Tamahere Eventide Home Trust - Dementia Care (Secure environment). Resthomes and Residential Care in New Zealand. Eldernet

Tamahere Eventide Home Trust - Kowhai Wing

MISSION STATEMENT: To provide a quality caring service for older people in a Christian environment.

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Contact Details
Detail
Address	621 State Highway 1 RD 3 Hamilton View Map
Suburb	Tamahere
District	South East
City/Town	Hamilton 3283
District Health Board Area	Waikato
Phone	(07) 856 5162
Fax	(07) 856 9990
Manager	CEO: Louis Fick (Phone: (07) 856 5162 ext 829)
Owner	Methodist Church NZ (Phone: (07) 8565162)
Email
Website	http://www.eldernet.co.nz
Updated: 5 Feb 2010

Service/Facility Details
Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	21
Long term vacancy	No
Subsidised short term care vacancy	No
Private short term care vacancy	No
Contact us for placement on our waiting list. We provide dementia respite care (one bed), please book well in advance.
Contract with DHB	Yes
Certification	Yes
Updated: 19 Mar 2010

Personnel
Type	Hours Per Week	Status	Details
Registered Nurse	168	Yes	Minimum of one Registered Nurse on site 24 hours per day.
Enrolled Nurse		Yes
Nurse Assistant		Yes
Physiotherapist	6	Yes	Twice per week for three hours
Occupational Therapist	6	Yes	Twice per week for three hours
Diversional Therapist	52.50	Yes	7 days from 12pm to 8am
Activities Co-ordinator		Yes
Hairdresser		Yes	Wednesdays from 8 to 1
Podiatrist		Yes	1 Friday per month
Dietitian		Yes
Accredited Visitors		Yes
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor	20	Yes	Chaplain - Rev Alice Hill
Other Personnel	30	Yes	Exercise Therapist
Updated: 16 Apr 2007

Nursing Specialists & Other Specialists
Nursing Specialists & Other Specialists	Status	Details
Wound Care Specialist	Yes
Diabetic Care Specialist	Yes
Continence Advisor	Yes
Infection Control Specialist	Yes
Psychiatric Care Specialist	Yes
Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist	Yes
Specialised Dementia Care	Yes
Clinical Manager	Yes	Cushla Wolland csm@tamahere.co.nz
Updated: 16 Apr 2007

Features
Feature	Status	Details
Day Care	Yes	Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm. On approval by DSL and agreement with family. Includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and transport to and from home. Fee $49.25 per day.
Short Term Care	Yes	One dedicated respite care room. Please book well in advance.
Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility	Yes	When available. Respite Care at $143.01 GST inclusive. No additional charges.
Palliative Care Contract	No	One room in rest home set up for pallative care.
Whanau Room	Yes
Rooms (Single)	Yes	With hand wash basin.
May Bring Own Furniture	Yes
Phone Access In Own Room	No	Cordless phone to be taken to resident and available tp make calls.
Resident can adjust heating in own room	Yes
Residents Committee	Yes
Family Committee	No	Individual family meetings
Newsletter	Yes	Tattler issued on a quarterly basis.
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes
Confused Residents	Yes
Lounges/seating areas	Yes	External shaded area and gazebo available
Outings	Yes	Regular outings in mini vans
Rural Setting	Yes	Set on 26 acres on Hamilton boundary.
Smokers Room	Yes
Semi-Secure	Yes
Sprinklers	Yes	Fitted through the whole building
Updated: 16 Feb 2010

Special Features
Rural setting on 10.48 hectares with large landscaped gardens.
Updated: 16 Apr 2007

Interests And Activities
Member of Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Blind Foundation, Parkinson's Society, RSA, art, craft, dancing, entertainment, exercises, garden, happy hour, indoor games, bowls, library, massage, meal options, music, newspaper reading, quizzes, shopping, Sky TV, videos, outings., Big print books, Billiards, Chapel, Concerts, Craft, Digital camera, Email, Exercises, Flower arranging, Garden, Men, Minibus, Movies, Newspaper reading, Organ, Pastoral care, Petanque, Pianist, Roses, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Sky TV
Updated: 16 Apr 2007

Additional Information
Topic		Details
Details re Meals		Breakfast at 9 am in diningroom, morning tea (baked), lunch and desert, afternoon tea, evening meal and desert, supper.
Staffing Details		Minimum of one Registered Nurse on site 24 hours per day.
Associated Complexes		Tamahere Retirement Village, Rimu Apartments, Tamahere Eventide Home
Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include		No extra charges to the resident. Fee per day $129.49 MOH Subsidy $ 28.09 Private payment $101.40
Updated: 12 Aug 2007

Religious Affiliations
Religious Affiliations	Status	Details
Methodist	Yes	Alternate Methodist, Anglican, Presbyterian services.
Roman Catholic	Yes
Updated: 16 Apr 2007

Distances
Location	Distance	Details
Public Transport	2.00 km	Provide transport with 2 mini vans.
Shops	3.00 km	Hillcrest Shopping Center.
Mall	5.00 km	Weekly trips to Westfield Shopping Centre.
Parks	3.00 km	Weekly trips to Westfield Shopping Centre.
Library	3.00 km	On site library.

Credentials
Credential	Status	Details
N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex ARCH)	Yes
ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme)	Yes	Ace Core, Dementia & Stage 2
National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010)	Yes
New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS)	Yes
CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation)	Yes
Telarc Limited (Auditing Agency)	Yes	Certified Health Care Provider (HDSS Act 2001)

Updated: 16 Apr 2007

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