Ranfurly Veterans Home & Hospital - Dementia Care (Secure environment). Resthomes and Residential Care in New Zealand. Eldernet

Ranfurly Veterans Home & Hospital - Bob Reed Unit

To provide residents of Ranfurly with quality aged living in a homely environment that supports individuality,personal choice and independence. Our secure dementia unit has an excellent reputation as a provider of quality care to men with challenging behaviours.

Our facility also offers these services:

Contact Details
Detail
Address	539 Mt Albert Rd View Map
Suburb	Mt Roskill
District	Central
City/Town	Auckland
Postal Address	P O Box 27393 Auckland 1440
District Health Board Area	Auckland
Phone	(09) 625 3400,
Fax	(09) 624 2080
Manager	Michael Martin
Owner	The Ranfurly Trust
Email
Website	http://www.ranfurly.org.nz
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Service/Facility Details
Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	24
Long term vacancy	No
Subsidised short term care vacancy	No
Private short term care vacancy	No
All our rooms are single with shared facilities. Our residents spend most of the day in lounge or quiet room areas with frequent input from caregivers and activities coordinators. We offer male beds only.
Impending vacancy	No
Contract with DHB	Yes
Certification	Yes
Updated: 30 Jul 2010

Personnel
Type	Hours Per Week	Status	Details
Registered Nurse	91.75	Yes	Our charge nurse Lynda works full time Monday to Friday and is supported by other qualified staff on all shifts.
Enrolled Nurse	37.75	Yes	Brenda is a senior enrolled nurse who works weekdays with Lynda the charge nurse.
Nurse Assistant	225	Yes	Our caregivers work with residents to assist with all the activities of daily living where help is needed.
Physiotherapist	10	Yes	A registered physiotherapist and physio aids are available to carry out programs as required to maintain mobility and flexibility.
Occupational Therapist	40	Yes	Our registered occupational therapist plans and supervises the work of activities coordinators who are available to residents Monday to Friday.
Diversional Therapist		No	See activities coordinators.
Activities Co-ordinator	30	Yes	Sue works closely with our residents on a variety of activities both on and off site such as games,music,church, art and woodwork. Occasional visits are arranged to cafes, beaches or parks for residents who may enjoy these.
Hairdresser		Yes	Helen is available every week for haircuts.
Podiatrist		Yes	A podiatrist from a local practice calls 6 weekly.
Dietitian		Yes	Available for consultations when required.
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor		Yes	Margot Postlewaight is an Anglican priest who calls in twice a week to visit with individuals or to conduct regular church services.
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Specialities or Areas of Expertise
Specialities or Areas of Expertise	Status	Details
Oxygen Management	Yes
Surgical Followup	Yes
Wound Care	Yes
Infection Control	Yes
Specialist Palliative Care	Yes
Palliative Care	Yes
Specialised Dementia Care	Yes
Gerontological Care	Yes
Clinical Manager	Yes
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Features
Feature	Status	Details
Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care	Yes	When beds are available we will consider a short stay. Usually this unit is fully occupied with long stay residents. However your phone enquiry is welcome.
Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility	Yes	We sometimes can take patients on respite care or carer support programs once you have made funding arrangements with the appropriate agency.
Whanau Room	Yes	A quiet private sitting room is available for family meetings.
Rooms (Single)	Yes	All bedrooms are single.
Rooms (Shared)	No	There are no shared bedrooms in this unit.
Rooms (Suit Couple)	No	Only men are accommodated.
Ensuite	No	All rooms are close to showers and toilets.
May Bring Own Furniture	Yes	A comfortable chair and family photos can be reminders of home.
Alcohol Permitted	Yes	Alcohol is regularly served by the care staff.
Pets In Residence	Yes	Sylvester is the Bob Reed cat - a sleek black boy. Chooks scratch in the garden area and lay eggs occasionally. A fish tank is a point of interest.
Resident can adjust heating in own room	No	The area is centrally heated.
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes	The senior medical staff work to balance the needs of the individual with the community of residents and staff. Appropriate intervention will be used in consultation with family.
Confused Residents	Yes	All residents have been assessed as requiring Stage III care. They are mostly mobile and capable of at least limited activity.
Lounges/seating areas	Yes	There is a large warm and airy dayroom in the centre of the unit, where there is a TV and stereo available. Visiting entertainers perform in this area too. Most afternoons the residents are relaxing in their lazyboy chairs with a shandy or two.
Outings	Yes	Regular local outings for visits to beaches or parks, when the weather is good, are arranged. Those residents who are able are also taken swimming to a local heated pool in the summer.
Rural Setting	No	The unit has a secure garden area around it, which is accessed from the dayroom. There is also a BBQ area, where the residents enjoy fortnightly sausage sizzles in the summer months.
Smokers Room	Yes	There is a games room and bar, where smoking is allowed.
Smoking Permitted	Yes	Smokers can use the smoking room or the secure garden area.
Semi-Secure	Yes	The unit is secure with entrances electronically and remotely controlled.
Sprinklers	Yes	We have extensive fire protection systems which are regularly maintained and monitored.
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Special Features
Eligibility - ex service men and women or their dependants. Former policemen and NZ Fire Service personel. Others as space permits. Care for elderly males only.
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Interests And Activities
RSA, outings,outside gardens, indoor games, Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, BBQ, Big print books, Billiards, Bingo, Board games, Bowls, Canine friends, Church, Classical Music, Craft, Digital camera, Entertainers, Entertainment, Feline friends, Garden, Happy Hour, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Library, Men, Movies, Music, Movies, Outings, Pastoral care, Pianist, Pool table, Reading, Senior Citizens, RSA, Sing-a-longs, Swimming, Videos
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Additional Information
Topic		Details
Details re Meals		Individual requirements catered for,specialist meals available (e.g thickened fluids, diabetic meals), cultural requirements catered for.
Staffing Details		Registered nurse in facility 24 hours, Registered Nurse in Dementia unit on A.M. and P.M. shift 7 days a week. All staff trained in care of people with Alzheimers and related disorders.High staff/resident ratio.
Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include		The residents pay the same fees regardless of the level of care required. Refer to the resthome area on this site for details.
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Languages Spoken
Language	Status	Details
Cook Island	Yes	We have Cook Island staff.
English	Yes
Fijian	Yes	We have Fijian staff
Fijian Indian	Yes	We have Fijian Indian staff
Filipino	Yes
Hindi	Yes	We have Hindi speaking staff.
Maori - Te Reo	Yes	We have Maori staff
Niuean	Yes
Samoan	Yes	We have Samoan staff
Tongan	Yes	We have Tongan staff
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Religious Affiliations
Religious Affiliations	Status	Details
Anglican	Yes	Our Anglican vicar calls regularly and conducts church services in the unit as well as spending time with individual residents as an interested visitor.
Non denominational	Yes
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Distances
Location	Distance	Details
Public Transport	0.10 km	Cross town and city buses pass our gate.
Shops	0.50 km	Mall and supermarket, library, ASB bank within easy walking distance.
Mall	0.50 km
Parks	0.05 km	Cornwall Park within 5 mins drive.
Library	0.50 km	Public library 10 minutes walk.
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Credentials
Credential	Status	Details
N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.)	Yes	Ranfurly is a member of this organisation, which aims to foster the interests of the aged care sector.
ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme)	Yes	Some of our staff members have qualifications from this organisation and some are working with our registered nurse educator on the material.
National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010)	Yes	Some staff members hold this certificate.
Verification New Zealand Limited (Auditing Agency)	Yes	Most recently audited in January 09.

Updated: 6 Jul 2010

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