The Team That Makes It Happen

The La Gratitude Vision

We are the committed team that provides a holistic approach to the care of frail older persons within La Gratitude Home for the Aged. We apply this motto by ensuring excellence in the provision of loving care and services within a safe and secure environment and various housing facilities (flats and cottages). Furthermore, we are dedicated to promoting and maintaining the highest standard of residential care for frail older persons through understanding the ageing process, and age-related brain diseases.

We have made it our mission to enhance the quality of life of vulnerable aged persons through education, outreach and assisted living programmes all with the assistance of our qualified team who are committed to the values of the organization.

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Social Responsibility

At La Gratitude, our social responsibility comes from a diversity of backgrounds. We are an organisation committed to being socially responsible within the community. 

We serve to this end, we are actively involved in numerous outreach and awareness programmes in both rural and urban areas throughout the Amajuba / Newcastle District.

The aim of the organisation is to provide vital services for the needy, vulnerable and frail older persons within the community and surrounding areas and to further ensure the best interest of our frail and older persons, challenged within the frail care, seniority years are met. 

We also reach out to rural, urban, creches, schools, youth, and older persons in need of assistance and care through a variety of outreach projects and assisting within the resource capability of the organisation to assist in ensuring ongoing sustainability.

Organization Structure

We are a registered non-profit organisation (NPO) registered since 1987 making us an experienced organisation with the necessary skills to boast top-class facilities at our three sites within the Newcastle district of Kwa Zulu Natal. We are dedicated to serving the needs of all our residents. 

Our priority is to uphold the rights of our residents at all times while providing a safe, affordable, easily accessible and secure living environment so that all our residents can live their senior lives in a harmonious and peaceful environment.

Senior Management

Senior management is been serving beneficiaries for over 35 years from the CEO to Corporate Services. The members of the board show true commitment, loyalty and dedication. We are honoured to have such dedicated members on our board of Control. 

The Board of Control comprises community nominated highly skilled retired business professionals who give their services to support, guide, encourage and build one of the best Older Person Businesses. 

The Team

The La Gratitude team includes more than 110 employees who are loyal, dedicated, committed, and experienced. This team manage the numerous services provided such as housekeeping (laundry and cleaning), food and beverage, maintenance, administration, medical, fundraising, activities, social services and community outreach initiatives throughout our organisation.