Published Thursday 20 Dec 2018

The boards of Hutt Valley and Capital & Coast District Health Boards have approved the appointment of Access Community Health and Nurse Maude to jointly provide home and community support services for people over 65 years in the Hutt Valley, Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti regions.

Access Community Health has been providing this service for the last three years. The service will be provided on a 50/50 split model from 1 April 2019.

The DHBs, Access Community Health and Nurse Maude transition teams are working together to plan for a smooth transition for almost 4,000 clients who currently receive home support services in our districts.

There will be no change of service for clients until 1 April 2019 when the new two provider arrangement starts. All support workers will be protected under Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act 2000.Access Community Health and Nurse Maude are working closely with their respective workforces to support them during the transition.

Key facts

  • More over 65-year-olds are remaining in their own homes because of the availability of quality home and community support services.
  • The population of over 65-year-olds is increasing in proportion to the general population.
  • We support almost 4,000 clients who are over 65 in their own home each year.
  • Around 20,000 cares are provided to clients each week in the Hutt Valley, Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti regions.

To find out more, call 0800 662 225 or visit www.huttvalleydhb.org.nz/homecommunitysupport.

For more information about Access Community Health and Nurse Maude visit: