Description

Referral Expectations

Services and Information

• Cleaning Services (previously known as Home Help)

  Assessment for these services is only offered for those who also have personal care requirements. … More

• Personal Care Service

  Assistance or supervision for showering/ bathing, dressing etc.
  Disability Criteria:
  A person with an age related disability which is likely to continue for a minimum of six months and result in a reduction of independent function to the extent that ongoing support is required.… More

• Carer Support Service

  To give the carers of the older person a break.… More

• Respite Service

  To give the carers of the older person a break.… More

• Day Care Service

  Day care services for the frail elderly and for people with moderate to high end dementia. More

• Residential Placement Service

  Older person no longer able to be supported safely in their own community and require 24 hour supervision/ care. More

• Meals on Wheels Service

  A short term (up to 6 weeks) hot meal service, up to 5 days a week delivered to own home.… More

• Acute Home Support Services

  This is a short-term  service, due to an acute episode of illness or surgery.… More

• Psychiatry for Older People (POP)

  To provide community assessment, continuing care and treatment services to those Older People affected by mental illness.… More

• Health Monitoring Service

  To support frail older adults to remain as well and independent as possible in their own homes.… More

• Eldernet: A National Website Services for Older People

  The following is a link to the website Eldernet:  http://www.eldernet.co.nz/Home
  This site provides a nationwide directory and information about:… More

• General Information About Organising Home Supports

  Click here to view a document that provides some general information and guidance on how to access help in the home for an older person in Northland.… More

• Home Care in Northland: General Information

  Click here to view a document that provides some general information and guidance on how to access help in the home for an older person in Northland. More

• Moving into Rest Home Care: General Information

  Click here for a booklet produced by Seniorline for people over 65 years of age requiring long-term care in a rest home or hospital.… More

• Dementia

  This is a condition of gradual loss of memory and other functions of awareness or thinking such as concentration over time.  There are several types of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, which is due to the same sort of illnesses that cause stroke.  More

• Falls

  These are not a natural part of aging.  There are many reasons why people fall over and a review of your medical problems and medications may well reveal some reasons for falling that can be fixed.  If you have lots of falls, seeing a specialist as well as the physiotherapist… More

• Memory Problems

  There are several types of memory problems people can have.   If you are referred because of memory concerns it is very helpful to bring along a family member.  It is also very important to bring all of your medications with you as these can often affect memory.  A full medical… More

• Osteoporosis

  Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens your bones. Osteoporosis is not painful but it makes your bones more prone to breaking (fracture).  Women are more likely than men to suffer from osteoporosis and as you get older you are more likely to have it.… More

• Respite Care

  This provides carers of the older person with a regular scheduled programme in a residential facility.… More

• Strokes

  A stroke is where the blood supply to an area of the brain is interrupted causing damage to brain cells.  This happens either with a clot in the blood vessel or the blood vessel bursting.  The effects of a stroke depend on where in the brain, and how big, the… More

• Urinary Incontinence

  Urinary incontinence or a loss of bladder control is the involuntary passage of urine.… More

Consultants

Website

www.northlanddhb.org.nz