Community Groups
Alzheimers Society Inc Hastings
| "Making life better for all those affected by dementia". |
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Address | 106 Windsor Avenue View Map |
| Suburb | Parkvale |
| City/Town | Hastings 4122 |
| Postal Address | P.O.Box 11103 Hastings 4122 |
| District Health Board Area | Hawke's Bay |
| Phone | 06 878 7502 |
| Fax | 06 878 7025 |
| Mobile | 027 6065440 |
| Manager | Donna Hedley (Phone: 027 6065440) |
| Owner | Incorporated Society (Phone: 06 8787502) |
| Website | http://www.alzheimershb.co.nz |
| Updated: 4 Jun 2010 | |
| Community Group Types | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Disability Support Groups and Contacts | Yes | Community Liaison Officers, Carer Support Group monthly, and Memory Cafe |
| Community Organisations | Yes | Community - "At home with Dementia" Daycare - "Chatham Club" |
| Fitness and Recreation | Yes | The day club is structured with both mental and physical activities designed to stimulate the mind. |
| Links to other sites, e.g. government, health, legal, consumer etc | No | Alzheimers New Zealand |
| Updated: 15 Feb 2010 | ||
| For people with memory loss, dementia or alzheimers disease. Assisting and supporting people affected by dementia to remain at home. Chatham Club is a home like setting and members attend for the day. The club is open 5 days a week and members are collected then delivered home after the club day is over. |
| Updated: 6 Aug 2008 |
| Community - "At Home with Dementia" which has Community Liaison Officers who provide - Assessment visits. Liaise with other agencies and professionals on behalf of clients.
On going support - home visits and phone contact identifying and solving issues before they arise if possible. Crisis - we can offer support and advice through these. Helping clients to negotiate their way through the bureaucracies they will be dealing with. Daycare - The Chatham Club - provides a safe caring stimulating environment for people with memory loss, dementia or alzheimers disease and respite for carers. |
| Updated: 15 Feb 2010 |
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | members and staff, Cultural awareness is important and communication with people affected by dementia specific training. |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | members attend the club |
| Other Information | Yes | We endeavour to meet the needs of our non speaking client/members by strong invovement of carers and accessing interpreter services when required. Communication with those affected by dementia is skilled, body language and attention very specific. |
| Updated: 5 Jan 2009 | ||
| Companionship | Self Funded | Subsidised | After Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Care (Dementia Care) | Yes | Yes | No | Self funnded privately Fully funded through Bay Home Support. Community Liaison Officer will assist with this process. |
| Lunch | Yes | Yes | No | A two course meal is provided plus morning and afternnon tea. Supsidy and private fee incorporates the cost of meals. |
| Club/Drop in Centre | Yes | Yes | No | The club is open 5 days a week and members are collected and delivered home after club day is over. |
| Visiting Service | No | Yes | No | Our community liaison officer does home visits for assessments, ongoing support, crisis management |
| Activities/Exercise Programme | No | Yes | No | The day is structured with both mental and physical activities which are designed to stimulate the mind. |
| Other Social Support | No | Yes | No | Carer support and memory cafe for person affected and carers as a social outing. |
| Updated: 5 Jan 2009 | ||||