GIVING TIME™ IS BEST AT
CLARITY
- Exploring what is really needed
- Understanding what the family want
- Bringing everyone together
TRANSLATION
- Understanding all the jargon and complexity of the many services for older people
RIGHT DECISIONS
- Identifying somewhere safe, socially connected, supported and agreeable
- Understanding “level of care” and narrowing to suitable facilities
- Site visits
- Navigating the fine print of care options
- Explaining funding options and linking into the government help lines as needed
PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT
These include:
- Occupational therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Speech and language therapists
- Dietitians
- Specialist nurses
TRIED AND TRUE HELPERS
- Personal care, grooming and dressing
- Garden and domestic care, shopping, errands, household management and maintenance
- Companionship
- Drivers for appointments, medical visits and outings
- House pack ups and clearance
- Cooking in home or delivered fresh (we do it), choose your own menu or let us help you choose
- Pet assistance
PATHWAY
- Advanced care planning
ADVOCACY
- Ensuring that person centred needs remain paramount in all conversations
- Supporting families with the unknown: including hospital medical teams, retirement village sales people, facility managers, and needs assessors
CONNECTION
- Utilising the various DHB services (HBSS, OPH and NASC), to ensure resources are used efficiently
- With the GP (and practice nurse)
- Ongoing liaison with family members (who may live distantly)
- With the private care network
NEXT STEPS
This covers what the hospital calls “ADL’s and IADL’s” and includes making a plan that looks at ways to keep life’s contentment
- Housework
- Finances
- Managing medications
- Managing telephones and communication
- Shopping and transport
- Meals
- Safety and security
- Practicalities
- Bathing, personal hygiene spaces
- Toilet use
- Plans for rails, stairs, lifts or ramps
- Walking, locomotion
- Bed mobility
- Determining what is needed every day
PROFESSIONAL OVERSIGHT
- For family already settled or about to move into a residential care situation
- Living overseas or are struggling with your own commitments
- Let one of our team visit regularly
- Report and advice after each visit