Home Support transfer to ensure uninterrupted services
Media Release
18 May 2017
IHC is pleased to announce quality home support services for people will continue uninterrupted.
Families currently receiving home support through IHC’s IDEA Services will be able to transfer over to NZCare
Disability, HealthCare NZ's specialist disability support division.
NZCare Disability is committed to providing home support in every part of the country where people currently receive the
service.
“NZCare Disability is an experienced and trusted provider of services to people with disabilities and we are working
closely with them to ensure a smooth transfer over the next few months,” says Janine Stewart, Chief Operating Officer
IDEA Services.
“We know this has been an unsettling time for people,” says Janine. “We have assured them throughout this process that
we would not move out of home support until people had good options for continued services.
“But we know that families want certainty, and I am pleased that together we can now present them with a secure and
quality option.”
Many of IDEA Services home support staff will also be given the option of transferring over to work with NZCare
Disability.
“That means that not only will the service continue, but it will likely continue with the same staff working with the
same families – ensuring the least possible disruption.”
IDEA Services and NZCare Disability are in the process of contacting families and sending extra information.
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