Community Groups
Age Concern - Napier
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Age Concern's mission is to work together to promote quality of life for older people.
To do so we have a range of services and activities. |
| Detail | |
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| Address | 98 Taradale Rd |
| Suburb | Marewa |
| City/Town | Napier 4110 |
| Postal Address | P.O.Box 4027 Marewa Napier 4143 |
| District Health Board Area | Hawke's Bay |
| Phone | (06) 842 1346 |
| Fax | (06) 842 1531 |
| Website | www.ageconcern.org.nz |
| Updated: 7 Nov 2011 | |
| Community Group Types | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Disability Support Groups and Contacts | Yes | We provide health and welfare orientated activities and support. |
| Community Organisations | Yes | Age Concern is a volunteer based community "not for profit" which is incorporated and registered with the Charities Commission. |
| Relationship and Counselling Services | Yes | Elementary support and advise is available with older people being referred for specialist services as appropriate. |
| Fitness and Recreation | Yes | Health promotion classes involving excercises are available. |
| Links to other sites, e.g. government, health, legal, consumer etc | No | Our web site is www.ageconcern.org.nz |
| Kaumatua Services | Yes | We have an alliance with local Iwi Health and community services. |
| Updated: 16 Dec 2009 | ||
| Napier Age Concern provides a range of services to older people including:
Information, advocacy and advice Home visits with assessment Total Mobility assessments Transport and support Social and luncheon group each Monday Home services including Hairdressing and Handypersons Weekly shopping trips Provion of Life Tubes Sit & Be Fit exercise class Tai Chi exercise class 90 (years) Plus Club BYO Craft group Swimming group (summer) Drives and outings |
| Updated: 8 Mar 2012 |
| Napier Age Concern applies a positive aging philosophy and has a sound knowledge of the aspirations and needs of many older people.
Our volunteers are, in the main, older peole themselves so it is older people assisting older people in our community based group. |
| Updated: 27 Mar 2008 |
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Other Information | Yes | We appreciate the increasing cosmopolitan nature of people living in our city and can assist gain access to the prominent language interpreters. |
| Updated: 27 Mar 2008 | ||
| Companionship | Self Funded | Subsidised | After Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Yes | Yes | No | Weekly luncheon group were people pay modest cost for meal and contribute to transport. |
| Club/Drop in Centre | Yes | Yes | No | Range of activities in our centre at 98 Taradale Rd Napier and also other locations. |
| Visiting Service | Yes | Yes | No | Age Concern Accredited Visitors Service is co-ordinated by the Napier office for people living in the Napier area. |
| Activities/Exercise Programme | Yes | Yes | No | Tai Chi and Sit & Be Fit classes. |
| Other Social Support | Yes | Yes | No | Range of services and activities as recorded in the "Discription" information above. |
| Updated: 8 Mar 2012 | ||||