Alta du Toit Centre for intellectually disabled adults

Alta du Toit Aftercare centre, situated in Boston, Bellville is a safe haven where adults with intellectual disabilities can live and work. We cater for adults with intellectual disabilities in the following categories: Down Syndrome, Prader Willy Syndrome, Fetal Alchohol Syndrome, Autism, victims of motor vehicle accidents, oxygen deprivation at birth, slow developmental progress with low IQ. The centre serves communities in the Western Cape including persons from previously disadvantaged communities. It was opened in April 1978 in Boston Bellville with the aim to accommodate adults for “further care and development during their adult lives.” Currently the centre has 160 residential clients and 60 day-care clients. We provide physical and nursing care to these adults and they all take part in an established skills development programme to ensure optimal development throughout their adult lives, whilst living in the centre. We want each person to reach his/her full potential. Aside ...