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Home Support North Charitable Trust
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- Name
- Home Support North Charitable Trust
- Category
- Home Help and Personal Care/Assistance
- Address
- 7A First Avenue
Avenues
Whangarei 0110 - Postal Address
- Same as above
- DHB
- Northland
- Phone
- (09) 430 2090
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Personnel
- Manager
- Leanne McLiver - 09 430 2090
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 Home Support North Service Brochure |
This is our current Service Brochure giving information on Home Support North Charitable Trust and the process to access our servcies |
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Description
Please check out our website for COVID-19 Updates - we are operating as an Essential Service: www.homesupport.co.nz
We are the largest home support provider in Northland. We employ locals to support locals - ask your Needs Assessor for us by name - Home Support North Charitable Trust.
Empowering people to remain independent in their own homes by offering quality Home Based Support Services.
The focus of our Service is the dignity, wholeness, rights and needs of the individual.
We are Certified to the Home and Community Support Sector Standards.
We are the largest home support provider in Northland. We employ locals to support locals - ask your Needs Assessor for us by name - Home Support North Charitable Trust.
Empowering people to remain independent in their own homes by offering quality Home Based Support Services.
The focus of our Service is the dignity, wholeness, rights and needs of the individual.
We are Certified to the Home and Community Support Sector Standards.
Service Description
| Service Description
Household Management: this may include housework, meal preparation, shopping, laundry. Personal Care: this may include showering, bathing, feeding, transporting to appointments, grooming, dressing, assistance with mobility/transferring. Some Child Care available through ACC if you have had an accident. Free assistance can be allocated by Needs Assessors for someone to come into your home and look after your dependent loved-one so you can have a break. |
| Updated: 11 Apr 2017 |
Suburbs/Districts/Towns Serviced
| From two Offices we cover the majority of Northland.
Mid/Far North Office, in Kerikeri, for the mid and far north (Kawakawa, Moerewa, Kaikohe, Paihia, Russell, Kerikeri, Kaitaia). Whangarei Office, in Whangarei, for the greater Whangarei area. |
| Updated: 5 Jul 2013 |
Personal Assistance
| Type | Self Funded | Subsidised | After Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hairdresser (Home Visits) | Negotiable | No | No | We have names of mobile hairdressers available in some areas of Northland. |
| Attendant Care (ACC) | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Carer Support | Negotiable | Negotiable | Negotiable | Please call us if we can help match you with someone interested in doing this for you. |
| Sitter Service/Companions | Negotiable | Negotiable | Negotiable | Please call us for this service. Sometimes this type of care can be allocated free by a Needs Assessor. |
| Live In Care (24 Hr) | Negotiable | No | No | We have a large network of Support Workers and we can usually match you up with someone who may be interested in doing this for you. |
| Personal Care (Showering, Dressing) | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Updated: 28 Aug 2012 | ||||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise.
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise. | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Bariatric (care of the very overweight) | Yes | We can provide this if the necessary equipment is provided by the Funder (Ministry of Health, DHB or ACC), and essential hours are allocated. |
| Updated: 16 Oct 2017 | ||
Domestic Assistance
| Type | Self Funded | Subsidised | After Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meals (Fresh or Hot) | No | Yes | No | Meal preparation undertaken if task allocated by Needs Assessor. |
| Home Help (Housework/Cleaning etc.) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Except on Public Holidays |
| Shopping Assistance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Free if task allocated by Needs Assessor. |
| Transport Assistance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Travel can be undertaken by Support Workers if allocated by Needs Assessor. |
| Updated: 28 Apr 2010 | ||||
Subsidy Details
| Home help is available free through the health system if you have a disability or are over 65 and have a community services card.
Personal care is available free to disabled people and those over 65 requiring it. ACC allocates a range of 'at-home' services to people recovering from an accident. We can also provide hospital-funded home help for a short while to you while you recover from a spell in hospital. |
| Updated: 28 Apr 2010 |
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Home and Community Health Association | Yes | |
| Home and Community Support Sector Standards (Standards NZ) | Yes | Current certification to NZS 8158:2012 Home and Community Support Sector Standard (HDANZ) |
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| Updated: 11 Apr 2017 | ||
