Kāinga Tautoko
Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga provides community based health services to kaumatua within the community. Our staff assist kaumatua to develop and maintain a healthy and independent lifestyle according to their individual needs and capabilities.
What can Kāinga Tautoko do for our Kaumatua?
Socialisation
Facilitate access to activities that
promote wellness and independence while increasing personal
networks
Exercise and Fitness
Provide access to exercise at
appropriate levels
Daily Living Skills
Empowering kaumatua to live as
independently as possible
Support Services
Provide health advice, care planning
and access of primary and secondary care through effective
education and promotion activities
Positive feedback from this service includes:
"I am very grateful for the assistance we are given on the Kāinga Tautoko programme. It is a very enjoyable programme" (Kaumatua, Kāinga Tautoko).
"Thanks to the help from the Kāinga Tautoko programme I was able to get a mobility scooter and get myself around. Now I can attend the exercise sessions" (Kaumatua, Kāinga Tautoko).
"He pai a mahi o Te Taiwheuna, he awhina, he nui ngā mahi, kua mahi e te Taiwhenua ki a au, he pai katoa" (Kaumatua, Kainga Tautoko client).
