(i). Registration process was started and the reserved name is Sister-Led Elderly Care Network (SLECN) Ltd.

(ii). Assessment was done for all the 18 member institutes on the pilot project of the network. They were visited twice by the management Team, to check on the implementation of the activities done using the first grant of the project. And also see how the elderly and infirm are benefiting from the activities done.

(iii). Some funds were sent for the homes of the elderly and used for purchasing medicine, medical equipment, medical beds, wheel chairs, walkers, food supplements, renovations and construction of rails, ramps, steam bath, incinerator, beddings and dippers and setting up of orchards, among others.

(iv). The care-givers from the 18 different institutes were trained in different areas of caring for the elderly and infirm members. The topics covered in the first phase included:

1. Bedside nursing and medical care

2. care-giver stress management

3. Pastoral care for the elderly

4. Emergency care and first aid

5. Nutrition and Diet

6. Self-awareness/acceptance and traumatic injuries