At Hospice Tairāwhiti we provide a range of services to patients and family using the Te Whare Tapa Whā model that represents health and wellbeing as a wharenui (meeting house) with four walls.
Te Taha Tinana / Physical Health
Te Taha Hinengaro / Psychological Health
Te Taha Wairua / Spiritual Health
Te Taha Whanau / Family Health
Hospice Tairawhiti services are for people who have reached a palliative stage in their illness where the focus of treatment is on comfort and quality of life rather than cure.
Patients can be referred when they have reached a palliative stage in their illness – where the focus of treatment is on symptom control, comfort and quality of life rather than cure.
Our team of doctors work with patients’ General Practitioners to ensure the best possible pain and symptom management.
Hospice Tairāwhiti offers social work support and bereavement care…
If you are caring for someone at home the following resources may be helpful
Volunters are an essential part of Hospice
Often specialist equipment is required to assist with symptom control…
Read some of our frequently asked questions here