Health, Disability and Seniors Services
The Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB) is responsible for funding and providing health and disability services for the 430,000 residents of Manukau City, Franklin and Papakura districts.
Counties Manukau District Health Board's funder arm is responsible for planning and funding health services, including primary, secondary and tertiary care services, Maori health and Pacific health services, Mental health and services for Older People, for it's resident population.
CMDHB through it's provider arm provides a wide range of specialist secondary services, a selected range of community services, as well as a number of niche specialist tertiary services.
For more information please click here to link to their website.
Age Concern Counties Manukau Inc
Age Concern promotes the rights and wellbeing of older people, koroua and kuia in the Counties Manukau region. It is a not-for-profit, non-government organisation that provides health promotion programmes, accredited visiting service, mobile community offices, community advocacy and Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention Services for older people, their families, whanau and carers in the Counties Manukau region. They also offer wheelchairs for hire on a daily or weekly basis and are assessing agents for Total Mobility Transport Subsidy.
Services offered around New Zealand vary, depending on the needs of the local community.
Contact the Counties Manukau Age Concern branch through the Auckland Health Promotion Agewell website.
Or through the Age Concern New Zealand national website at http://www.ageconcern.org.nz/.
Alzheimers Counties Manukau
Alzheimers Counties Manukau is a NGO providing services to people of all ages diagnosed with dementia, their carers and families in Counties Manukau.
Alzheimers Counties Manukau provides a home visiting service by qualified social workers and allied health professions; specialist dementia assessments, carer education training four times per year, monthly support groups for people with dementia; carers, and families; social groups for people with dementia, their carers and families; bi-monthly outings for younger people diagnosed with dementia; weekly activities programme for people with dementia.
Contact Alzheimers Counties Manukau through http://www.alzheimerscountiesmanukau.org.nz/
or Phone:
Alzheimers Centre Office - 09 576 7776
or email:
Autism New Zealand Inc, Auckland Branch
Autism New Zealand Inc. provides support, training, advocacy, resources and information on autism spectrum disorders including Asperger syndrome. Our members include those who have these conditions, their family/whanau, caregivers and professionals working with them.
For more information on Autism New Zealand and the Auckland Branch, visit http://www.autismnz.org.nz/.