Know us for when you need us Irvina Koefoed – Physiotherapist What is your role at Nelson Tasman Hospice? I am a Hospice Physiotherapist and help people continue to live as independently as they can despite their diagnosis, aiming to…
Know us for when you need us Barry Howell – Equipment & Maintenance Coordinator What does a day look like for you? Working days for me at Nelson Tasman Hospice is a mixture of routine and the unexpected. That’s what…
Know us for when you need us Emily McDougal – NZROT Occupational Therapist and Community Services Clinical Lead What does a day look like for you? As I wear 2 hats – Clinical Lead for Community Services and Occupational Therapist…
A heartfelt thank you to the Care Foundation for the recent grant to support our community to be as comfortable as possible in their homes. The funding was for specialist equipment that Nelson Tasman Hospice provides free of charge to…
A big Thank You to the Mainland Foundation for granting Nelson Tasman Hospice $46,000 towards supporting the ongoing costs of our medical services. At Nelson Tasman Hospice we have a team of three doctors who work as part of an…
Karen Larsen has been volunteering with Nelson Tasman Hospice for 5 years now. She brings 20+ years of experience in massage therapy to the service, putting aside a couple of hours a week for hospice patients at the Specialist Palliative…
Lilian and Esme are two very driven young ladies who have found themselves working side by side for the last 6 months at the Bridge Street Hospice Shop. These girls are community conscious, fashion smart, but most of all are…
Introducing Katrina Baker, Catering Coordinator at Nelson Tasman Hospice. Katrina designs and produces the menus for patients in the Specialist Palliative Care Unit at Nelson Tasman Hospice, and is the brains behind Nelson’s best scone at the Manuka Café. What…
A big thank you to the New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) for the contribution they make to local communities, and especially the contribution they have made to the community that we care for. The grant that they have gifted us…
It’s the people that make Aynsley Wilkinson passionate about volunteering. Creating strong relationships with colleagues, the conversations she has with customers and the feeling of giving back to the community. The way she describes it is “like having another family.”…