Hospice Talk What is happening in the community to support Hospice Taranaki? Quiz night at the Good Home 7pm Tuesday 22nd July, 6 people per Fabric-a-brac —Saturday 11th October , team, $10 per ticket , ie team would be $60. Tickets will be available 9am—3pm. Contact Carolyn on 758 0644 or at Te Rangimarie reception—phone first 753 7830 (Rose or Mary). [email protected] for further details. This is a great event for all craft/sewing people to July 2014 Dress the Homes Stratford—Saturday 29th either sell items (not finished items) or to buy We were humbled when we received this letter ... zips, buttons, sewing machine, material … it November no further details at this stage—but Te Rangimarie Visiting (With Charlie’s permission we print it in full). I would like to take a couple of minutes of your time please please mark it in your diary. was a great success last year, we are looking Hours: and let you know of my families experience, and love of your 'Te Rangimarie' “Resort”. forward to this years event. My family (McAlisters) are deeply humbled by the way your Drs, nurses, admin, cleaners, treated our Family members are Hawera HospiceShop shopper says she is on to a “winner”! welcome to visit anytime. General visiting Marilyn is thrilled to share with everyone her recent 10am—7pm daily purchases from the Hawera HospiceShop; including a complete bedroom suite and a lounge suite. They Telephone 06 753 7830 look great Marilyn —well done. Thank you to our Breakfast a great start to the day… sponsors: Budget Rentals, for Dave Churchman, Ian Wolfe and Rotary Club of Pukekura Breakfast the HospiceShop their team at House of Travel organised a Gourmet Experience—this is a very truck; big undertaking with lots of sponsors and businesses certainly know how to put on a Central Finance for a great breakfast! Recently they involved. This year they have chosen us as the HospiceShop van; hosted a charity breakfast raising benefactors—which we were thrilled about. They over $700 for us to put toward palliative care in our commu- popped in for breakfast and a tour, and presented a The Devon Hotel & nity. We formed a national partnership with House of Travel wonderful cheque for $5,000—this we promised to Conference Centre; McAlister whanau at mum’s burial in 2005 and since then our relationship has been going use for hospice palliative care for patients and their House of Travel; strong both whanau in our Taranaki BNI Chapters— nationally & locally. community. Photo: “Success Like No mum, Blanche Rose McAlister and her whanau, whilst we were in your care. Photos: guests following a quick tour of Other”, “New Special mention must go to Dr Nina, Dr Marion, who really are a credit to the medical profession, huge kindness, unreal empathy, wonderful persona and I’m sure mum felt emotionally safe and stable when listening to Kevin Te Rangimarie a small Plymouth First” and they were around her and us. How ever this does not diminish any of the above from Dr Des, and Dr Nielsen as he group were convinced to “Late for Breakfast”, Catherine. Your nurses are the 'Rock stars' Kevin, absolute ''Wonder women'' oops and ''Super man expresses our need have a photo taken . Craigs Investment Mike'' and gratitude. Marie, (Scotty) Marie, Joyce, Ruth, Isobel, Julie, Catherine, Lianne, Tiny (kitchen) all deserve “gold Thank you so much. Partners; hearts”; please forgive me if I have missed anyone. Taranaki Rugby And last but not least your admin staff, Man! Coming down the corridor with my noisy nieces and Hospice Taranaki Inc. Union; nephews past Rose, and Suzy’s office, we felt like giving them some of mums medications at times. P O Box 5122 Quest Apartments. And your kitchen admin, who tried so hard to get “pickled paua” from me, hahaha. And of course Jenny near the end. Westown NEW PLYMOUTH 4343 Kevin, just finally mate, as the eldest son of Blanche, I could not dream of a better place on the planet to have our mum pass on, in a more wonderful and magic setting. Please pass on my families genuine love for your staff please. Finally, finally, please give Dr Nina a huge hug from us all, and wish her well, and baby Kieran. Love and Peace—Charlie Boy on behalf of the '' McAlister Whanau" Hawera HospiceShop Antiques & Collectibles Auction Sunday 13th July 2014, South Taranaki Club, Caledonia St 10 days prior the catalogue will be available on our website (www.hospicetaranaki.org.nz) Hospice Taranaki Inc Te Rangimarie Hospice, 5 David Street, New Plymouth 4310 P O Box 5122 · Westown· New Plymouth· 4343 Telephone 06 753 7830· Fax 06 753 7806 www.hospicetaranaki.org.nz From the Chairman of Hospice Taranaki : Mike Brooke Recent Grants... We are extremely grateful for two recent grants we have received … It was my pleasure recently to welcome (pic at left) our new Medical Director Dr Des From The Southern Trust & Pelorus Trust - who both have paid for the purchase of an Electric bed for our Swanevelder to Taranaki. We are delighted to have secured the service of such a well qualified and experienced palliative medicine specialist. community patients—The Southern Trust for a bed in the Central Taranaki area and Pelorus Trust for the South Taranaki area. This is wonderful as it is important Hospice Awareness Week that patients are comfortable in their own homes and therefore we need to provide them with the equipment When the task of organising a programme to promote Hospice Awareness Week was raised I honestly wondered how we would do it but having been an attendee at the Open Forum – that we know they need. Thank you so much to both of Let’s Talk: Let’s Plan I was very impressed with both the format and the group leaders. these fantastic trusts. Vigorous discussion ensued which was well documented and summarised by Suzy Dymock which will be a template for the future. Our services: End of life care Day programme Equipment provision Biography service The message which I found most meaningful and relevant was the need to minimise the In patient care effect of one’s death on the rest of the family and friends by planning ahead and getting everything in order. Whilst the Social work Remembrance service (see below) Wellness clinics number attending wasn’t huge, the enthusiasm to debate sensitive issues was refreshing. My thanks to everyone who Physiotherapy Carer support contributed. Community care Occupational therapy Education The New Warehouse Symptom management Bereavement support Volunteer Support Respite care The extension to our Borrell Ave warehouse is underway and after some initial challenges with foundations should now be Counselling able to proceed at pace. The building funded by our Hospice Taranaki Foundation will allow us to have an appropriately safe and healthy work environment for the many volunteers and staff who manfully toil away processing goods for the Every year Hospice Taranaki holds two Remembrance services in New Plymouth and one in Hawera. Hospice HospiceShops. Taranaki is very grateful for the support of the Western Peak Harmony Chorus who have given up their time to sing at the New Plymouth services, for more than the last 14 years... In a couple of weeks we will also be taking delivery of a replacement delivery truck for our Westown HospiceShop. This is thank to the on-going generous support of Nigel Williams of Budget Rentals in New Plymouth. Thank you Nigel! Can you help us to reduce our costs? This newsletter is an essential part of keeping you informed about our From the Chief Executive: Kevin Nielsen service. However with ever increasing printing and postage costs we want to evolve into greater utilisation of email. Please consider changing from receiving your HospiceTalk Well here we are almost to the shortest day and yet it seems like Christmas was just a few newsletter by post to email. weeks ago. My focus just recently has been preparing the annual budget for financial year 2014/2015. This has been the most difficult budget to put together in the 13 years I have We currently post out 11,400 copies of the newsletter to been with Hospice Taranaki. people like yourself around Taranaki — (a newsletter printed and posted is approx. $1.10, multiplied by 11,400 = $12,540). The combination of increasing patient numbers, increasing costs and restricted government funding makes a very challenging process to try and make ends meet. We will still continue to produce a printed version and post CEO Kevin welcomes Rawiri it to those who (like me) still prefer hard copy. However we hope we can Doorbar the new TDHB Maori Since 2009 when hospice were fortunate to receive targeted additional government funding gradually reduce our printing and postage costs, while still keeping you all Health worker who replaces his we have received a combined increase of less than 5% while at the same time patient informed. numbers have increased by 18%. mother Alice in the role. If you would like to have your copy of our newsletter -HospiceTalk, emailed — Sadly this is the reality of the economic times we live in and the reality of the impact of the then please send an email to: [email protected] with your aging population, not only here in NZ but worldwide. There simply isn’t the amount of money name, postal address & your landline phone number. THANK YOU!!!! available through taxation to meet the need as we face a doubling of the death rate in NZ over the next 30 years.