Aorangi

Sometimes tāngata whai ora need additional support if their distress becomes too great. This is when we offer our respite or acute care services.

At Pathways’ our acute care and respite services offer welcoming, home-like environments where people can have a short break when they need to rest and focus completely on their wellbeing. Supportive staff are on hand to help to get them back on their feet.

Some use our respite care services as a planned break away when they’re struggling with life at home, or as a place to go instead of an inpatient hospital. How long tāngata whai ora stay varies depending on their own personal needs. Usually it’s just a few days, but at some of our services people may stay for a few weeks.

In addition to residential options at St Dominic’s, some people come for regular stays of up to a week to give themselves or those they live with a rest. The historic two-storey villa is set across 25 acres in a semi-rural setting to support wellbeing.