Palliative Care

Our palliative care services in NZ includes:

Domestic support, personal care, transport assistance, specialist care from a nurse, overnight in-home respite care, bowel and bladder management, positioning, skin integrity, catheter care, supervision of medication.

To find out more about our palliative care services
please contact us for more information.

Funding

Funding for palliative care in NZ will usually depend on your personal situation.  Your GP can refer you for publically funded assistance through one of the following services:

• Aged Care Services are managed and funded by District Health Boards (DHBs) on behalf of the Ministry of Health
• Disability Support Services (DSS), part of the Ministry of Health, is responsible for the planning and funding of disability support services
• Community nursing services (also called district nursing) are administered by DHBs and ACC
• Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) provides support if you've been injured. Geneva Care is an ACC Contracted Preferred Provider of home based care.  This means that if you are covered by ACC for home based care, or if you provide care for a family member who is covered by ACC, then Geneva Care can provide the specialist care and support you need.

If you are not eligible for public assistance, there are other options available to you, for example;

• you can pay privately,
• you may be eligible for care to be paid for by another agency e.g. another Government department, a charity or a health foundation or society,
• if you hold private medical insurance, your insurer may pay for home-based rehabilitation services and support.

If you have any questions about funding, please contact us for more information.

How it works

1. By simply calling us, our experienced Consultants are then able to discuss what your individual needs are.

2. We can also offer support and advice around what funding may be available to you.

3. Your Geneva Care consultant, discusses with you about what care is required, and suitable times and days, and from there we will arrange a suitable time to come out and complete your service delivery plan face to face with you.

4. The next step is to arrange a homecare support worker to begin. (Note in some circumstances we can arrange a meet and greet with the Geneva Carer before the service begins).  All our home carers are rigorously vetted, and police checked and have accessed to specialised training.

5. Depending on funding options, we will either bill your directly or liaise with the appropriate agency e.g. ACC for payment.

To make an enquiry about our palliative care services, please use our enquiry form or call our freephone number listed above.