What is Respite and Carer Support?

We have an adult respite service and a separate youth respite service. Respite is designed to provide short-term supportive accommodation with 24-hour professional health staffing. Emergency respite is for 3-6 nights depending upon your needs and circumstances.

In the adult respite service we provide planned respite and carer support. We cater for five types of respite care. The planned, carer support and youth option is accessed by the client through needs assessment. The number of days are allocated according to the individuals needs and circumstances. The carer support option is designed to support the full-time carer by providing a short break for the person being cared for. 

Where is Respite and Carer Support?

We have 11 rooms available at our Lindores Street in Addington property for adults and a 3 roomed house in James K Baxter Place in Sydenham for youth. These are relaxing places, very close to shops, chemists, medical centres and the bus. This is somewhere for that "time out" and rest yet close enough for family and friends to visit. Dishes, washing, meals are all taken care of for you. Just come and put your feet up!!!

Referrals

Emergency Respite: Prior approval from your mental health caseworker or Psychiatric Emergency Services is needed.

Adult Planned Respite and Carer Support: You can have an allocation approved through your needs assessment for planned respite and carer support. Prior booking of available rooms is essential. There is no cost to you for staying.

Inquiries for this adult service to:
12 Lindores Street (off Lincoln Road)
Addington
Christchurch 8024
New Zealand
Phone +64 3 338 8803

Inquiries for this youth service to:
14 James K Baxter Place (off Brougham Street)
Sydenham
Christchurch 8023
New Zealand
Phone +64 3 374 5171