Rest Home Care
Strathallan
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PHILOSOPHY OF CARE
As individuals, our own home provides us with an environment that allows: · Self identity · A personal powerbase · Privacy, security and a sense of belonging. We strive to preserve these features through: · Promoting - the individual and their health · Emphasising – their capabilities · Fostering – self-respect and self control · Valuing – life long contributions · Creating – opportunities for growth and fun The management and staff are committed to new challenges that extend the boundaries of care. Our facility also offers these services: |
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| Address | 31 Konini Street View Map |
| Suburb | Gleniti |
| District | South Canterbury |
| City/Town | Timaru |
| District Health Board Area | South Canterbury |
| Phone | (03) 686 1996 |
| Fax | (03) 686 2887 |
| Manager | Debbie McMaster (Phone: (03) 686 1996) |
| Owner | Hurst Holdings Ltd |
| Updated: 22 Jun 2010 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 3 May 2009 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Total number of beds at this level of care | 31 |
| Updated: 3 May 2009 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | On duty 24 hours a day. Based in Rest Home and Hospital, but covering all other areas. | |
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | On the morning shifts and in the evenings in the Rest Home. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Twice a week in all areas. | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | We have two Diversional Therapists (DTs), one for the Dementia and One for Rest Home and Hospital. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | We have three activities co-ordinators who work with the DTs. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Tuesday and Wednesday. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Every 5 weeks for two days. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Visit every 5 weeks, or as needed. | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | If required. | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Weekly services, weekly communion and Anglican service once a month. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Full support staff, administration, cleaning, cooks, gardeners. |
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Stomal Therapist | Yes | |
| Specialist Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | can be accessed if needed. |
| Specialised Dementia Care | Yes | |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Urology | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | General Manager and Care Managers. |
| Psychiatrist | Yes | based at the Hospital, accessed if needed. |
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | If funded. |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | On an individual basis. |
| Whanau Room | No | We have rooms that can be used for this. |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | All single rooms, with individual ensuite. |
| Rooms (Suit Couple) | Yes | Two in the Rest Home. |
| Ensuite | Yes | |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | You can bring whatever you like as long as it fits safely in the room. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Mostly we administer this and have happy hour once a week. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We have two house cats - Puddin and Muffin, an aviary, two fish tanks and four rabbits. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | No dogs or birds sorry. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | If they wish to, jackpoints in all rooms. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | No | But, management can adjust heating as required. |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | We have a Maori health plan. |
| Residents Committee | No | We have Monthly meeting with Residents and the General Manager and other staff members. |
| Newsletter | Yes | Monthly staff, residents and family newsletter and monthly reports if requested. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | There is a number in each area - lounges, dining areas, quiet areas etc. |
| Outings | Yes | We go on lots of outings to local places around town and surrounds, often with a packed lunch. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Outside |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | Dementia Unit is fully secure. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Updated: 16 Feb 2009 | ||
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Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Art, Arthritis society, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Chapel, Children, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Digital camera, Electric beds, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Gardening, Gas Fire, Golf, Greypower, Happy Hour, Housie, Hydrotherapy, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Lectures, Library, Lions, Massage, Men, Minibus, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Organ, Outings, Parkinson's Society, Parties, Petanque, Pianist, Picnic facilities, Pool, Probus, Quizzes, Reading, Roses, Rotary, RSA, Senior Citizens, Shopping, Sing-a-longs every afternoon, Singing, Sky TV, Spa, Stroke Group, Swimming, Theatre, Vegetarian, Videos, Views, Red Cross, Formal Balls. |
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | Breakfast in bed, morning tea is a baked product from the kitchen, meal at noon with fresh fruit, soup and baked product, afternoon tea, main meal in the evening at 5pm with dessert. 6 week rotating summer/winter menu. | |
| Staffing Details | We have a General Manager and a Care manager for the Rest Home and Dementia and a Care Manager for the Hospital, Villas and apartments. These staff are supported by a team of caregivers who hold the 'Certificate in Support of the Older Person', this is in addition to our comprehensive in house training programme. | |
| Associated Complexes | We are owned by the Hurst Group. | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Please contact our General Manager, Debbie, for this information. | |
| Updated: 16 Feb 2009 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Japanese | Yes | |
| Korean | Yes |
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
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| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Brethren | Yes | |
| Buddhism | Yes | |
| Christianity | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | Weekly service on a Wednesday |
| Jehovah Witness | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | Communion weekly on a Friday morning |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Seventh Day Adventist | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Bahai |
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 0.20 km | Bus Stop |
| Shops | 0.60 km | Petrol Station around the corner, we have a shop on site for things like batteries, cards, soap, lollies etc |
| Mall | 2.00 km | We take the van down twice a week |
| Parks | 2.00 km | |
| Library | 5.00 km | Central Library in town, we have a library on site. |
| Credential | Status | Details |
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| N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.) | Yes | |
| RVA (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand (Inc)) | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | Two trained staff, and a part time staff member. |
| National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010) | Yes | |
| Bureau Veritas Quality International (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
| Other details | Yes | All training through our local polytechnic. All NZQA. |
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