Home Based Care
Dedicated support in your own home
Maori Health
Home Comfort recognises the importance and place of Tangata Whenua, Home Comfort also recognises the unique health and wellbeing issues that affect Maori. Home Comfort is able to offer its standard testing and screening programs of:
- General health checks
- Lipid profiles and risk factors
- Cardiac profiles and risk factors
- Diabetes profiles and risk factors.
- Executive health checks
In manner that reflects Home Comforts commitment, and responsiveness to Maori health needs, recognising Maori health concepts, principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and cultural sensitivity.
- Liaison with local Iwi/Hapu for ongoing consultation
- Monitoring of services provided by culturally appropriate person
- Maori personnel and caregivers available
- Individual care plan to reflect client's cultural needs
- Caregivers selected to suit client needs
- All employees to receive training in Treaty and bi-cultural issues
- Services made accessible and acceptable to Maori by liaison with local Iwi with regard to Maori Health and care plans
- Maori for Maori available services and monitoring
- Training in cultural safety for all staff
