GERATEC
Catering in Cape Town

We provide a full spectrum of services to the care industry through commitment to developing people, based on the principles of the Eden Alternative and in partnership with national and international role players. There are a number of reasons why your memory might not be a sharp as when you were younger. To support this transformation, we embrace the Eden Alternative philosophy for creating person-centred communities. What this means in practice is creating the freedom in which older people can live in a home-like environment and make their own decisions. Through this approach, we encourage the continuation of a person’s growth, rather than manage their decline. GERATEC’s values of integrity, respect, compassion and innovation underpin all aspects of our business. We are passionate about continually raising the bar in terms of quality of service, meeting the needs of the individual, and moving away from medically-nursing those in long-term care. We encourage them to participate in decision making and truly listen when they speak. Apart from benefiting the residents immeasurably, the advantages extend to the owners, managers and staff of care homes. The focus on developing staff is, as with the residents, holistic and person-centred. Established in 1996 as Rayne Stroebel Catering Services cc, GERATEC has evolved to become the only full service provider of outsourced services to long-term care facilities and retirement homes throughout South Africa. Our core services include catering, housekeeping, caring, staff development & training, and management consulting. GERATEC is proud to serve clients throughout the country, with the majority of our activities currently focused in the Western Cape, Gauteng and Free State. In addition, our dedicated management team travel throughout the country and internationally offering workshops and lectures and to stay in tune with international best practice standards. In addition, GERATEC is also home to the South Africa branch of the Eden Alternative, a non-profit organisation which promotes a holistic approach in the management of retirement homes. There seems to be an expectations that residents in care homes, should be entertained all day, every day and a lot of effort is put into event/activity calendars. Dementia Care Australia founder and chief executive officer, Jane Verity, is a passionate advocate for doll therapy and has written many papers on its benefits, as well as explaining opposing views. There has been an explosion of research on the ills of sitting in the past few years, prompted by our increasingly sedentary lifestyles.