Contact Details

Detail
Address	30 Evans road   View Map
Suburb	Papamoa
City/Town	Tauranga
District Health Board Area	Bay of Plenty
Phone	c/o (07) 542 3752 or (07) 574 6190
Manager	Marcia Rickman (Phone: 0276842921)
Owner	WASSTB
Email
Updated: 6 Apr 2009

Service Description

We are a quality day programme especially for seniors (over 65) We enhance peoples potential especially those with dementia and memory loss.We support the older person living in the community with respect care and dignity ,giving them a sense of wellbeing ,belonging and independence, and an opportunity to contribute to the wider community.

Updated: 6 Apr 2009

Suburbs/Districts/Towns Serviced

We provide a pick up and delivery service for those in the local area of Papamoa.and work in with Mount Maunganui RSA welfare who pick up people from the Mount. Transport to and from the Centre is provided for those living from East Papamoa to Bayfair. Attendees outside of this region need to arrange their own transport.

Updated: 6 Apr 2009

Personal Assistance

Type	Self Funded	Subsidised	After Hours
Registered Nurse (eg Wound Care, Medication)	Negotiable	Negotiable	No	community Nurses will come to the Centre as required eg for wound care etc
Hairdresser (Home Visits)	No	No	No	Not at the moment.
Natural Health Therapies	No	No	No	Not at the moment.
Carer Support	Yes	No	No	We have a carer support group once a month.(3rd monday) We can refer you to a range of other services for carers including assistance with arranging carers for respite care. Ask us about this
Sitter Service/Companions	No	No	No	Not at the moment. Please feel free to talk with us about your needs as we may be able to find some solutions such as linking you into respite carers/sitters.
Other Therapists	Yes	Yes	No	Private physiotherapists and footcare people come to the Centre. You need to make an appointment and pay privately for their services.
Personal Care (Showering, Dressing)	Yes	Yes	No	We are required to provide these services for clients for use when incontinent accidents occur.
Nail Cutting (Home Visits)	No	No	No	See information about footcare (above). no home visits available yet.
Updated: 6 Apr 2009

Specialities or Areas of Expertise (HSS)

Specialities or Areas of Expertise (HSS)	Status	Details
Psychiatric Nursing.	No	However we have a close association with mental health services.
Continence Advisor	No	however we have staff who have some training in incontinence issues.
Stroke Rehabilitation.	No	but we link with the stroke foundation should issues arise.
Dementia Care	Yes	14 years experience in dementia care,our co ordinator was involved with developing best practice guidance for community services for people with dementia.SNZ HB 8134.6;2006 We link with Alzhiemers Tauranga staff ,attend seminars / workshops regularly
Psychologist	Yes	We can and have refered people to the psychologist at Tauranga Hospital if need be.
Gerontological Care	Yes	staff attend gerontology training and conferences regularly.
Social Worker	Yes	we have close links to a social worker - on call
Diversional Therapist	Yes	we have 2 trained DTs on staff
Dietitian	Yes	we link with a dietian once a year to ensure our meals are suitible for our seniors.
Community Health Nurses	Yes	call often to dress wounds etc
Updated: 6 Apr 2009

Domestic Assistance

Type	Self Funded	Subsidised	After Hours
Meals (Frozen)	Negotiable	Negotiable	No	'Tomorrows Meals' can be accessed from the Centre. These meals are provided by a private organsiation and can be purchased here.
Meals (Hot)	Yes	Yes	No	We have an onsite cook. Morning, afternoon tea and lunch are provided as part of the programme.
Home Help (Housework/Cleaning etc.)	No	No	No	However we will link members into Support Net the local needs assessment service co-ordination agency if required. This agency will arrange for someone to talk to you about your needs.
Shopping Assistance	No	No	No	Not at the moment. we are working on this
Transport Assistance	Yes	Yes	No	We provide transport to centre. Beyond this we can refer you to the Total Mobility service and other agencies that may be able to help.
Updated: 6 Apr 2009

Kaumatua Services

Kaumatua Services	Self Funded	Subsidised	After Hours
Kaumatua Services	No	No	No	while we do not provide specific Kaumatua services we do welcome all and have a special aroha for all Kaumatua and Kuia. Try us you may be suprised!
Updated: 6 Apr 2009

Companionship

Companionship	Self Funded	Subsidised	After Hours
Day Care (Dementia Care)	Yes	Yes	No	We operate a 'buddy system' whereby members who are able to will support others who require a little assistance and support. We also have a policy where no-one leaves the premises without a co-ordinators knowledge.
Day Care (Non Dementia)	Yes	Yes	No	While we do have dementia care we also have non dementia care as we need the balance in clientel and also we need those whom others can aspire to (role models) so a wonderful mix is generated and everyone helps everyone.
Lunch	Yes	Yes	No	yes ,we have a great cook and beautiful meals are provided as part of the service. you won't go hungry that's for sure! diabetics and special diets are catered for just notify the cook.
Club/Drop in Centre	Yes	Yes	No	We are a day programme for seniors. many call it the Kauri club because they feel it's theirs.
Visiting Service	No	No	No	We do not provide a visiting service as such but we try to visit you at home prior to your first visit here.
Activities/Exercise Programme	Yes	Yes	No	The programme is operated by Diversional Therapists.we do Arthritis Assoc exercises.
Other Social Support	No	No	No	most people find that Kauri is enough as they are so busy!
Updated: 6 Apr 2009

Support and Advocacy

Support and Advocacy	Status	Details
Support and Advocacy	Yes	The Health Consumer Service has a close association with us and visiting speakers attend several times a year. If you are having problems with any health service you receive we can also make referrals if required. Referrals also to Elder Abuse services.
Updated: 6 Apr 2009

Subsidy Details

You may be entitled to receive a subsidy via Day Care funding, Carer Support or other agency funding. You may also privately pay.

Updated: 19 Apr 2007

Languages Spoken

Language	Status	Details
English	Yes
French	Yes
Korean	Yes
Maori - Te Reo	Yes
Updated: 19 Apr 2007

Credentials

Credential	Status	Details
New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS)	Yes	We are associated via our umbrella organisation Anglican Care. Ongoing support is also provided via Anglican Care.
Updated: 19 Apr 2007