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Arvida Good Friends
At a glance
- Name
- Arvida Good Friends
- Category
- Home Help and Personal Care/Assistance
- Address
- Arvida Good Friends at Park Lane
47 Whiteleigh Avenue
Addington
Christchurch 8149 - Postal Address
- Level 1
Arvida Group
39 Market Place
Auckland 1010 - DHB
- Canterbury
- Phone
- 0800 20 41 20
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Head of Home Help Services
- Rochelle Joseph - 0800 20 41 20
- Living Well Advisor
- Alex Peaston-Jones - 0800 20 41 20
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 An introduction to Arvida Good Friends Membership Plans |
Arvida Good Friends is here to give you choices for living well in the home you know and love. Live independently for longer with a little help from us. Our subscription plans let you choose what you need.
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Description
Arvida Good Friends is available in Christchurch to give you the choice to live well in the home you know and love. Our services include:
1. Activities at our community living well centre in Addington - Arvida Good Friends at Park Lane
2. Private home help and in-home care by Arvida trained and verified wellness partners
3. On-demand rideshare in parts of central and south-western Christchurch
4. Wellbeing monitoring and support through our exclusive Lookout software platform. Our smartphone app can be accessed by loved ones to give peace of mind.
You access our services by becoming a member with transparent weekly subscriptions that you pay for securely by direct debit or credit card.
Using a combination of digital technology and human understanding, Arvida Good Friends has skilled and qualified helpers to offer a personalised support and help plan created just for you. Arvida Good Friends works closely with members to provide services tailored to your specific needs, at the exact time you choose with a trained and verified helper that you like. Helpers can assist with all aspects of personal care and household tasks from 2 – 24 hour support, seven days a week, including sleepovers.
For further information visit our website at www.goodfriends.co.nz or call our Living Well Advisor on 0800 20 41 20.
1. Activities at our community living well centre in Addington - Arvida Good Friends at Park Lane
2. Private home help and in-home care by Arvida trained and verified wellness partners
3. On-demand rideshare in parts of central and south-western Christchurch
4. Wellbeing monitoring and support through our exclusive Lookout software platform. Our smartphone app can be accessed by loved ones to give peace of mind.
You access our services by becoming a member with transparent weekly subscriptions that you pay for securely by direct debit or credit card.
Using a combination of digital technology and human understanding, Arvida Good Friends has skilled and qualified helpers to offer a personalised support and help plan created just for you. Arvida Good Friends works closely with members to provide services tailored to your specific needs, at the exact time you choose with a trained and verified helper that you like. Helpers can assist with all aspects of personal care and household tasks from 2 – 24 hour support, seven days a week, including sleepovers.
For further information visit our website at www.goodfriends.co.nz or call our Living Well Advisor on 0800 20 41 20.
Testimonials
| "It's a wonderful service and one that I'd never experienced before from somebody outside the family" - read Roy's story at https://www.goodfriends.co.nz/stories/roy "Not only is there someone looking after Dad, but also someone who can give Mum a bit of her own 'me' time." - read the Goh family's story at https://www.goodfriends.co.nz/stories/the-goh-family |
| Updated: 23 Feb 2021 |
Service Description
| Base membership includes access to our wellbeing platform and Living Well advice line as well as discounts at our Living Well Centre in Addington. Add subscription membership plans from there to suit you. Our Help at Home and Care at Home plans give you access to trained and verified Arvida Good Friends who come to your place to give you a helping hand, at the time you agree for them to come, for a fixed hourly fee. We welcome family involvement in the development of tailored help plans. With member permission, family can access the Arvida Good Friends smartphone app and see your loved one's help plan, care team, schedule, who is visiting when, as well as costs. Brought to you by Arvida Group and supported with exclusive Lookout monitoring technology. |
| Updated: 10 Apr 2021 |
Suburbs/Districts/Towns Serviced
| We are currently only available in the Christchurch region. |
| Updated: 2 Jun 2021 |
Personal Assistance
| Type | Self Funded | Subsidised | After Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse (eg Wound Care, Medication) | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Carer Support | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Sitter Service/Companions | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Live In Care (24 Hr) | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Personal Care (Showering, Dressing) | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Updated: 25 Jul 2020 | ||||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise.
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise. | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wound Care. | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care. | Yes | |
| Stroke Rehabilitation. | Yes | |
| Tracheotomy Care. | Yes | |
| Clinical Management | Yes | |
| Dementia Care | Yes | |
| Physiotherapy | Yes | |
| Dietary Advice | Yes | |
| Community Health Nursing | Yes | |
| Updated: 23 Feb 2021 | ||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | |
| Carer Support | Yes | |
| High Care Needs | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | |
| Updated: 23 Feb 2021 | ||
Domestic Assistance
| Type | Self Funded | Subsidised | After Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meals (Frozen) | Yes | No | Yes | In your own home |
| Meals (Fresh or Hot) | Yes | No | Yes | In your own home |
| Home Help (Housework/Cleaning etc.) | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Shopping Assistance | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Transport Assistance | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Updated: 25 Jul 2020 | ||||
Companionship
| Companionship | Self Funded | Subsidised | After Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Yes | No | No | |
| Club/Drop in Centre | Yes | No | No | |
| Visiting Service | Yes | No | No | |
| Activities/Exercise Programme | Yes | No | No | |
| Other Social Support | Yes | No | No | |
| Updated: 23 Feb 2021 | ||||
What's New
Come and join us at our Living Well Centre in Addington for our weekly free events, 'Thinking Well Wednesdays' at 1pm
For the month of June our presenters are as follows:
2 June - Cultivate Christchurch, Growing Canterbury Together 9 June - Three Boys Beer Brewery Tour and Tastings (additional costs) 16 June - Jessie Snowden, How to prevent falls 23 June - Dave Richards, Life and Times of an International Photographer 30 June - Laura Organ, Our Night Skies, Canterbury Astrophotography
Check out our website https://goodfriends.co.nz/whats-on to book or call on 0800 20 41 20.
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| Updated: 3 Jun 2021 |
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