As part of our continued efforts to promote the well-being of caregivers and recognize the importance of self-care in the provision of quality support services, the Seychelles Home Care Agency in collaboration with the Les Mamelles health center successfully hosted a Health and Wellness Clinic for its caregivers in the Roche Caiman, Les Mamelles and Mont Fleuri region. The event brought together caregivers for a half-day session focused on health education, emotional resilience, and preventive care.

The session began at 8:30 a.m. with a welcoming briefing by the Principal officer for Wellbeing, Prevention, Training & Development who outlined the objectives of the clinic and emphasized the importance of maintaining personal health and wellness in caregiving roles. Caregivers were then guided through the modality of the clinic, which was designed as a rotating circuit of wellness stations.

Wellness Stations included vital checks such as blood pressure, blood sugar, and BMI screenings.
At 9:30 a.m., refreshments and healthy snacks were made available to the participants, reinforcing the practical application of good nutrition habits.

At 10:30 a.m., a presentation by a qualified nutritionist provided caregivers with practical knowledge on how to maintain energy levels and prevent chronic illnesses through proper diet and meal preparation.
This was followed by an interactive session with a psychologist , focusing on emotional wellness, burnout prevention, and the importance of setting healthy boundaries in caregiving relationships.

The Health and Wellness Clinic was an opportunity not only for learning but also for rejuvenation. The Agency remains committed to supporting the holistic well-being of its caregivers and will continue to invest in programs that uplift their mental, emotional, and physical health as this will also help in improving the quality of care being received by our beneficiaries.

The Seychelles Home Care Agency held its highly anticipated Family and Caregiving Conference today under the theme “Strengthening Family Involvement in Home Care.” The event brought together caregivers, health professionals, policymakers, and community members in a unified effort to enhance the quality and collaboration of home-based care services across the islands.

During the opening ceremony Dr. Daniel Kallee, CEO of the Seychelles Home Care Agency, provided valuable context on the current state and future direction of home care services in the country. His address underscored the urgent need for integrated efforts between families and professional caregivers.

The Seychelles Family and Caregiving Conference has not only strengthened connections within the caregiving community but also laid the groundwork for a more inclusive and collaborative approach to home care in the country.

The Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles (ACCS) held an awareness session yesterday morning for staff members of the Home Care Agency (HCA) along with some caregivers

Lazans pour Swen a Domisil oubyen ‘Seychelles Home Care Agency’ in ofisyelman lanse yer dan en pti seremoni dan ‘lobby’ Unity House, blok A, premye letaz.

Sa seremoni ti osi vwar louvertir son bann nouvo biro ki enpe i trouve dan sa blok e lezot dan blok B sa batiman.

Sete Minis pour Lazenes, Spor ek Lafanmir, Marie-Celine Zialor, ek sef egzekitif sa lazans, Daniel Kallée, ki ti ganny loner pour koup riban pour ofisyelman mark lansman sa lazans e louvertir sa bann biro.

Sa zes senbolik koup riban ti swiv devwalman plak sa lazans par Minis Zialor ek tyermenn bord sa lazans, Celine Malbrook, e devwalman logo par Msye Kallée ki ti fer pli boner.

Seremoni ti fer dan prezans sef egzekitif pour Lazans Proteksyon Sosyal, Brenda Morin; sef egzekitif Konsey Nasyonal Lazenes, Albert Duncan; sef egzekitif Konsey Nasyonal pour Zanfan, Yasmin Umarji; serten ‘home carers’ e serten parmi bann ki ganny swen kot lakour; bann travayer sa lazans, parmi lezot envite.

Apre plizyer lannen ki i ti ganny etabli konman en ‘scheme’ an 1987 pour donn servis swen lon-term bann dimoun aze, bann ki otreman kapab, adilt osi byen ki bann zanfan, Lazans pour Swen a Domisil ti ganny rekree anba  lalwa Swen a Domisil an 2022 (Seychelles Home Care Agency Act 2022) ki ti pran lefe an Zanvye 2023.

Sa i fer ki a en moman, ladministrasyon swen kot lakour ki ti avek Minister Lasante ek Devlopman Sosyal sa letan, ti bouz kot Lazans Byennet Sosyal, ki aprezan koni konman Lazans pour Proteksyon Sosyal, ziska ki en lazans ti ganny met anplas pour ladministrasyon progranm swen kot lakour.

Apre plizyer lannen defayans ki enkli labi, ti annan demars an 2022 pour pli byen administre e donn en servis swen kot lakour pli profesyonnel e modern e se la ki ‘Seychelles Home Care Agency Act 2022’, ti ganny pase dan Lasanble Nasyonal.

Fodre fer remarke ki sa lazans pe deza fer son travay depi Mars 2023 avek en nouvo lelan ek bann nouvo inovasyon ki pou asire ki sa servis i pran en lot lankadreman. Sa se pour garanti ki bann ki resevwar en servis avek en travayer swen a domisil i ganny enn ki pran kont zot bann bezwen pa zis fizik, me emosyonnel, sosyal e spirityel.

Dan son ladres, Madanm Malbrook ti dir ki zot pe deza vwar atraver sa lazans, en meyer lankadreman pour bann ‘home carers’ kot zot pour resevwar profesyonalizasyon ki pou sirman donn valer sa servis ki zot ofer.

“Anmenmtan, nou anvi travay dir pour redwir okenn labi lo sa servis e nou kont lo langazman bann ‘carers’ pour asire ki zot pran sa travay me osi bann nouvo linisyativ ki pe vini o serye,” i ti fer resorti.

Madanm Malbrook ti dir ki zot kont lo sipor tou bann partener gouvernmantal, prive e osi sosyete sivil pour ede anmenn sa transformasyon dezirab dan sa servis.

Lo son kote, Msye Kallée ti dir ki koze deor ti lo en servis swen kot lakour ki pa ti a la oter e en servis ki petet in sibir bokou labi.

I ti fer remarke ki par kont, in annan bann ‘home carers’ ki’n donn en servis ki nob, zot in pran swen avek sa enn ki ti bezwen zot latansyon e ki zot bezwen ganny salye pour sa.

“Me la, sa letan in arive kot nou pe al travay avek bann nouvo polisi ek vizyon gouvernman, pour fer ki swen kot lakour i ganny en nouvo stati. Menm si sa servis in egziste pour bokou lannen, e in pran plizyer laform, pour premye fwa depi son legzistans i aprezan annan en lalwa ki gouvern sa servis e rol Seychelles Home Care Agency se pour fer sir sa servis i reste dan sa lankadreman legal ki sa lalwa i donnen,” Msye Kallée ti dir.

Msye Kallée ti dir ki parmi bokou lezot travay ki zot pe konmans fer dan limedya se en legzersis pour anrezistre tou bann ‘carers’ ki deza aktiv. I annan anviron 3400 ‘carers’ ki anrezistre avek sa lazans ki pe donn swen anviron 3300 ki bezwen sa led.

“Nou anvi ki servis i targete, ki kan sa ‘carer’ i antre kot lakour i konnen egzakteman kwa ki bezwen son resipyan. Me nou osi oule fer sir ki okenn form labi lo sa servis i ganny eliminen,” Msye Kallée ti dir.

I ti remersye zesyon Lazans pour Proteksyon Sosyal ki’n travay pour plizyer lannen avek sa servis e lezot dimoun pour zot led, gidans ek sipor kan ti neseser.

Dan en entervi avek medya, rezistrater prensipal kot sa lazans, Medline Freminot, ti dir ki sa nouvo devlopman in anmenn plis lespas ek konfor dan en kondisyon prive pour tou bann kliyan ki pou vin rod zot servis.

“Diferans la se ki bann servis i pli spesyalize akoz avan nou ti en sel seksyon kot nou ti fer lanrezistreman ek vizit ki klase anba ‘monitoring’ ansanm. Me la i separe kot en group i fer lanrezistreman e en group ki fer ‘monitoring’. I fer ki i pou annan plis vizit ki pou ganny fer dan lakour kot bann dimoun ki pe ganny ou bezwen swen,” Madanm Freminot ti dir.

Se artis Urny Mathiot ki loter logo pour Lazans pour Swen a Domisil e dan son leksplikasyon avek lodyans, i ti dir ki in anvi anmenn en laspe vivan kreolite dan sa logo, en kouler nasyonal ki montre en lakaz avek en larsitektir kreol pe ganny pran swen par de lanmen, anglobe dan en lanvironnman tropical.

Seremoni ti fini avek en vizit dan tou bann biro. Lazans pour Swen a Domisil i annan antou 25 travayer dan son bann biro kot Unity House ek son biro kot Pension Fund Complex, Grand Anse Praslin.

Sete seminaris Brian Toulon ki ti donn benediksyon sa lazans.

The Seychelles Home Care Agency (SHCA) is looking to revamp the home care service with the best module available and adaptable in the country’s context that will suit both caregivers and clients.

This was said by the SHCA’s chief executive, Dr Daniel Kallee, following the agency’s meeting with President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House yesterday afternoon.

The aim of the meeting was to discuss on the way forward in terms of policy and care giving models.

He was accompanied to the meeting by the board members led by chairperson Marie-Celine Malbrook. With the agency under the umbrella of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Family, also present in the discussion was the minister in charge, Marie Celine Zialor.

“Since the creation of the agency this year, it’s now that we’ve been formalising the migration from the Agency for Social Protection to the work of the agency itself and it was important for us to firstly meet up with the president for a discussion to chart the way forward for a high and quality home care service,” Dr Kallee said.

Dr Kallee said that the agency is revising the wholehome caring system in the country together with assessing the performance of carers among the 3000 plus registered on a full-time and on half-day allowance basis, to seek for the best qualified for permanent employment.

He added that training will be given to carers to help them upgrade their skills to seek certification for employment.

Meanwhile all carers working on full and half-day basis are receiving benefits such as pension and 13th month pay.

“The agency has been given a task to go and see how we can bring in different models that will be adapted in the Seychelles’ context, so that the carers and the recipients will be happy in terms of the service given and received,” Dr Kallee added.