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