Rest Home Care
Woburn Masonic
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The Woburn Masonic Village is committed to enhance the lifestyle of older people appropriate to their individual choices, needs and rights
Our facility also offers these services: |
| Detail | |
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| Address | 63 Wai-iti Crec View Map |
| Suburb | Woburn |
| City/Town | Lower Hutt |
| Postal Address | Woburn Masonic Village |
| District Health Board Area | Hutt Valley |
| Phone | (04) 569 6839 |
| Fax | (04) 569 8010 |
| Mobile | 027 249 2783 |
| Manager | Christine Townsend (Phone: (04) 569 6839) |
| Owner | The Masonic Villages Trust (Phone: (04) 569 8512) |
| Website | www.masonicvillages.co.nz |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 16 Jan 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Total number of beds at this level of care | 23 |
| Updated: 16 Jan 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | Two registered nurses are on duty from 7am till 3pm and from 3pm till 11pm.One RN works over night from 11pm till 7am.the village manager and quality/trainnig coordinator are also registered nurses and are available during the week | |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | No | Our great teams of cargivers support the residents and Rns to see that care is provided to a very high standard. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Weekly As required | |
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | As required | |
| Own Social Worker | No | As required | |
| Diversional Therapist | No | Full time with part time assistant | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | Two staff work part time to cover a programme from monday to saturday.One of the staff is an ex registered nurse. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Visits 3 days per week. Barber monthly | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Visits monthly or as required by referral from the Registered nurses.Staff maintain normal nail cutting. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | As required | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | As required | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | As required | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | As required | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Independent Advocate, Beauty Therapist.The facility GP visits twice a week. | |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
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| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Stomal Therapist | Yes | |
| Specialist Palliative Care | Yes | Available in conjunction with the hospice. |
| Palliative Care | Yes | Woburn Masonic Village provides palliative care for any of our residents who require it.We work closely with the Te Omanga hospice. |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | The majority of our staff have worked in an aged care environment for more than 4 years and have extensive experience and training in Care of the older adult. |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 | ||
| Respite & Carer Support/Short Stay | Status | Details |
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| Respite | No | is only available in the event we have an empty bed for a short time. |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
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| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | Dependent on availability of rooms |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | No | However may sometimes be able to provide if we have spare beds. We do not have a regular programme |
| Palliative Care Provided | Yes | |
| Whanau Room | Yes | Small private room provided |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | All rooms single |
| Rooms (Suit Couple) | Yes | By negotiation we can sometimes accomodate a couple in one room. |
| Ensuite | Yes | Toilet and Handbasin |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | All furniture provided but small items may be brought in eg. an armchair, television |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Happy hour every Friday afternoon is part of recreation programme.Individual requirements can be met at the residents own cost. |
| Pets In Residence | No | However we have regular visits from Canine friends. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | No | Own pets may be brought in to visit but all dogs must be on a lead. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Phone connection in each room to allow residents to have own private phone at own expense and shared communal phones for those who do not need their own |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | Individual controls on each radiator |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Resident's meetings are held each school holidays. |
| Newsletter | Yes | Periodic newsletters for residents and family are posted. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | A policy is in place and we pride ourselves on being a restraint free facility. |
| Confused Residents | Yes | Many of our residents have some level of confusion however we do not provide a secure dementia unit. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Several communal lounge areas for relaxation and shared activities. |
| Outings | Yes | 10 seater coach for regular coach outings. |
| Smokers Room | Yes | Room provided for residents who smoke |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Visitors may only smoke outside in the designated area. |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | All exterior doors are alarmed after normal working hours and a security firm provides regular surveillance. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | Sprinklers and smoke alarms throughout the building with regular emergency drills held for staff. |
| Audit report available | Yes | Available summary on the MOH website.A Spot audit in early January found no recommendations for improvements and a full audit in October found three minor recommendations. |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 | ||
| In house chapel and Library.
Flat easy access site with pleasant surroundings and gardens. Recreation programme tailored to individual needs for rest home and hospital residents - Run Monday - Saturday. |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 |
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Two Recreation staff on site providing extensive programme from Monday through to Saturday. This includes Art, Advocate, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Cards, Chapel, Children, Church, Classical Music, Computer Experience,Concerts, Craft, Dancing, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Games, Garden, Happy Hour, Housie, Indoor Games, Internet, Jigsaw, Library, Massage, Men, Minibus, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Parkinson's Society, Parties, Pastoral Care, Pianist, Quizzes, Reading, Roses, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Videos Individual as well as group activities are catered for.
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| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 |
| Topic | Details | |
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| Details re Meals | All meals cooked on a 6 weekly rotating menu. A summer and winter menu are included.Theme days are held periodically for example st patricks day,valentines day Residents are offered a selection of meal options and home baking. Individual needs are assessed and catered for. | |
| Associated Complexes | The Masonic Villages Trust has retirement villages in both Horowhenua and Wairarapa providing rest home ,hospital and retirement housing options | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Hairdresser, glasses, dentures, telephone, specialist fees,non pharmac funded medications.Occasionally larger rooms are available for resthome care which have an additional daily fee, Please contact manager for further details | |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
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| Cook Island | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | Interpreters are available on request. |
| Samoan | Yes | |
| Tongan | Yes | |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
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| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Brethren | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | The Catholic church provide comminion weekly. |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Weekly services are held in our chapel on a rotation basis by local churches. We attempt to assist residents to meet their spiritual and cultural needs. No Masonic conections are required for consideraton for admission |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 0.30 km | Taxi vouchers are available on request. Bus stop is now on Woburn Road. |
| Shops | 1.50 km | Small shop provided on site. |
| Mall | 1.50 km | Close to Queensgate Mall, Lower Hutt |
| Parks | 0.50 km | Close to Riddiford Park and Hutt Recreation |
| Library | 1.00 km | Library with extensive range of large print books on site. |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
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| Audit Report Available. | Yes | |
| Registered Retirement Village | Yes | |
| N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.) | Yes | |
| RVA (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand (Inc)) | Yes | Accreditation since 2003 |
| ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme) | Yes | Majority of our caregiving staff have completed the ACE programme and all new staff are offered the oportunity to commence it. |
| National Certificate in Community Support Services (Core Competencies) | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Community Support Services (Residential) | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010) | Yes | |
| The DAA Group Limited (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 21 Nov 2011 | ||