Tose Respite Care Home

To provide respite, rehabilitation and consultation services to families and individuals with severe mental and physical disabilities through training, outreach, and advocacy programs so as to promote a dignified life at Tose, in the community, nationally and beyond.

Tose Respite Care Centre was registered as a National Welfare Organization in November 1992, Registration number WO17/92. The present National Headquarters has been functional since June 1998.

The Centre has 2 units, a Residential home with a capacity of 50 clients. An outpatient department which can accommodate up to 20 clients per day. The founder members; Desi Page ( Nee Matongo), and the late Tim Page, after months of research discovered that there were tremendous gaps in the care and rehabilitation of people with severe mental and physical disabilities (learning) in Zimbabwe and decided to start this new initiative. At Tose we aim to provide a service of care and relief to people with learning disabilities (PLWDs) and that the services remain a shared responsibility with the families or careers. We also aim to facilitate the care of people with learning disabilities so that they are given dignity and respect both at TOSE and their communities.