Old Age Homes · Scottburgh South, Amanzimtoti, Scottburgh & the South Coast
Alex Park Older Persons Retreat
Highly rated home for older persons in Scottburgh South with care, one of the longest-running on the South Coast.
- Frail Care
Local knowledge
Living in Amanzimtoti, Scottburgh & the South Coast
The South Coast is where KwaZulu-Natal retirement is cheapest. Hibiscus Retirement Villages, a non-profit founded in Margate in 1962 and the first in the country to use life rights, runs four villages between Margate and Port Shepstone and is building the 600-cottage Widenham village at Umkomaas, where one-bedroom cottages started at R1.2 million and three-bedrooms at R2.35 million. Renishaw Hills at Scottburgh is a 500-unit lifestyle estate for over-50s, Umdoni at Pennington has on-site frail care, and Poinsettia Park, Alex Park and Lakeview serve Amanzimtoti and Scottburgh.
Hospitals thin out as you go south. Netcare Kingsway in Amanzimtoti is the main private hospital for the upper coast, Hibiscus Private in Port Shepstone and Netcare Margate serve the lower coast, and Scottburgh has a provincial hospital. Durban's specialists are 40 minutes from Scottburgh and 1 hour 30 from Margate. King Shaka is 1 hour to 1 hour 45; Margate has a small airport.
Winters are mild, the sea is warm and the pace is slow. The questions to ask are about the distance to specialist care and whether a village's frail care is built or still planned. Our frail care and village costs in KZN guide has the figures.
About old age homes
An old age home (also called a home for the aged or residential care home) provides a room, meals and personal care in one place. Many in the Western Cape are run by churches or non-profit organisations, and some receive a subsidy from the Department of Social Development, which can make them more affordable.
What to ask when visiting a old age home in Amanzimtoti, Scottburgh & the South Coast
- 1Is the home registered with the Department of Social Development?
- 2Is it subsidised, and what are the admission and means-test criteria?
- 3Are rooms private or shared?
- 4What level of care is available if your parent's health declines?
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Old Age Homes in Amanzimtoti, Scottburgh & the South Coast
What does a life-right cottage cost on the KZN South Coast?
Widenham Retirement Village at Umkomaas listed one-bedroom cottages from R1.2 million, two-bedrooms from R2.05 million and three-bedrooms from R2.35 million in its recent phases. Hibiscus villages in Margate and Ramsgate are generally lower.
Which South Coast villages have frail care?
Umdoni Retirement Village in Pennington has on-site frail care and step-down. The Hibiscus villages share the Margate and Umdoni care centres, and Widenham has a clinic with a frail care facility planned. Alex Park in Scottburgh is an older persons' home with care.
How far is Scottburgh from Durban?
About 40 minutes on the N2 to central Durban and an hour to King Shaka International. Margate is 1 hour 30 to Durban.
Are there subsidised old age homes in the Western Cape?
Yes. Some non-profit homes receive a subsidy from the Department of Social Development for residents who qualify under a means test. Places are limited, and each home will explain its own criteria.