All referrals for a Geriatrician assessment or the POPs service must come from your General Practitioner (GP).

Anyone can ask for a Needs Assessment to look at how they can be more able to manage in the community. However, if they have never been seen by the Health of Older People service or if there has been a significant change in their capabilities, a new medical review by a GP, Practice Nurse or specialist will be required.

Before referral, we recommend reading the criteria for access to funded support services listed below.

Contact can be via phone: (09) 430 4131

Information or referrals from primary care should be through the electronic referral system.

Services provided by Northland DHB Health of Older People include:

• Cleaning Services (previously known as Home Help)
• Personal Care Service
• Carer Support Service
• Respite Service
• Day Care Service
• Residential Placement Service
• Psychiatry for Older People (POP)
• Community Gerontology Specialist Nursing Team

• Dementia

  Dementia More

• Eldernet: A National Website Services for Older People

  Eldernet More

• Falls

  Falls prevention More

• General Information About Organising Home Supports

  Seniorline More

• Moving into Rest Home Care: General Information

  Moving into Rest Home Care: General Information More

• Osteoporosis

  Osteoporosis More

• Respite Care

  This provides carers of the older person with a regular scheduled programme in a residential facility.… More

• Strokes

  Stroke More

• Urinary Incontinence

  Urinary incontinence More

Hospitals and cancer treatment centres

• Public hospitals

Brain and Spinal, Head and Neck / Thyroid, Lung, Breast, Upper Gastrointestinal (Oesophagus / Stomach / Liver), Lower Gastrointestinal (Bowel / Rectum / Anus), Kidney, Bladder, Testicular, Prostate, Gynaecological, Leukaemia and Blood, Skin Cancer / Melanoma, Sarcoma, Others

www.northlanddhb.org.nz