Needs Assessment & Service Co-ordination (NASC)

• NASC helps older adults and their caregivers access support services in the community
• We enable older adults to stay at home as safely and independently as possible as their needs change or following an admission to hospital

• NASC assists younger adults who require support services:
  • following illness or hospitalisation
  • have a chronic health condition
  • as part of a palliative care package

• We work with patients and their families/ whanau to assess and plan their support needs
• NASC then coordinates support services for as long as they are applicable 
• NASC can also advise on services which are income or asset tested and have an entry criteria

Support services (assistance with personal cares) that may be available

• Showering
• Dressing
• Meal preparation
• Meals on Wheels
• Medication
• Transfers and mobility
• Aged related residential care and in-home respite to allow the carer some "time out"

Locations

• • Te Whare Karaka
    Ph (09) 442 7171
    Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 4.30pm
  • Waitakere Hospital
    Ph (09) 442 7171
    Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 4.30pm
  • Hibiscus Coast Community Health Centre
    Ph (09) 442 7171
    Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 4.30pm​​