Needs Assessments

Te Whatu Ora Southern InterRAI Liaison and Educator Amy Pettigrew-Porter joins our Principal Advisor Services and Standards Lyneta Russell to talk about Needs Assessment and Service Coordination – otherwise known as NASC. NASC helps people living with dementia mate wareware and other health conditions access support. This could be somebody to help with personal or health needs such as help with showering a whānau member or help around the house like the washing.Joined by members of the Alzheimers NZ Lived Experience Advisory Group, this podcast gives people a general understanding of NASC to empower them to use the services available. ResourcesFind your local NASCOlder Persons NASC ServicesFind your local Alzheimers or dementia serviceSupport for older people in Otago and Southland