What We Do
What We Do
Lake Taupō Hospice is a registered charity run by the Lake Taupō Hospice Trust providing palliative care to patients who are terminally ill. The term palliative means alleviating without curing.
We are members of Hospice NZ, the national hospice movement that ensures every New Zealander has access to quality palliative care.
We are a community-based hospice - caring for patients and their families in their homes. If patients are no longer able to be cared for in their homes they may go to a local rest home which has residential hospice beds available and remain under the care of our clinical team.
We receive approximately 30% of our funding from Te Whatu Ora to help provide home based palliative care services. The remaining 70% we raise through our retail outlets (Taupo and Turangi Hospice Shops), donations, bequests, sponsors, events and other fundraisers. We really do appreciate your support to keep this important community service going.
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Anyone who is dying has the opportunity to celebrate their life with the help of our hospice. Therefore, living every moment is reflected in all the services we offer. We care about our patients’ quality of life, their comfort and their wellbeing.
And hospice care doesn’t stop when a patient dies, we continue to care and help those loved ones left behind.
To provide leading palliative home care service, our nurses and hospice volunteers travel extensively throughout the district, which includes northern National Park, Turangi, Kuratau, Taupō, through to Tarawera on SH5.
Nau mai kite Whare Hau ora o Taupō. Kia piri tahi ai ite aroha mete whakaro kotahi ote hua arahi kotahitanga.
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Lake Taupō Hospice provides palliative care to patients who are nearing the end of their life’s journey. The term palliative means alleviating without curing.
Lake Taupō Hospice cares for our patients and their families and friends both before and after a death irrespective of their social status, financial circumstances, age, gender or religion. This care is provided through practical advice and physical, emotional and spiritual support with the emphasis on pain relief and symptom management.
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Our focus is on caring for people in their homes. Patients are usually referred to hospice community nursing from their GPs or hospital doctors although a patient’s family/friends are welcome to contact us directly.
To provide leading palliative home care service, our nurses and hospice volunteers travel extensively throughout the district, which includes northern National Park, Turangi, Kuratau, Taupō, through to Tarawera on SH5.
RESOURCES
Governance
Lake Taupō Hospice Trust is the governance trust for all the activities associated with Lake Taupō Hospice. It is registered under the Charitable Trusts Act 2005 and provides leadership for the Hospice on behalf of the people of Taupō, Turangi and the surrounding area.
All board members are volunteers and are selected for, and use their extensive professional experience, expertise and insights to provide the strategic direction and collaboration approaches which guide the day to day running of Lake Taupō Hospice.
Drawn from the local community board members ensure that Lake Taupō hospice is properly governed, effectively managed, is sustainable financially and operationally and that all statutory compliance is undertaken.
Our financial and other information are available on the Charities Register.
Please see overview of the last financial year included in the Chairman of the Board and CEO‘s reports from the last Annual General Meeting.
Lake Taupō Hospice Development Trust
Lake Taupō Hospice Development Trust is a trust independent of the operational trust. They have responsibility for, and act as landlord for Lake Taupō Hospice building assets.