvivors.org.za
Tel: 082 889 1800
Email: info@strokesurvivors.org.za
Headway Gauteng
Headway Gauteng offers various support programmes to survivors of brain injury (BI) and their families. Headway Gauteng is able to offer information, practical advice and better understanding about what this will mean for the future and how the family can make a meaningful contribution to the recovery of the injured individual
Web: www.headwaygauteng.co.za
Tel: 011 442 5733
Brainstorm
Brainstorm is a non profit organisation that was started in 2006 by a groups of health care professionals in the Ekurhuleni region to provide education, support and services to members of the community that have suffered from strokes, traumatic brain injuries or any brain related conditions.
Web: Brainstorm | Facebook
Tel: 081 385 8949
BrainLife
BrainLife (formerly known as Headway Tshwane) is a non-profit and non-government organisation that offers group therapy, counselling and support for people affected by brain injury.
Web: BrainLife | Facebook
Tel: 061 632 2498
Stroke Support Group Pretoria
We are a social support group catering to the needs of people who have had strokes or closed brain injuries. We offer emotional support and upliftment to those who are struggling to cope with their changed lives as we have all experienced what they are going through.
Web: www.strokesupport.co.za
Tel: 084 270 4507
Heart and Stroke Foundation
We are a social support group catering to the needs of people who have had strokes or closed brain injuries. We offer emotional support and upliftment to those who are struggling to cope with their changed lives as we have all experienced what they are going through.
Web: www.heartfoundation.co.za
Tel: 021 422 1586
Email: heart@heartfoundation.co.za
The National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in SA
NCPPDSA is a leading disability organisation with experience of enabling, supporting and enhancing the quality of life for persons with disabilities. The NCPPDSA strives to make South Africa a country where persons with disabilities have access to equal opportunities and rights.
Web: www.ncppdsa.org.za
Association for the Physically Disabled
The Association for the Physically Disabled (APD) is a registered non-profit organisation helping people with most forms of physical disability.
Web: www.apd.org.za
Tel: +27 11 646 8331/2/3/4
People for Awareness on Disability Issues
PADI is an organisation of and for people with disabilities whose main objective is to educate and create awareness on matters relating to disability.
Web: www.charitysa.co.za
Mobility Aids and Assistive Devices Suppliers
- CE Mobility – www.cemobility.co.za
- Chairman Industries – www.chairmanind.co.za
- Medop – www.medop.co.za
- Clinical Emergencies – www.clinicalemergencies.co.za
- Ability Assist – www.abilityassist.co.za