Residential Services

Two residential service facilities are available to those with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury, located in Porirua, Wellington and in the West Auckland suburb of Ranui.

ABI Rehabilitation New Zealand residential service in Auckland has a pleasant ‘village’ atmosphere in a semi-rural environment. Up to approximately 50 clients live on the campus, or at facilities close by, at any one time. There is an onsite cafe, wth internet access, for clients and families as well as landscaped gardens. Click here to find out more.

ABI Rehabilitation New Zealand residential service in Wellington has a mix of single and shared bedrooms, a kitchen, lounge and large communal dining area. Up to 20 clients live in the unit at any one time, click here to find out more.

What to bring to the facility

Clothing and personal Items: Our clients typically wear their own clothes and use their own personal items. Feel free to bring a few favourite objects from home such as your pillow, a bathrobe, photographs and other special items.

Medications: If you bring medications or vitamins from home, please check them with your nurse or the doctor.

It is important to label all your belongings. Please do not bring valuable or irreplaceable items.

Visiting hours and accomodation information

Families-whānau are encouraged to be part of the rehabilitation process. Details of any restrictions are in the Family Information Guide which will be available before an admission. There are some general principles however.

Rest is important for people with brain injury, so after 8pm we would expect clients to be left to rest. In the mornings clients will be showering and getting ready for the day and privacy is appropriate. In the early stages, we may have to limit visitors to immediate family in order to avoid fatigue or overstimulation for clients.

Please bear in mind that other clients will be at different stages of recovery and may find a lot of noise and visitors quite disturbing. You will quickly become a partner in the whole process and we can negotiate together what is appropriate and helpful to your family member.

For families and whānau members from out-of-town we can also provide help and advice about accomodation close to our centres. So please contact us.