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Supportive Accommodation Service
Philosophy and Purpose
The Salvation Army Supportive Accommodation Service aims to encourage personal empowerment by offering choices to develop a healthy lifestyle, whilst acknowledging each person’s individual needs for healing, growth and self fulfillment.
Our philosophy and service direction is motivated by love of God and Christian values for a dignified, worthwhile and satisfying lifestyle.
We believe that all people have the right to live life to their personal optimum level of health and wholeness. The Supportive Accommodation approach encompasses normal activities of daily living and extends to participation in community activities.
Individuals admitted into our centres come with varying emotional, psychological or physical losses, including independence, competence, self-esteem, status, credibility, income and choices in accommodation and relationships.
Our purpose is therefore to supply a place of shelter, support and a rehabilitation programme to encourage residents to reach a personal potential level of independence and increased confidence in coping with life skills.
Our overall ministry is to care for the whole person, providing for each individual, physical, mental, emotional, cultural and spiritual needs with dignity and respect.
Third age
In addition to our Supportive Accommodation Service and recognising that our population is aging, The Salvation Army provides a continuum of service for people who have reached what is now called the ‘third age’.
In this definition, the ‘first age’ is the age of learning, the ‘second age’ is the age working and the ‘third age’ the age of living.
Services for people of the ‘third age’ are provided by The Salvation Army as follows:
- Companions/Over 60’s attached to many Salvation Army centres
- Independent Living Units (ILU's) scattered throughout the land
- Homecare services—providing support to people (the elderly and those with special needs) within their own homes
- Chaplaincy services—spiritual care to those in residential aged care facilities throughout New Zealand
- Hospice Care—palliative care and support services
ps. these services are by no means exclusive to ‘third age’ citizens.
Click on the following links for further information regarding services to ‘third age’ citizens provided by The Salvation Army in New Zealand
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