You matter because you are you…

Palliative care provided by Te Kahu Pairuri Hospice Taranaki is not just a service; it’s a compassionate and proactive approach aimed at supporting individuals in living comfortably and fully, in the face of life-limiting illnesses. It’s about embracing life, ensuring quality, and expertly managing concerning symptoms.

Comprehensive Palliative Care: We extend our palliative care services to individuals dealing with various life-limiting illnesses, such as cancer, heart, or kidney failure, and neurological diseases like motor neurone disease. Our unwavering focus is on facilitating a journey marked by comfort, care, and dignity, understanding and respecting the unique circumstances of each person.

Key Principles:

• Free Care: Importantly, we are dedicated to providing free care to all patients and their families | whānau. This commitment allows patients and their whānau to concentrate on cherishing every moment together.
• Diversity and Inclusion: We celebrate and embrace differences in age, gender, ethnicity, means, lifestyle, and religion.
• Commitment to Compassionate Care: Our commitment lies in affirming life, offering dignity, and working collaboratively to meet the unique needs of both patients and their families | whānau.
• Round-the-Clock Support: With our around the clock, seven days a week support, you can feel reassured knowing that help is always just a phone call away.
• Partnership under Te Tiriti o Waitangi: As an organisation we are committed to authentic partnership under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and are doing the work necessary to improve outcomes for Māori people in our care.
• Collaborative Care: We believe in collaborative care, working alongside GPs who remain the lead carers, ensuring a seamless and integrated approach to managing patient health and wellbeing. 

Our Legacy: Established in 1992, Hospice Taranaki operates as a registered Incorporated Society, administered by a dedicated Board of Trustees. Our enduring mission is to provide unwavering support and care, ensuring that individuals facing life-limiting illnesses can experience their journey with the utmost comfort and compassion.

Meaningful Care Every Step of the Way: You matter because of who you are – our aim is to make every step meaningful, compassionate, and dignified just for you.