Seniors Discounts & Services In Wellington - Wellington City Council

Hospices
Mary Potter Hospice – ph 389 5017
Fax: 04 389 5035
Address: 48 – 52 Mein Street, Newtown
Website: www.marypotter.org.nz
Information: Mary Potter Hospice belongs to the people of Wellington, Porirua and the
Kapiti Coast. It is an integrated programme to support people and their families in their
own homes. There is an inpatient unit in Wellington, a day facility in Paraparaumu and a
palliative care base in Porirua. Thanks to the generosity of the people in the community
who make donations and bequests to help meet costs, services are free to all patients and
their caregivers,
Hospice New Zealand – ph 381 0266
Fax: 381 0264
Address: 57 – 59 Courtenay Place, Wellington; PO Box 6660, Wellington
Email: coms@hospice.org.nz
Website: www.hospice.org.nz
Information: Our overarching aim is to work alongside our member Hospices to ensure
people living with a terminal illness have access to palliative care free of charge,
regardless of ethnicity, religion or age. Our focus is national – we work to improve national
policies and resourcing that affect care. We are actively involved in education and
workforce development, establishing standards of care, providing information and advice
to hospices and the public and supporting palliative care providers through cooperative
activities.
Hospital Services
C&CDHB – Wellington Hospital – ph 385 5999
Website: http://www.ccdhb.org.nz
Aged Care and Disability
The Aged Care and Disability team manage the planning and funding of home and
community services for older people and people with chronic illness in the Capital
and Coast district.
These home and community care services include aged residential care, home support,
palliative care, equipment, orthotics and prosthetics, information, home (district) nursing,
community allied health and therapies, rehabilitation, mental health for older people,
assessment, coordination, care management and other services. These services are
provided to adults (aged 16 and up) on both a short- and long-term basis. They are
particularly important services for older people, people who have recently been discharged
from hospital and people who have chronic illness, especially those in their last year of life.
Transport
A number of bus services (including bus routes 1, 3, 10, 11, 18, 22, 23, 29, 43, 44) pass by
the main entrance of Wellington Hospital in Riddiford Street, Newtown. Details of times are
available by calling 0800 801 700 or online at www.metlink.org.nz. Taxis are also
available from the front of the hospital on Riddiford Street. A free shuttle for patients also
runs between Wellington and Kenepuru hospitals from 7am to 6pm. To book, please call
Kenepuru Orderlies on 385 5999 ext 7088.
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