Needs Assessment & Service Coordination - Dunedin | Southern

Dunedin Hospital

Contact Details

Phone 0800 627 236 or (03) 470 9300

Street Address

201 Great King St
Dunedin

Postal Address

Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054

Description

Health of Older Persons Needs Assessment and Service Coordination is a district-wide service that is based in Dunedin, Invercargill and the Rural Hospitals.

The service provides assessment to identify the level of need for ongoing support in the home and community settings. Services are allocated based on this identified need.

The service provides support for older people with an ongoing disability.

Access to the service is Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4:30pm.

For more information on this service in other areas please click on the following links:

Referral Expectations

Most often referrals for Needs Assessment are sent by a person's GP to the Care Coordination Centre (CCC). This is a team who manage referrals and services. A person can also refer themselves. In the case of self referrals, the CCC team may need to contact the person's GP  to access health information necessary to process the referral.

The CCC will check to see if a person meets eligibility criteria for services and send the referral to the correct team who will contact the person to arrange the assessment. If necessary, they will refer the person to other parts of the health service.

The Needs Assessment team in Dunedin assess and coordinate services for people with high and complex needs.

Hours

Mon – Fri 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Public Holidays: Closed Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Otago Anniversary (23 Mar), Good Friday (3 Apr), Easter Sunday (5 Apr), Easter Monday (6 Apr), ANZAC Day (observed) (27 Apr), King's Birthday (1 Jun), Matariki (10 Jul), Labour Day (26 Oct).
Christmas: Open 22 Dec — 24 Dec. Closed 25 Dec — 28 Dec. Open 29 Dec — 31 Dec. Closed 1 Jan — 4 Jan. Open 5 Jan — 9 Jan.

Services Provided

Needs Assessment
Service Co-ordination

Website

info.health.nz/locations/otago-southland/support-for-older-people#home-as-my-first-choice-12634

https://healthpoint.co.nz/public/older-peoples-health/needs-assessment-service-coordination-dunedin/