Respite care facility essential

Respite care is a service that provides caregivers and whanau with a temporary rest while the person in their care continues to be looked after in a safe environment.

If you are the full-time, unpaid carer for a loved one, then respite services may be available for you.

The team at Maungaturoto’s Riverview Resthome and Village offer rest home level respite care for families needing a break, or the cared-for needing a break from their carer.

Although they are a rest home there are no age restrictions for whom care is provided.

The friendly atmosphere in the rest home acts as a home away from home with staff on duty 24/7.

Senior staff are also on call along with the nurse manager.

Meanwhile, fundraising for stage one of the new dementia unit is over $6500 thanks to a Queens Birthday bash at the Country Club and two day garage sale. so far are in excess of $6500, with more to come.

Referral for respite care service is via your GP who will contact the ‘needs assessment team’ at Whangarei Base Hospital.

For any further information contact Riverview Resthome on (09) 431 8696.