AWHI is a short-term service that provides rehabilitation and care support for older adults within their home post-hospital admission. We work with people who have had an acute illness, an injury or following a stroke.
After discharge from the hospital, AWHI visits patients at home to identify their needs. Following this initial assessment, the team discusses the goals and timeframes for AWHI support with the patient and their whanau.
AWHI aims to re-enable patients to be as independent as possible in their homes and facilitate patients to engage in the activities that they were doing prior to their hospital admission. This might include onwards referral to other community teams or services.
Who we are
Our team includes nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, social workers, and Allied Health assistants.
Our team works in an Interprofessional model, which means that one member of our team will be the keyworker and will visit the patient at home to determine your needs. The keyworker might link patients in with other team members as needed, and patients will likely be seen by an Allied Health Assistant as well.
How can patients access our services?
One of our team members works on the wards to identify patients that will benefit from our services. The team at the hospital can also refer patients to our services if this is indicated
