Oasis Respite Care
Service types: Accommodation and housing support, Advocacy, Disability support services, Accommodation, Autism support services, Disability information and advisory services, Needs assessment and service coordination (NASC), Respite, Information & support, Social work.
Oasis is a family-based, out-of-home, overnight respite care service. Oasis is there to support families and whānau to care for their children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder or with Intellectual Disability. Services are located in Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Wellington and Hawke’s Bay.
How to get help from OASIS
Your child/young person can only be referred by your local NASC (Needs Assessment Service Co-ordination Agency). A list of the NASCs can be found here.
OHF will get the referral and contact you and get as much information as possible about your child so respite breaks meet their needs as well as yours.
We need to make sure we can tell the Oasis family as much as possible about your child’s likes, dislikes, habits and preferences to ensure transition to respite is as easy for them as possible. As part of this process, we will ask your permission to speak with people who know your child outside of home, such as a teacher or therapist.