Board vows to rebuild
There is a "desperate need" for an Auckland centre which caters to people with spinal cord and brain injuries, the new board of a disability trust says.
The new Laura Fergusson Trust Board has vowed to rebuild a centre catering to people with disabilities after the closure and sale of its Greenlane facility in 2020.
New research, commissioned by the board, to understand what people with disabilities, their loved ones, and disability service providers needed showed there was "overwhelming support" and a "desperate need" for the centre, Carter said.
Spinal Trust national programme manager Andrew Hall agreed it was challenging transitioning from hospital care to the "real world".
"In Auckland, patients go from a highly-controlled hospital environment to suddenly at home or in temporary housing while they wait for their home to be made accessible and that's quite a shock."
Carter said without the centre, the only options left for some people after leaving the Auckland spinal unit was a motel room or rest home.
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