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Contact Information
Postal address: Community House, 100 Thames Street, Oamaru 9400
Physical address: Community House, 100 Thames Street, Oamaru
Telephone: 03 434 7008
Facsimile: 03 434 1574
Email: acwaitaki@xtra.co.nz
Services
- Support Services, Information, Advice and Personal Advocacy:
Responding in person/phone to a range of queries from older people and their carers eg. Advising where to obtain a service, what is available. Providing confidential support and empowerment to older people. - Information Resources:
Providing written materials eg. pamphlets and resources eg. videos and books. - Visiting Services:
Providing visitors who make regular visits to socially isolated older people in their homes via Age Concern Accredited Visiting Service and non-accredited programmes. - Social Activities:
Holding events that provide social connection between older people eg. drop in centres - Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention Service:
Providing confidential support, advocacy and information for people facing elder abuse and neglect. - Transport:
Providing a transport service to places such as clinics or shopping centres - In-home Support:
Referring on to recommended services (eg. trade services) that can provide for the necessary maintenance work to be done in client's homes. Referring on volunteer workers to undertake small jobs for older people eg. gardening - Food Services:
Providing in-home food services, such as Meals on Wheels or frozen dinners. - Sale or loan of equipment: wheelchairs; scooters, and other adaptive equipment
- Representation:
Providing representation and advice on older peoples' issues to local influential groups eg. District Councils.
