Glendale home provides personal care, social, vocational, educational, residential, spiritual, financial, and healthcare services for Jewish adults and aged persons with profound intellectual disabilities.

• Providing therapeutic programs that fosters a culture of wellness
• Nurturing a spirit of Yiddishkeit, loving kindness and inclusivity
• Growing symbiotic partnerships with local communities and global networks to advance our service delivery

The Glendale home holistic approach to care is person-centred and places emphasis on rights and values that we so often take for granted:

• Individuality
• Self-respect and respect for others
• Dignity
• Right to freedom of choice and assisted decision-making
• Autonomy, independence and the right to be treated like adults
• Social, emotional and motor skills development
• A sense of community, family and friends
• A safe and stable environment

• Highly qualified multi-disciplinary team of clinicians focusing on resident-centred care through self-advocacy and freedom of choice that has enhanced independence, emotional and physical wellness of our residents
• New care models that have increased levels of service delivery
• Innovative wellness programs are reducing clinical costs for our younger cohort
• Feedback, surveys and interviews with stakeholders has suggested that the home is enjoying high satisfaction ratings from residents, families and staff
• Excellent nutritional programs linked with our edible Magen David Garden, supports the medical needs of our ageing population and their various chronic requirements
• Industry and academic acknowledgment e.g., UCT internships
• Increased engagement, involvement and support from our families, volunteers and local Jewish community
• A growing cohort of younger and new donors
• Enhanced reputation, brand integrity and public visibility with local, national and the international Jewish world
• A kind, caring and nurturing culture that promotes openness, inclusivity and innovation