To ensure that you can make choices about where you live and have access to the high-quality support you need, we can provide you with a wide range of specialist living options.

This may initially involve supporting you in your own home, and then depending on your wishes and needs, we can support you to move into one of our residential services.

In Wellington, for example, we provide specialist long-term support to people with advanced Huntington’s through our purpose-built residence Amaryllis House.

This service, which opened in 2004, is designed to function as a home to ensure that you can live as normally as possible while having access to experienced staff and to any high-quality specialist support you need.

Amaryllis House is the only service of its kind in New Zealand, and we are committed to opening a similar facility in Christchurch in the near future.

With our short-term respite services, we can support you to take an enjoyable, safe and supported break away from your usual home environment or support system.

Our professional team will work with you and your family/whānau and advocates to create a personalised respite support plan that meets your individual wishes and goals.

This may include supporting you to do the activities you enjoy, to be part of a family holiday, to enjoy some out-of-family respite time or to strengthen your skills and relationships.

Whatever your respite needs, we will enable both you and your support network to live with more independence and to maintain greater energy, life balance and wellbeing.

As a Ministry of Health-approved individualised funding (IF) host, we can support you to take maximum control over the support services you or your family member receives.

Our specialist IF advisors will provide you with the information, knowledge and guidance you need to effectively manage all aspects of your service delivery, including:

• creating a carefully tailored support plan
• choosing your ideal support provider/s
• employing and paying your staff.

To find out more about our IF services, please call: 0800 467 843 or email ifhost@healthcarenz.co.nz