Alzheimer's South Africa

22/06/2026

Community Outreach | Griekwastad

Minerva Breigroep Kmb generously donated hand-knitted items, including slippers, scarves, beanies, and teddies, to Huis Heldersig through ADASA Northern Cape.

ADASA delivered these special gifts to the residents, bringing warmth, comfort, and joy to the home.

The manager, Sonja Botma, thanked ADASA on behalf of the residents for the wonderful gesture and generous spoiling. The residents were deeply grateful for the kindness and care shown.

Moments like these remind us of the power of community, compassion, and connection.

22/06/2026

Community Outreach | Barkly West

Our Social Auxiliary Worker, Charlene Kruger, was invited by Age in Action to commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day at the Pniel Service Centre in Barkly West.

During the event, Charlene presented information about ADASA, the services we offer, and the support available to individuals living with dementia, their families, and caregivers.

Thank you to Age in Action and the Peniel Service Centre for the opportunity to raise awareness and support older persons in our communities.

22/06/2026

ADASA is establishing the ADASA Online Shop, a trusted platform designed to support individuals, families, caregivers, healthcare professionals, hospitals, medical centres, retirement villages, care centres, and people living with dementia and Alzheimer's disease across South Africa.

https://forms.gle/wjZqa7bpQT4cPMcD7

Your feedback will play an important role in shaping a platform that provides quality products, services, resources, and support to those who need them most — because quality care, support, dignity, and wellbeing matter at every stage of life.

We would greatly appreciate your input. Please take a few minutes to complete and share this survey with your family, friends, colleagues, healthcare networks, and caregiving communities. Your participation will help us create a platform that truly meets the needs of South Africans.

Please participate, share, and help us build South Africa's leading care-focused support and shopping platform.

Because Memories Matter. https://forms.gle/wjZqa7bpQT4cPMcD7

21/06/2026

20/06/2026

We Are So Excited to Share "Father's Hands" by Aden Hinds!

This Father's Day, SAMA nominated musician Aden Hinds is releasing a deeply personal and heartfelt song, "Father's Hands," written in honour of his father, who is currently living in the later stages of dementia.

The song is a moving tribute to the love, wisdom, guidance, and sacrifices of fathers, mentors, and elders who have helped shape our lives. Through his own family's journey with dementia, Aden has created a powerful reminder to cherish the people who have supported us and to celebrate their lasting impact.

This Father's Day, "Father's Hands" is a gift from Aden to all families.

Share it with your father, grandfather, mentor, caregiver, or any elder who has played a fatherly role in your life. Let it be a tribute to the hands that guided, protected, and loved us through the years.

As we celebrate Father's Day, we also honour the many families affected by dementia and raise awareness about the importance of understanding, compassion, and support.

Listen, share, and dedicate "Father's Hands" this Father's Day.

Because while memories may fade, love remains in the hearts and hands that have touched our lives forever.

Listen, support and download here:
https://adenhinds.bandcamp.com/track/fathers-hands
https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/support-kevin-hinds-care~2

20/06/2026

ADASA KwaZulu-Natal | Collaborative Awareness Programme for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, ADASA KwaZulu-Natal proudly partnered with TAFTA to host a collaborative awareness programme in Wentworth, KwaZulu-Natal.

ADASA is grateful to TAFTA and all participants who contributed to this meaningful initiative. Through collaboration, education, and advocacy, we can help build communities where older persons feel valued, protected, and empowered.

Together, we stand against elder abuse and promote dignity, respect, and care for every older person. 💜

18/06/2026

ADASA Gauteng | Empowering Caregivers Through Dementia Education

June was a meaningful month of learning and empowerment as ADASA Gauteng had the privilege of training dedicated caregivers at two wonderful care facilities.

On 9 June 2026, Welma Geldenhuys facilitated a Caring for People with Dementia training session for five caregivers at Blessed Karoo's new facility in Krugersdorp.

On 10 June 2026, Welma continued the training at House of Grace in Weltevredenpark, Roodepoort, where 10 caregivers participated in the session.

These remarkable women provide compassionate daily care to people living with dementia and consistently place patient-centred care at the heart of everything they do. Their enthusiasm, commitment, and appreciation for the knowledge shared were truly inspiring.

By equipping caregivers with practical skills and a deeper understanding of dementia, we are helping to improve the quality of life, dignity, and wellbeing of those living with dementia and their families.

Together, we are building more dementia-friendly communities—one caregiver, one family, and one person at a time.

17/06/2026

ADASA is honored to support and collaborate with Aden Hinds Music.

Something powerful and quite beautiful has been unfolding, and it is finally time to share it with you dear friends and family...

This Father’s Day (Sunday, 21 June), I release a new single titled "Father's Hands". This song is deeply meaningful to me and the healing of our family lineage. Written with my late uncle, Keith Erasmus, it was inspired through our shared natures and ways of relating to the beauty and pain experienced in this world, our familial histories and generational trauma.

I finally release the song as a tribute for my dad, Kevin Hinds Music, who is currently navigating the advanced stages of dementia. The song has now become medicine music, woven to heal ancestral lineages and honor the heavy, beautiful histories we carry in our blood.

The birth of this track was also brought about in the midst of a literal survival story. With the massive rains this past week in the Eastern Cape, my young daughter and I found ourselves marooned and flooded in for four days by a raging, overflowing Kleinemonde River. Even now, with the water slowly shifting, the physical reality remains a gruelling walk—carrying gear by foot through the mud up the river valley up to the studio. Yet, the isolation brought absolute clarity. This music could not be stopped by the water; the intensity of the storm only deepened the resonance of the medicine we are bringing forward.

To hold my dad through this difficult season, my brother Wren and I are anchoring this release with a BackaBuddy fundraising campaign and a national awareness partnership with the Association for Dementia and Alzheimer’s of South Africa (ADASA) to help cover his specialized frail care. [LINK TO SUPPORT IS IN THE FIRST COMMENT BELOW]

After tracking the core elements of the song myself, a beautiful, historic community of elders gathered to lend their hands to "Father's Hands". I recorded Eternal Melodies, a legendary duo from Mdantsane (Blind elder Ntaba Dlomo and Attwell Masupha), singing their beautiful harmonies, pouring decades of soulful resilience and oral storytelling into the song. Musical legends and friends like Dan Roberts and the Runaway Train Cult, Dan Chiorboli, and Ben Badenhorst are getting involved in the project as well.

To protect the restorative spirit of the piece, the entire track was recorded at 432Hz, the tuning in alignment with the golden ratio.

Love and gratitude go out to my late uncle Keith for planting the seed of this song, and to the beautiful circle of musicians helping to ground this medicine.