Help in your home
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Help with day-to-day personal care
If you have a disability or ongoing health problems, ask for an assessment to see if you can get help with getting dressed, showering or other personal care.
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Nursing and medical help at home
If you have a disability, an injury or ongoing health problems, a nurse or other health professionals can visit you to help with medications and other medical needs.
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Cooking and meals
If you’re disabled or have a health condition and need help with day-to-day tasks, you may be able to get help with your cooking, meals, food shopping or diet.
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Maintaining your house and garden
You may be able to get help with regular housework, some essential maintenance and buying furniture or appliances. To qualify you’ll need to have ongoing health problems, an injury or be disabled.
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Home modifications
Improving safety in your home by installing hand rails or a ramp can help you manage more easily in your home if you have a disability or an injury.
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Paying for heating
If you're ill or have a disability, you can apply for help with the cost of heating your home. What you can get depends on your circumstances and also your income and assets.
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Personal medical alarms
You can apply for government help to pay for a monitored medical alarm service if you have an ongoing illness or disability.
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Home support services — reporting a problem
If you have a concern, contact your service provider. You can also contact the government agency that funds your care, or the Health and Disability Commissioner.
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Get a needs assessment
You must have a needs assessment if you want to get disability support services funded by Te Whatu Ora — Health NZ. Find out who can have a needs assessment and the support services you might get.
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Support at home after a needs assessment
As part of your needs assessment, a care plan is developed especially for you. Everyone supporting you uses this plan to deliver the services you need in your home.