Dementia Care (Secure environment)

Contact Details

Detail
Address	5 Warborough Avenue   View Map
Suburb	Epsom 1051
District	Central
City/Town	Auckland
Postal Address	P O Box 26018, Epsom 1344
District Health Board Area	Auckland
Phone	(09) 524 7702
Fax	(09) 524 6611
Manager	Mary Shanahan (Phone: (09) 524 7702)
Owner	Milton Adams Ltd (Phone: 09) 524 7702 )
Email
Website	www.cromwellhouse.co.nz http://www.cromwellhouse.co.nz
Updated: 1 Dec 2010

Service/Facility Details

Detail	Status
Contract with DHB	Yes
Certification	Yes
Additional Room Costs	No
Updated: 22 Mar 2012

Vacancy Details

Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	21
Long term vacancy	Yes
Short term vacancy	No
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Impending vacancy	No
Updated: 22 May 2012

Personnel

Type	Hours Per Week	Status	Details
Registered Nurse	168	Yes	Registered Nurse on Duty 24/7
Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers	672	Yes	Fulltime and part time staff cover 24/7 in the Secure UNIT at all times;
Physiotherapist	8	Yes	as clinically indicated
Occupational Therapist	40	Yes	OT currently overseeing Activities program in conjunction with Trainee Diversional Therapists
Diversional Therapist		Yes	Consultant Diversional Therapist oversees our programme on a regular basis
Activities Co-ordinator	80	Yes	Both our Activities Coordinators conduct daily activities and a 24 hour activity program is in place for our resident's in our Dementia Wing
Hairdresser		Yes	Visits weekly bookings essential pay direct to hairdresser; Resident to pay direct or an account can be sent out to family
Podiatrist		Yes	as required by clinicians or as requested by resident/residents family
Dietitian		Yes	consultant as required
Kaumatua		Yes	When required
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor		Yes	Resident's who want their Chaplain to visit can organise through the Registered Nurse on Duty or through the Manager;
Other Personnel		Yes	Manager 40 hours a week Monday to Friday; Gardener part time; Volunteers from Epsom Girls Grammar; Visiting musicans on a regular basis;
Updated: 22 Mar 2012

Specialities or Areas of Expertise

Specialities or Areas of Expertise	Status	Details
Oxygen Management	Yes
Infection Control	Yes
Gerontological Care	Yes
Community Health	Yes	client specific
Clinical Manager	Yes
Updated: 4 Mar 2007

Respite & Carer Support/Short Stay

Respite & Carer Support/Short Stay	Status	Details
Respite	Yes	If we have a bed available we are more than willing to support families with respite; either privately paid or via an approved respite programme.
Carer Support or other Short Stay	Yes	If we have a bed available we are more than willing to support families with respite; either privately paid or via an approved respite programme.
Advance bookings taken	Yes	Only where we have a bed available.
Subsidised service	Yes
Private paying service	Yes
Updated: 4 Jan 2012

Features

Feature	Status	Details
Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care	Yes
Rooms (Single)	Yes
May Bring Own Furniture	Yes	as per discussion with manager
Alcohol Permitted	Yes	after discussion with medical practitioner
Pets In Residence	Yes
Phone Access In Own Room	Yes	portable phone available;
Residents Committee	Yes
Newsletter	Yes
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes
Confused Residents	Yes
Lounges/seating areas	Yes
Outings	Yes
Smoking Permitted	Yes	Outside away from non smokers
Semi-Secure	Yes	SECURE
Sprinklers	Yes
Audit report available	Yes	online at MOH
Updated: 8 May 2012

Interests & Activities

Activity programme, Board games, Classical Music, Entertainers, Happy Hour, Indoor Games, Newspaper reading, Sing-a-longs, Singing

Updated: 4 Jan 2012

Languages Spoken

Language	Status	Details
Cantonese	Yes
Fijian	Yes
Fijian Indian	Yes
Filipino	Yes
Hindi	Yes
Korean	Yes
Tagalog	Yes
Tongan	Yes
Updated: 10 May 2012