For some people living alone means that they miss out on daily human contact, someone to chat to, laugh with and share their lives. This can be a particular problem for the elderly, who may be left on their own once family of friends have moved away or passed on, are housebound through illness or lack of mobility. They may worry that they may not be found if they suffer sudden illness or a fall.

Caring Caller is a free service offered by St John. Each day, a friendly caring caller will phone to have a chat and check all is well. Caring Caller also offers a built in Homecheck service. Action will be taken should the telephone not be answered.

We welcome people interested in becoming caring callers and those people who would like to hear from a caring caller each day.

This free service is our commitment to the community especially to the elderly. For more information phone St John Caring Caller 0800 780780

We provide services for women in a safe and supportive environment.

Click on the attachment at the bottom of the page to see the courses and activities we are offering in term two.

Support Groups:

• Migrant Women's Support Group - every Monday 10 -11.30am
• English language tuition. 11.30 - 12pm coffee/support group - NO COST
• Low-cost Counselling or Psychotherapy First Session Free then $5 - $50 depending on what you can afford. Mon to Frid 9.30 - 4pm Free Legal Clinic - Tuesday 12.30pm - Legal advise, information and referral if necessary by qualified women lawyers.
• Low cost Yoga and Pilates Sharing Art/Crafts Coffee - come together for the age old tradition of forming relationships while being creative. Gold coin donation - Fridays 10 -12 noon
• Women's Interfaith Group - first Wednesday of each month 7 - 9pm. Discuss interfaith topics. Share prayers and readings from the worlds religions in the furtherance of peace, security and harmonious relations.

Lunch - Women can bring their lunch to have in our Drop in Centre. We have a cooking group with shared lunch every Friday morning.
Club/Drop in Centre - Monday - Friday 9-3.30pm Tea and coffee koha.
 

A USA web initiative.

To help the helpers. We equip family caregivers to make better decisions, save time and money, and feel less alone -- and less stressed -- as they face the many challenges of caregiving.

Founded in 2007, Caring.com is the leading online destination for those seeking information and support as they care for aging parents, spouses, and other loved ones.

Our Mission
You're there for them. We're here for you.

Maybe you chose the role of family caregiver. Or maybe it chose you. Maybe you found yourself here overnight, courtesy of a heart attack, a hip broken in a fall, a cancer diagnosis. Or maybe this new role shuffled into your life on aging feet, as dementia slowly stole your husband's ability to pay the bills or poor vision made it harder for your mom to live alone.

Cranford Hospice is a specialist palliative care provider that serves the people of Hawkes Bay. It provides a range of community or hospice inpatient services for people and their family and whanau who are living with life limiting illness. These services are offered free regardless of age, ethnicity, means or religion. People who have Cranford Hospice involved in their care may have cancer or other life limiting conditions such as advanced heart failure or motor neuron disease.

The team at Cranford Hospice is made up of nurses, doctors, pharmacists and family support staff who work with the utmost professional skill to care for those with life limiting illness and to help them cope with problems associated with their condition. Support is also extended to family, whanau and carers to help them rebuild their lives afterwards.

A link to the national organisation for carers.

This is a support service for unpaid family carers who provide care for an adult or child in their family with a serious illness, learning disorder or disability.

The service includes:

• One on One support by our co-ordinator
• Monthly get togethers in Hastings and Taradale
• Annual carers pamper day
• Monthly newsletters to carers
• A website

We are committed to supporting unpaid family carers with free information, group and individual support.