Health NZ - Web Capture - Home Support Services

Assistance with intimate daily activities that a person cannot manage independently. - Bathing and showering: help getting in/out, washing, drying - Dressing and undressing: help with buttons, zips, compression stockings - Toileting and continence care: help using the toilet, changing continence products - Mobility assistance: help getting in/out of bed, chair, or moving around the home - Eating and feeding: assistance with meals if unable to feed independently - Grooming: help with shaving, brushing hair, oral hygiene - Medication prompts: reminders to take medication (not administering — that requires a nurse) Practical help with household tasks that the person cannot manage due to age, illness, or disability. - Light housework (vacuuming, dusting, mopping) - Laundry and ironing - Meal preparation (cooking meals, meal planning for dietary needs) - Cleaning the kitchen and bathroom A subsidy for people who provide ongoing care for someone living at home who would otherwise require residential care. - Provides a set number of 'respite days' or hours per year to give the carer a break. - The carer can use the hours flexibly — e.g., a few hours a week, or block it into a short holiday. - Can be used to pay for replacement care (e.g., a support worker) or for the cared-for person to stay in a residential care facility temporarily (respite care). - The number of hours depends on the level of need assessed by NASC. - The carer must be an unpaid family/w