needs of an aging parent?
You’re not alone.
“Before Giving Time, I tried to manage my Mother’s care on my own. But I had no idea what an 86-year old woman with macular degeneration and pancreatic cancer needed and things quickly fell between the cracks.
“Everything changed once Giving Time got involved. Finally we had someone who knew what they were doing and who was able to advocate effectively on Mum’s behalf. Giving Time took care of everything – from providing professional oversight to working with hospice and our GP to ensure the right care was provided at the right time.
“That brought an enormous sense of relief to Mum and our family. It ended the overwhelm and confusion we’d all been suffering and allowed us to focus on our job – supporting and loving her.”
Jennifer D, Auckland.
Hi...
I’m Kaye Davies – a Gerontology Nurse Specialist.
After working for the Auckland District Health Board for many years I started Giving Time, a private home support and nursing agency that specialises in providing Managed Care – a term I coined to describe a comprehensive Gerontology Nurse Specialist-led model of care for seniors.
Using our proven 3-step care methodology, Giving Time helps older adults to maintain their independence and autonomy, so they don’t need to move into residential care or rely solely or heavily on family support.
Across Auckland, we help seniors recovering after surgery, illness or hospitalisation and those with complex conditions like dementia, heart failure and motor neuron disease to live safely and happily at home.
In 2016, Auckland District Health Board recognised Kaye Davies for “the remarkable difference she has made to older adults in the community.”
How does it work?
Care Assessment
Call us to discuss your needs. If there’s a fit, we’ll schedule a one-hour in-place care assessment with Kaye.
Care Planning
Based on the assessment, Kaye will write a plan based on your senior family member’s personal priorities and care needs.
Care Coordination
Kaye implements and professionally monitors the care plan. So everyone can relax.
CARE ASSESSMENT
See the big picture
Get expert insight on the challenges being faced and the support and resources required. A Gerontology Nurse Specialist care assessment details what care options are available and provides immediately actionable next steps.
- medication review and assessment
- identification of care requirements and eligible services
- referral to specialists and care providers
- detailed recommendations on care options
- recommendations for navigating the health system
- referral to resources for common aged care issues
- preventative care options
- options for care around acute and chronic conditions
- risks and benefits of different approaches to care
- linking to additional support
Everything for elderly people...
“Kaye Davies has the contacts, staff and knowledge on everything for elderly people. She has been able to cut through barriers that as a distressed daughter I wouldn’t have known where to start.”
Tracey M
CARE PLANNING
Put the right care in place
Make sure the right care is being provided at the right time.
With a comprehensive care plan, everyone is clear on what’s important, what
needs to be done and who should be doing what.
- medication management
- clinical (nursing) services
- personal care and grooming
- continence management
- nutrition and hydration assistance
- mobility assistance
- facilitating communication with family and friends
- encouraging social interaction and mental stimulation
- screening and helping select caregivers and nursing staff
Peace of mind...
“Things aren’t falling through the gaps anymore. It’s that peace of mind that my parents are leading the best lives they can in their own home and everything they need is being taken care of.”
Debbie H
CARE COORDINATION
Choose care that always keeps up
Keep care up-to-date with changing needs.
Your Care Consultant stays in touch with caregivers and monitors care daily, so you can be confident everything is under control.
- 24/7 on-call emergency support
- advocacy and attendance at medical appointments
- coordinating care with health professionals and GPs
- continued care collaboration with physicians and specialists
- monitoring medication changes
- professional supervision of caregivers and nursing staff
- keeping the care plan up to date
You can stop worrying...
“You just never have to worry that something gets missed or whatever. I just didn’t expect all that running around that gets done, getting prescriptions ready, booking doctors appointments, all that stuff, I just wasn’t expecting. It’s just so amazing.”
Tracey M
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Many clients contact Giving Time when there has been a sudden hospitalization or other crisis and need immediate help.
A GNS is a specially trained, professionally qualified senior nurse who focuses on age-related diseases and health concerns and works closely with GPs, physicians and other healthcare professionals and families to provide individualised care to the elderly.
Yes. Many clients contact Giving Time when there has been a sudden hospitalisation or other crisis and need immediate help.
We provide a higher level of professional oversight and care management and monitoring so everyone can be confident that care matches the elderly person’s ongoing and changing needs
Giving Time provides short-term support for clients recovering after illness, injury or surgery and long-term support for clients with age-related diseases and health concerns like osteoporosis, stroke, cancer, arthritis, dementia, falls, chronic pain, medication side effects, nutritional deficiency, impaired mobility, incontinence and psychosocial issues like loneliness, depression and isolation.
