Bettina Residential Care Home - Rest Home Care. Resthomes and Residential Care in New Zealand. Eldernet

Bettina Residential Care Home - A Wing, 24 Beds: B Wing, 19 Beds.

We offer the very best for you and will leave no stone unturned to ensure this, we do go that extra distance.

Contact Details
Detail
Address	39 Batkin Rd, New Windsor View Map
Suburb	Avondale
District	City Central-West
City/Town	Auckland
District Health Board Area	Auckland
Phone	(09) 828 1043 & 820 4043
Fax	(09) 828 1043 & 820 4043
Manager	Sue Bradley (Phone: (09) 828 1043)
Owner	Bettina Trust (Phone: (09) 828 1043)
Email
Website	http://www.bettina.co.nz
Updated: 3 Jun 2010

Service/Facility Details
Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	43
Long term vacancy	Yes
Subsidised short term care vacancy	Yes
Private short term care vacancy	Yes
3 x vacant beds. We are dedicated to nurturing those entrusted into our care. A special home for special people. A friendly place with loads of fun.
Impending vacancy	No
Contract with DHB	Yes
Certification	Yes
Updated: 30 Jul 2010

Personnel
Type	Hours Per Week	Status	Details
Nurse Practitioner		Yes	Available from our GP's surgery when required.
Registered Nurse	40+	Yes
Nurse Assistant	~300	Yes
Physiotherapist	6	Yes	More hours if required
Occupational Therapist		Negotiable
Diversional Therapist	40	Yes	Qualified DT
Activities Co-ordinator	40	Yes	Trainee DT. Activities are organised within the home for every day and van outings at least once weekly.
Hairdresser		Yes	Fortnightly, and by appointment at other times.
Podiatrist		Yes	Six weekly cycle and also available at other times by appointment.
Dietitian		No	Available if needed
Accredited Visitors		Yes	Available when needed
Kaumatua		Yes	Available when needed
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor	n/c	Yes	Available when needed
Other Personnel	~200	Yes
Updated: 21 May 2010

Specialities or Areas of Expertise
Specialities or Areas of Expertise	Status	Details
Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management	No	Available if required
Oxygen Management	Yes	As required
Surgical Followup	No	Available if required
Wound Care	Yes	As required
Diabetic Care	Yes	As required
Continence Advisor	Yes	As required
Infection Control	Yes	On staff
Stomal Therapist	Yes	As required
Specialist Palliative Care	Yes	As required
Palliative Care	Yes	As required
Psychiatric Care	Yes	As required
Stroke Rehabilitation	Yes	As required
Dialysis	Yes	As required
Specialised Dementia Care	Yes	Secure for dementia
Gerontological Care	Yes	As required
Urology	No	Available if required
Community Health	Yes	Available if required
Clinical Manager	Yes	As required
Other Nursing Specialities	Yes	As required
Psychologist	Yes	As required
Psychiatrist	No	Available if required
Other Post Graduate Specialities	Yes
Updated: 3 Sep 2008

Features
Feature	Status	Details
Under 65 yrs with Disability	Yes	Specialist 19 bed wing.
Day Care	Yes
Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care	Yes
Primary Health Funded Short Term Care	Yes
Whanau Room	Yes
Rooms (Single)	Yes
Rooms (Shared)	Yes	2 available
Rooms (Suit Couple)	Yes
Ensuite	Yes
May Bring Own Furniture	Yes
Alcohol Permitted	Yes	Under the constraint of appropriateness. We have "Happy Hour" weekly and also when celebrating birthdays and other milestones.
Pets In Residence	Yes
Negotiate To Bring Own Pet	Yes
Phone Access In Own Room	Yes
Resident can adjust heating in own room	No	Not necessary as home controlled to Min 19c/ day 20c/night.
Residents Committee	Yes
Family Committee	Yes
Newsletter	Yes
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes	Documented and signed off.
Confused Residents	Yes
Lounges/seating areas	Yes
Outings	Yes	At least once a week and during summer far more frequently.
Rural Setting	No	Urban, but with great views
Smokers Room	No	We have a protected warm and sunny internal courtyard for smokers.
Smoking Permitted	Yes	We have a protected warm and sunny internal courtyard for smokers. Otherwise, out-doors in our extensive and secure gardens.
Semi-Secure	Yes
Sprinklers	Yes	And the latest in digital Smoke Detectors.
Updated: 3 Sep 2008

Special Features
Outings to suit YOUR needs. Security, and therefore the comfort it provides are inclusive. Visitors are always welcome!
Updated: 3 Sep 2008

Interests And Activities
Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Art, Arthritis society, BBQ, Big print books, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Bridge - I wish, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Children, Church, Classical Music, CMA, Communicare, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Digital camera, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Gardening, Golden Oldies, Greypower, Happy hour - 2 to 3 times weekly, Holidays, Housie, Interdenominational, Internet, Jigsaw, Library, Lotto, Mah Jong, Massage, Meal choices, Men, Minibus, Motivational, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Park, Parkinson's Society, Parties, Pastoral care, Pianist, Picnic facilities, Probus, Quizzes, Reading, Recreation, Religious services, RSA, Senior Citizens, Service women, Servicemen, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Sky TV, Travel, Vegetarian, Video, Views, Visitors, Billiards.
Updated: 3 Sep 2008

Additional Information
Topic		Details
Details re Meals		To YOUR needs and expectations.
Staffing Details		More than adequate, at least 50% higher than minimum requirements
Associated Complexes		Amberlea Gardens in Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.
Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include		There are NO extra charges
Updated: 3 Sep 2008

Languages Spoken
Language	Status	Details
Chinese	Yes
Cook Island	Yes
English	Yes
Fijian Indian	Yes
Filipino	Yes
Hindi	Yes
Interpreter	Yes
Mandarin	Yes
Maori - Te Reo	Yes
Niuean	Yes
Samoan	Yes
Other Details	Yes	Multi ethnic nursing and care staff
Other Information	Yes	Multi ethnic special visitors and former staff.
Updated: 5 May 2009

Religious Affiliations
Religious Affiliations	Status	Details
Anglican	Yes	2 churches in close proximity.
Christianity	Yes
Inter denominational	Yes
Non denominational	Yes
Roman Catholic	Yes
Seventh Day Adventist	Yes
(Other comments)	Yes	We always meet the ecclesiastical needs of our residents, but we do not "push" religion.
Updated: 3 Sep 2008

Credentials
Credential	Status	Details
N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.)	No	Member from 1985 to 1990
N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex ARCH)	No	The inaugural creator of ARCH and its name and committee member from 1990 to ~2000.
Telarc Quality Health (Auditing Agency)	Yes	One of the 5 rest homes that set this standard with Telarc in 1996 calling it Q - for quality - Base Code for the rest of the industry to follow. The MoH used most of this standard in 2002 as the H&D Standard, and making it mandatory on all rest homes.
Other details	Yes	Our group represents the very best of residential care and continue to be in the forefront of providers of Quality Care.

Updated: 3 Sep 2008

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