Tauranga is our base in the Bay of Plenty, offering respite care services for taiohi and tāngata whai ora. These are home-like spaces for our tāngata whai ora and taiohi to rest and focus on their wellbeing in a caring supportive whare.
The personal touch, the friendship within a professional relationship. Getting to know each other means she knows me. She can't solve the problems of the world, however she does offer me moral support and this means a lot. We are from different backgrounds and different places. We share empathy.
63 year old, Mobile support, Nelson
[The best thing was] the effective and regular communication from our sister's support worker, and the weekly updates were very helpful.
66 year old, Residential services, Taranaki
Feeling so safe that I was able to concentrate on something for 3 hours. I hadn't felt that safe in a long time to be able to concentrate like that.
