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For when you become the carer

Guidance for when the support you give changes shape.

This section is coming together

We are building out guidance for the moments when you take on the carer role: getting help, managing work, finding respite, looking after yourself.

In the meantime, the at home guides cover many of the practical decisions, and the when someone has died section is here for those who need it.

Planned guides

  • Just become the carer: where to begin
  • Getting help: Te Whatu Ora pathways, home help, Funded Family Care
  • Caring alongside work: NZ employment law, leave entitlements
  • When relationships strain
  • Taking a break: respite options
  • When it all becomes too much
  • Caring from a distance
  • Young carers