| Sister Basilia Center: Residential & Day Care |
| Sister Basilia Center | Residential & Day Care | Therapeutic Care | Job Support |
 The Sister Basilia ResidenceThe Sister Basilia Residence situated at St.John’s Estate is the residential home for persons with a disability. The residence has place for 20 clients and 1 emergency bed. At this moment we have 20 clients living in this residential setting. The house has two wings: the male side called Tigers and the female side called Daisies. Their level of functioning also divides the clients. The Residence is a home from home providing love, care, guidance and security. The residents are happy; they care and look out for each other; they live like brothers and sisters. Clients who are living in the residence are involved in many activities and ADL skills (activities for daily living). The residence is divided in two groups:
Total care group In this group are placed low functioning clients who are in need of long tem special care. In total we have 13 clients in the total care group. For this group the complexity of the care is sometimes a challenge. Our aim is to continue to give the best care and to encourage our clients to reach their maximum potential according to their individual ability.
Guidance group: In this group are placed high functioning clients who need guidance on a daily basis. In total we have 7 clients in this group. The guidance group clients are taking part in the household chorus: they are taught how to be responsible by looking after some of their personal needs. The activities these clients participate in are: cooking, washing, gardening and after school sports. Our aim is to prepare this group to be a part of the working community and to live independently with a minimum of guidance.
The Sister Basilia Day Care At this moment the Day Care accommodates 39 clients. The clients are in 5 different groups divided by their cognitive level. Every group has 2 group leaders who are taking professional care of the clients. The Angel group has 3 group leaders because the care is more intensive. The groups are named as:
One of the special activities is the Special Olympics. The Sister Basilia Center started with the Special Olympics groups in April 2004 after it was we discovered that St Maarten was the only Island in the Caribbean that was not taking part with a team of athletes. The Special Olympics was established in September 2005 with a board and a selection of athletes. In April 2005 we got our first award from the Caribbean program as a country that established the Special Olympics within 6 months. After that we continued to organize local tournaments and fundraising events. In November 2005 we participated with a team of athletes in the island games on Aruba; this was our first overseas competition. The athletes of the sister Basilia Center did excellent and brought back 9 gold medals 2 silver and 3 bronzes. This is a very significant achievement due to the fact that the level of the participants from the other islands was high and they had more experience. The goals for 2006 are the summer games in Rome and the World Olympics in Japan. My thank goes out to all the group leaders who donated their time and energy to guide the clients during the training. A special thanks to Julia who made the extra mile to achieve this for the clients. We still are in need of coaches who are willing to put in the time.
The goals for the Sister Basilia Center for 2006
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