Jah Jireh Care Homes

by pale.emperor 42 Replies latest watchtower scandals

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  pale.emperor

  http://www.jah-jireh.org/

  They have care homes in England and Wales: Wigan, Leyland, Blackpool, Methyr.

  And one in Canada http://www.jah-jireh.on.ca/

  These are not funded or subsidized by Watchtower. They were started by individual JWs who wanted their old folks in a JW only care home. One member of my family worked in the Wigan one and i know of many JWs who have worked for Jah Jireh. It's one of those places where you're guaranteed a job simply for being a JW. They do a criminal background check on applicants as required by law but no skills, experience or personality is deemed important when they hire people.

  I've met Jah Jireh staff many times and there a lot of misfits working there. I heard the same reports from different people who either work there or used to. That they're underpaid, overworked, cut corners and dont treat the staff very well. For all that the residents of Jah Jireh seemed well cared for. But i cant help wondering what would happen if a resident was disfellowshipped. Can they (or would they) turn out a paying resident? Would that even be legal?
  
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  Chook

  Is the catholic priest able to visit the residents
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  darkspilver

  pale.emperor: http://www.jah-jireh.org/
  They have care homes in England and Wales: Wigan, Leyland, Blackpool, Methyr.
  And one in Canada http://www.jah-jireh.on.ca/
  

  There are similiar ones around the world and the UK:

  The first residential care homes specifically designed for Jehovah's Witnesses were founded in 1985 by Jah-Jireh Charity Homes of Great Britain. These homes are a testament to the blessings that come from the generosity, support and hard work of our brotherhood. Similar nonprofit homes are located in the Czech Republic, Poland, Netherlands, Canada, South Korea, and Denmark, with more under development in other countries. While each of these organizations is independently operated, there is a common recognition of the needs of our aging brothers and sisters.
  

  http://jjha.community

  http://www.legacyplace.org

  http://www.jah-jireh-maryport.co.uk

  Also, what about the WT's Fishkill Estate in upstate New York?

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4829060096065536/plans-jehovahs-witnesses-fishkill-support-center
  
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  Chook

  For a nation of 8 million residents a half a dozen nursing homes don't care for the old sheep.
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  Lostandfound

  As far as I can remember er It was actually started as the person concorned a JW sister who was a nurse, in my then congregation, had a non JW husband who saw money potential initially. I pretty sure the original concept was not a Charity, but became one when many Care Homes in U.K. Did with changing times and as law on care and qualities of care homes, made it pretty much industry standard. The money is in management fees, salaries etc. Bill Bull an ex DO was a trustee in UK last time I checked. To be fair trustees appear not to be rewarded in any way apart from Street cred with JWs.
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  ToesUp

  Another get rich quick company conjured up by some rich JW. It looks good on the outside ("oh look how the nice JW's take such good care of the elderly") but the reality is what is on the inside. "Whitewashed graves full of dead mens bones."
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  konceptual99

  For a nation of 8 million residents a half a dozen nursing homes don't care for the old sheep.

  That's because they are not cheap even though it's a charitable NFP organisation. Many older Witnesses simply don't have the funds to pay for the care so end up relying on social care provided by the state.

  Also, even though they do claim to support conditions like dementia the overall provision is care and not nursing. This means that residents must be able to perform certain activities themselves however many older people have requirements that go beyond care and need support from trained nursing professionals. Thanks to the WTS discouraging the education nursing professionals now need there is little hope that the pioneer they give a job to has any professional qualifications at all and is just good for doling out lunch and dinner.

  The cynic in me also suspects that the poor support given to the care sector now from the public purse means care homes are no longer the cash cow they once were, especially given that the prospective customer base is not the most cash rich group around therefore large expansion of the group of homes is simply not cost effective.
  

  Also, the care home sector here is propped up by labour from abroad, especially eastern Europe and S.E. Asia. The use of JWs only limits the labour base that can be drawn from, further complicating the business model.
  
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  konceptual99

  To be fair trustees appear not to be rewarded in any way apart from Street cred with JWs.

  Another get rich quick company conjured up by some rich JW.

  Trustees of a charity cannot profit from the charity. They can claim reasonable expenses but all of this is open to review by the Charities Commission and has to be audited.

  Of course employees of the charity can be paid whatever the trustees agree so someone somewhere will be earning but for the reasons above and in my previous post the care home sector is not the path to instant riches it once was.

  
  
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  tijkmo

  surely he can't still be alive

  Bill Bull an ex DO was a trustee in UK last time I checked
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  Wakanda

  I've seen how approved bethel caretakers take care of the elderly. It is pitiful. They know nothing, and are unteachable. Hey! that's how they define what... meekness? as teachable?