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Garbage is strewn at the entrance of the Convalescent Home
Accusations that the Children’s Convalescent Home at D’Urban Backlands has not been operating at an acceptable standard were yesterday debunked by General Secretary of the Red Cross Society, Ms Dorothy Fraser, under whose purview the institution falls.
According to reports reaching this newspaper, not only has there been evident neglect of the children left in the care of the institution but the compound of the institution has been reduced to a dumpsite, as accumulated garbage has not been removed from the premises for almost three weeks.
A visit at the facility yesterday revealed that the garbage situation had not yet been addressed.
Mrs Fraser, in an invited comment, however attributed the situation to the failure of City Council workers to carry out regular garbage collection at the institution.
She said that the garbage situation is further compounded by dogs that rummage through the discarded items on a daily basis, transforming properly stored rubbish into an unsightly scene.
In commenting on reports that the children at the institution are being neglected, Fraser said that they (children) come from varying backgrounds and circumstances, and therefore some of them may take a while before they can settle into the environment.
Red Cross General Secretary, Ms Dorothy Fraser
The Convalescent Home currently houses more than 40 children between the ages of six months and six years old, Mrs Fraser revealed, even as she admitted that there have been other occasions that reports were made that children were not being changed in a timely manner.
According to her, there are instances when the shortage of staff or the late arrival of staff contributes to such situations.
However, Mrs Fraser pointed out that the institution has been known to address such improper behaviour of staffers quite condignly. She disclosed that there are cases when a single staffer is guilty of allowing certain things to occur. In effect, such behaviour could bring shame on an entire organisation, she said, adding that there is hardly any organisation in the world that does not have internal problems.
Mrs Fraser is urging any member of the public that has concerns about the functioning of the institution to contact her so that matters could be solved forthrightly.
At a cost of approximately $2M garnered from donors, the children’s home is sustained on a monthly basis. And according to Mrs Fraser, with continued support the institution will endeavour to improve its operation even as it limits it intake quota to ensure that each child is adequately cared for.
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