ABOUT US
The Mission of the Adelaide & Frances Memorial Home for the Elderly is to provide our residents with an aesthetically appealing physical environment which is complimented by empathetic care providers administering the appropriate personal care, thus ensuring that our residents spend their remaining years living in social environments which are safe, supportive, happy and comfortable.
The Augustus Edwin Justin Foundation was established as a non-profit organization in March 2005 with the broad mission of improving the quality of life of the poor, elderly and destitute citizens of St. Lucia and eventually the wider Caribbean region. The Adelaide and Frances Memorial Home for the Aged, the brainchild of Mr. Augustus Justin, sought to fill a dire need in St. Lucia for comfortable living conditions for those persons who through unfortunate life circumstances were in great need in their twilight years of food, clothing, shelter, and most importantly, community and companionship.
The creation of the aforementioned Foundation by Mr. Justin and its dedicated committee marked an important milestone where the social, humanitarian and spiritual services previously provided through the Adelaide and Frances Home would, in the near future, be extended throughout the nation and through the Caribbean region. Herein is described the vision statement of Mr. Augustus Edwin Justin, S.L.M.P.
The Augustus Edwin Justin Foundation will promote the expansion of elderly Homes throughout St. Lucia and the wider Caribbean. The Foundation should never operate under a business model, which is primarily profit driven in purpose. Every Home will fall under the umbrella of the Foundation and will follow the unique model previously established by the Adelaide and Frances Memorial Home. Subsequent Homes established by the Foundation should not be operated as an institution, but rather as an open, comfortable and peaceful living environment with an emphasis on equality and community. The spiritual wellbeing of each resident should also be provided for, with each Home being fitted with a chapel for quiet moments of meditation.
Each Home will be run by a manager or management committee and supporting staff. A committee should also be put in place with the responsibility of evaluating and selecting individuals to be admitted to the Homes. Decisions for selection will be made on an individual basis. However, persons who have worked very closely with the Homes, who have provided monthly donations and who have been dedicated volunteers and workers, will be given priority if the situation arises where they are in great need of care in their older years.
Family members of Mr. Justin, the Foundation board of directors, the management committees and staff will not necessarily receive automatic priority. A ratio of thirty percent to seventy percent (30%/70%) of paying to non-paying residents will be maintained. The financial situation of each potential resident will be carefully evaluated prior to their admittance as residents.
This income received by the Homes and Foundation as well as donations provided by government, organizations, businesses and individuals, will be used entirely for supporting every resident and for paying staff. Measures will also be put in place where residents of the Homes may, if they so choose, will their property and possessions to the Foundation. Any income consequently collected will be applied to a separate account. This account will serve as a resource for expanding the work of the Foundation, such as introducing new Homes to regions and locales where a need has been predetermined.