The Casa Mia old age home in Soper Road, Berea is to be renovated

RELATED LINKS: The City's homes for senior citizens THE City of Johannesburg owns 34 municipal old age homes. One of them is the Casa Mia, an eight-story building in Soper Road, Berea. Read more Who is eligible for a City old age home? TO be admitted to an old age home owned by the City, you must provide an identity document and proof that you are on pension. Residents are also required to join a burial society. Read more Services for the aged THE Johannesburg area has many homes that cater for the elderly, the frail and the mentally disturbed. Some of the homes accommodate only the elderly, while others cater for all the categories. This is a list of what is available. Read more

Casa Mia residents make way for renovations The City-owned old age home is in a bad state and residents are being moved out for repairs to take place. November 27, 2006 By Tabisa Mntengwana CASA Mia Old Age Home is being renovated, and the City is moving its 120 residents to alternative homes while the work is being completed. More than 60 residents have been moved to various retirement villages while 11 have been allocated retirement homes and will be moved at a later stage. Some of the residents have moved in with their families and friends. "The relocation will allow authorities to scope out repair and reconstruction work that will cost over R20-million and take up to a year to complete," reads a press release. Casa Mia was built in the 1940s and was taken over by the City in 1984. The eight-storey building has 177 rooms. Entrance to the Casa Mia old age home According to the press release the building is in such a poor condition that the City's routine investment in maintenance and repair is not sufficient to turn around its problems, which include concerns about its electrical and water reticulation systems. To ensure safety and to fast track the project, the City and the residents agreed that inhabitants would be moved to other retirement villages for the duration of the work. "Residents agreed to sign a voluntary consent form to be moved to alternative habitable accommodation," reads the press release. Among the 120 residents, 14 need basic professional services like nursing, 18 still need to be allocated suitable housing and 11 are not willing to move. "The process of relocating will continue until all residents that have signed the consent form have been moved," reads a report from the City's Community Development Department. Various retirement homes around Joburg, such as Nirvana in Lenasia, Nancefield in Eldorado Park, and Radio Cottages and Amber Court in Vredepark will accommodate Casa Mia residents. According to the report, residents are content with the process and they could chose which places they preferred as temporary new homes. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za