To serve people with special needs, created by severe physical and/or neurological disorders, by providing them with appropriate rehabilitation services—including physical, occupational, and recreational therapy—and a loving home.
The Four Homes of Mercy
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Mission
Organization Type
Nongovernmental Organization (NGO)Areas of Work
The Elderly and the Disabled,
Location of Work
Inside the wall and inside the Israeli municipal boundaries of Jerusalem,
Notes
Founded by Katherine George Siksek in 1940, the Four Homes of Mercy was the first nursing home in Palestine and is Palestine’s largest and oldest organization for short-term and long-term care and rehabilitation for people of all ages. At present, Four Homes serves 64 neurologically impaired residents of varying ages, and families contribute no more than 6 percent of the cost of care. Each resident has a personalized care program tailored by a compassionate multidisciplinary team, which includes family members, with adjustments made as needs evolve.
To serve patients’ needs for long-term round-the-clock services, Four Homes provides 24-7 care as well as social and recreational activities. In addition to their neurological disabilities, many residents have significant cognitive, learning, and emotional impairments. Only a very few can talk or walk; the rest use wheelchairs. For some, Four Homes has been their home for decades.
Four Homes has facilities in both Jerusalem and Bethany (al-‘Izariyya).
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