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Otago Community Hospice

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    Otago Community Hospice supports people with terminal illness to live and die well. We support our patients wherever they want to be – that may be in their home, in a residential care home setting or, if their needs are complex, within our inpatient unit. Where we can, we aim to keep people in their environment, symptom-free, for as long as possible.

    We provide a wide range of services, free of charge, for people who are approaching the end of their life and whose palliative care needs are beyond the level able to be supported by their local services e.g. GP and District Nurses alone. We also provide care and support for the patient’s loved ones.

    We have Hospice hubs in Dunedin, Cromwell and Oamaru.

    For more information on our services, please view:

    Staff

    https://otagohospice.co.nz/about-us/key-people/
    Community Services

    We provide care co-ordination in your community, no matter where you live. Our community services are based around care coordinators who are supported by regular visits from a specialist doctor and with access to the wider Otago Community Hospice multi-professional team which includes social workers, an occupational therapist, counsellors, kaimahi wairua (spiritual care coordinators) and our kaimanaaki. We have teams supporting patients in North, South and Central Otago as well as urban Dunedin.

    For Otago Community Hospice Referral Guidelines and Referral Form click here.

    Impatient Services
    Inpatient Services
    Admission to the Hospice Specialist Palliative Care Service does not necessarily mean you will be admitted to the Hospice Inpatient Unit. Wherever possible, care is provided in your home within your local community. However, there are times when symptoms can be more difficult to manage despite the best efforts to treat them at home. Under these circumstances, it can be beneficial to come in to the Inpatient Unit to adjust treatments.
    Advice and Support
    Advice and Support
    Otago Community Hospice is an Otago-wide community-based service providing specialist palliative care services free of charge to those who are faced with terminal illness.

    Charges

    Free of charge.

    Age groups

    • Adult / Pakeke
    • Older adult / Kaumātua
    • Child / Tamariki
    • Youth / Rangatahi