Georgia* was at the end of her tether when she asked Family Works for help.
Posted: Monday December 9, 2024
An estimated 120 Southland families with high, complex needs will be impacted by a recent significant restructure of Family Works following recent Oranga Tamariki (OT) funding cuts.
Posted: Monday December 9, 2024
Enliven Southland is excited to be involved in a wound treatment pilot project, one which is expected to be ground-breaking for the country’s aged residential care sector.
Posted: Sunday December 1, 2024
It is that time of year again when Family Works kicks off its annual Christmas Appeal, collecting gifts to give to families in need of extra support.
Posted: Thursday November 7, 2024
Family Works Buddy Programme Whakatipu coordinator Nanette Benington has been recognised for her work providing vital support to vulnerable children and young people in the region.
Posted: Monday October 21, 2024
Enliven’s Resthaven retirement village is home to local celebrity Max McCauley and his wife Coral.
Posted: Tuesday October 15, 2024
A passion for providing invaluable stimulation and connection for residents has kept Enliven Southland activities coordinator Susan Slaughter in the job for two decades.
Posted: Thursday September 19, 2024
The need for more psychogeriatric dementia beds in Southland has resonated with funders with three-quarters of the funds raised in support of the development of Peacehaven Village’s Iona D6 dementia unit.
Posted: Wednesday September 18, 2024
The absolute ease with which care home residents with complex medical and mobility needs can now be moved is being celebrated by Peacehaven Village staff and residents alike.
Posted: Sunday September 8, 2024
An initiative to improve and enrich Enliven residents’ wellbeing is in full swing.
Posted: Sunday August 11, 2024
Community support is needed to help fund plans to create six additional much-needed beds for the most vulnerable of Southland’s elderly population as part of an expansion and upgrade of Peacehaven’s Iona dementia care unit.
Posted: Sunday July 14, 2024
Caring for two children under five while fighting a custody battle and suffering from post-natal depression was an extremely stressful time for Mikayla*.
Posted: Thursday July 11, 2024
It is often the little things that can make the biggest difference.
Posted: Monday June 24, 2024
The Southland Multicultural Trust (SMCT) has taken over the coordination and management of the Southland Migrant Settlement Network from Family Works, bringing organisations together to maximise support and positive outcomes for Southland’s migrant community.
Posted: Thursday June 20, 2024
Much has been achieved in the pastoral care space for the benefit of Enliven care home residents since Shirley Keen started in the role of pastoral care coordinator 18 months ago.
Posted: Thursday June 20, 2024
After two decades of caring for and supporting residents stalwart of Peacehaven Village, cottage coordinator Diane Braithwaite is retiring.
Posted: Tuesday June 4, 2024
The happy faces, focused attention and animated conversation of residents living with dementia surround Peacehaven Village’s newest therapeutic tool.
Posted: Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wrapping support around residents in their final days and their grieving families is an important part of Enliven's ethos of caring for its people.
Posted: Sunday May 12, 2024
With winter fast approaching, Southland families in need will have help to stay warm.
Posted: Monday May 6, 2024
Vickery Court’s Kim Nicholson has gone from new graduate nurse to clinical manager in the space of less than eight years.
Posted: Sunday April 28, 2024