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 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…
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…
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.”…
John Campbell has been volunteering for Nelson Tasman Hospice for 16 years now, delivering beds and air mattresses all over Golden Bay. He can’t remember how he got started but he’s pretty sure that his wife Karen, who was a…
In Golden Bay, a team of four district nurses, along with two relievers, work in collaboration with Nelson Tasman Hospice to provide palliative care in the community. As Golden Bay is a rural area, community health care is provided by…
Introducing Emma Silke-French, Chair of Dancing For a Cause Trust Committee. What are you most excited about for event night on the 27th of May 2023? I LOVE watching all the contestants finally get to show their friends and family…