OUR SERVICES

For you:

• Home visits
  
• Palliative nursing consultations, advice and support
  
• Expertise in pain and symptom management
  
• After-hours on-call nurses
  
• 24-hour phone line for advice
  
• Loan of medical equipment for your comfort and care (wheelchair, walking frames) 
  

For you and your family:

• Kowhai  Wellness Programmes, designed to give you and your family access to specialist services, information and support
• Advice and support to address physical, emotional and spiritual concerns you and your family may have
• Social Services advice and assistance
• Complementary therapies (Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Relaxation Massage and Reiki)
• Counselling, Family Support, Bereavement Support Group and Remembrance Services
• Trained volunteers who help with day-to-day activities and tasks

For your health professionals:

• Education and support for health professionals
• Specialist palliative liaison with your GP
• Access to a specialist palliative doctor
• Liaison with other health care services

Referral Form

Click to download a Referral Form

Where to Start

If you’d like support from Hospice West Auckland, you can call us directly or have a family member, your GP, health professional

or community care provider refer you to us. We do have some criteria which we can discuss with you or your GP, but it is fairly straightforward.

You Need to Know

We are a charitable trust. Our services are free, but we cannot provide any financial assistance. However, we can refer you to the relevant agencies, and help you with any documentation required.

You should also know that our nurses cannot prescribe medication, they can only administer medications prescribed by a doctor. Your GP will remain as your primary medical provider. At this time we do not have in-patient beds located in West Auckland, but we do have knowledge of  private hospitals, rest-homes and hospice in-patient beds (for complex situations) and we can make a recommendation for you. 
 

Social Services and Family Support is available at Hospice West Auckland.  You do not have to go through this alone.

We can help you to gain a better understanding of the issues and feelings being dealt with by both you and your family.  

Family Support helps to address everybody’s emotional and spiritual needs, as well as helping you and your family talk about and work

         Kowhai Wellness Programmes  

• Patient Group ~ Informal Groups for patients to  come together for a cuppa, home baking and companionship  
• Art Group ~ A fun relaxing time for patients to paint, draw, print or mould anything you fancy.  No previous experience required
• Carers Group ~ Time out for you to enjoy a revitalising break with other carers.  This is a relaxed group that provides useful information and support 
• Art therapy for patients and families in either one on one or group sessions with our Art Therapist
• The Way of Mindfulness ~ An internationally renowned programme focusing on positive and powerful mindfulness
• Grief Support Group ~  A safe and informal space for those experiencing grief to reflect and express emotions  

 CLICK HERE to find out about our latest Weekly Wellness Programmes.

• -Life Story Art Therapy group, Tuesdays, 10am – 12pm, with Brigitte – for patients
• -Expressive Art Group, Wednesdays 10am – 12pm, with Brigitte or Catherine and volunteers – for patients
• -Once a month Open Art Therapy Group for Teens, Thursdays 3.30pm-5pm, with Catherine -  for teens of patients
• -Once a month group for kids, Wednesdays, 3.30-5pm, with Catherine  – for children of patients
• -Open Studio Art Therapy Group, Fridays, 10am– pm, with Catherine – for patients

                    The Way of Mindfulness       

                                                                                                              For  Hospice  Patients  and  Carers

We are please to offer the internationally renownesd eight week mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Programme (MBSR).  The programme offers powerful mindfulness based resources for body, mind and spirit.

The MBSR programme has been offered for thirty years in over 200 healthcare settings worldwide.  Since 1979, over 17,000 people have completed this well respected programme.  Participants saye they have gained:     

                           An ability to cope more effectively with both long and short term stressful situations

                           An increased ability to experience inner peace, relaxation and better sleep

                           Greater energy and enthusiasm for life

The Kowhai Wellness Programmes are available on weekdays and there are morning and afternoon sessions. The programmes are comprehensive, free, and include light refreshments. The Way of Mindfulness programme runs for eight weeks.  It is for patients, families, carers and those experiencing grief and loss.  This world renowned programme focuses on positive and powerful mindfulness, based on stress reduction, for mind, body and spirit.

To find out more about our Programmes or Family Support, call us on 09 834 9750.