Quality of Life Trust
 Who
are we?
We are a Charitable Trust, a group of families all with
a son or daughter who has the dual disability of congenital deafblindness,
a result of Rubella during pregnancy. This disability also has an impact
on intellectual development because of the severely limited flow of information
to the brain.
Why we exist.
We run a home for five adults in Mangere Bridge and
our aim is to give the residents the opportunity to live as independently
as they are able, but with as much support as they need. They are very
dependent on caregivers to assist where necessary, encourage constantly
and safeguard their safety. The caregivers are the eyes and ears of clients,
speaking on their behalf and assisting them to interact in society.
This home is the only one in New Zealand providing residential
care to people who are both deaf and blind from birth. It allows them
to live with dignity in the community, as independently as they are able,
to be fulfilled and challenged to have as “normal” a life
as possible. It provides security and stability for the residents and
peace of mind for families.
The home has been operational since the beginning of 1995 and as our name
says, we are firmly focussed on providing our family members an excellent
quality of life.
 Current
Project
Funding for our general running is through the Ministry
of Health but for “extras” we need to fundraise. Our current
project is upgrading the grounds of the property. We have cleared garden
beds and are planting new gardens. We have broken it into phases and have
completed the first phase of planting at the front of the house and are
delighted with the improvement. The next phase will be the rear of the
section and the side.
 We are very appreciative of the support of the
Auckland Executive Club to help us with this project. The Christmas hamper
and gifts given at the December meeting were received with great excitement
at the house – thank you so very much!
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Lucy Addison
Email lucy@intuitivesystems.co.nz
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