Initial Investigations

• Do you need/want assistance with:
• personal care
• domestic tasks
• both
• Have you considered asking your family/whanau and/or friends to offer assistance?
• Have you arranged an assessment or spoken with a health professional (e.g your GP)?
• Do you know if you will need to fund services yourself or if the services will be fully or partially funded by your DHB?
• Does the support you are offered make the most of the skills you still have?
• Do you understand how long you will receive these services and support for?

Deciding which home support agency to use

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