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Bethesda Rest Home and Hospital, Christchurch - Bethesda Hospital
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Residents always come first at Bethesda Rest Home and Hospital.
Bethesda provides a warm, homely environment. We're just a short, easy walk to Bishopdale shopping mall, so shops and services are close by. We are also on a major bus route. Enjoy Wholehearted Care – whether you're joining us for a short stay if you need care and support while convalescing or for a caring place that you can call home. Bethesda is part of the Bupa group of rest homes, hospitals, retirement villages and personal medical alarms. We are a private company, and because we have no shareholders, we can invest what we earn to make improvements that help us provide better care. As part of the global Bupa group, we are able to provide superior clinical support, while focusing on helping each of our residents get the most out of each day. Bupa is one of New Zealand’s leading aged care providers. For more information, please visit the Bupa link below. Our facility also offers these services: |
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Address | 235 Harewood Road View Map |
| Suburb | Bishopdale |
| District | North West |
| City/Town | Christchurch |
| Postal Address | 8053 |
| District Health Board Area | Canterbury |
| Phone | (03) 359 6390 |
| Fax | (03) 359 4313 |
| Mobile | 027 552 3136 On call only |
| Manager | Chris McCulloch (Phone: (03) 359 6390 or 027 491 7624) |
| Owner | Bupa Care Services (Phone: 0800 60 80 99) |
| Website | http://www.bupa.co.nz/Rest-Homes-and-Hos... |
| Updated: 13 Apr 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Some Rooms |
| Updated: 27 Mar 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Total number of beds at this level of care | 46 |
| Long term vacancy | Yes |
| Short term vacancy | Yes |
| Please contact Tamara Forbes - Community Liaison on 027-273-2113 for any enquiries for Christchurch BUPA Care Services facilities. | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Updated: 23 May 2012 | |
| Bethesda is perfectly homely. We are very well cared for and the staff are all tops. I am very happy and wouldn't like to move.
Noeline Reid |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | ||
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | ||
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | ||
| Physiotherapist | Yes | ||
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | Jill Thorp coordinates occupational therapy for our residents across our Bupa Care Homes. | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | ||
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | ||
| Hairdresser | Yes | Our hairdressing salon at Bethesda is open Monday and Tuesday. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | A podiatrist visits our residents every 3 weeks. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Our nurses coordinate with our consultant dietitian for all dietary concerns. | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | We work with our local Iwi as our residents require. | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Regular interdenominational church services are held at Bethesda. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Tamara Forbes, our Community Liaison Officer works with Social Workers, NASC and families to ease the transition from home and hospital to care within our home. | |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Stomal Therapist | Yes | |
| Specialist Palliative Care | Yes | We liaise with Nurse Maude Palliative Care team for individual residents. |
| Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Other Nursing Specialities | Yes | We have Nurse Unit Coordinators in both rest home and hospital wings. |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 | ||
| Respite & Carer Support/Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | |
| Advance bookings taken | Yes | We are happy to discuss your needs with you, please contact Chris McCulloch, Facility Manager on 03 359 6390 to check availability. |
| Subsidised service | Yes | |
| Private paying service | Yes | |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | We are happy to discuss your needs with you, please contact Chris McCulloch, Facility Manager on 03 359 6390 to discuss availability. |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Provided | Yes | |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | We have a range of rooms to offer including large spacious premium rooms with ensuites. We also have a small number of standard rooms. |
| Rooms (Suit Couple) | Yes | We have some spacious rooms that can accomodate a married couple. |
| Ensuite | Yes | Our premium rooms offer ensuite facilities, premium room rates apply for these rooms. |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Residents are welcome to bring some personal items and furnishings with them. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Phones are able to be provided in resident's rooms, but this is at the resident's cost. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Our Resident's Committee hold frequent meetings and we work with them to ensure our resident's need continue to be met. |
| Family Committee | Yes | A family forum is held twice a year where we have guest speakers and opportunities to discuss significant events around our home. |
| Newsletter | Yes | Our residents and their families enjoy a monthly newsletter. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | Some of our residents have low levels of confusions, where over time a residents needs can no longer be met in our home we will arrange for reassessment for specialised care. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have several lounges for residents to chose from. The largest lounge in our home is in the rest home, where our special events are held for everyone to enjoy. |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Smoking is only permitted outside in a designated area. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Audit report available | Yes | Our latest Ministry of Health Certification Audit report can be viewed by using the website link provided above in the Contact Details section. Bethesda is proud to be one of only a limited number of homes in New Zealand who hold 4 Year Certification. |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 | ||
| Bupa Care Services is one of New Zealand's leading aged care providers. We offer a continuum of care, with personal medical alarms, retirement villages, respite, rest homes, hospitals and dementia care. Care of people with dementia is our speciality. We take pride in adopting the best international approaches, and adapting them to our New Zealand ways.
Bupa Care Services is a New Zealand company, part of the Bupa group, based in the UK. We are a private company, with no shareholders. As such, our primary concern is for our residents, with surpluses reinvested to enable Bupa to continually enhance our care. |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 |
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Activity programme, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Care and Craft, Casino, Chapel, Children, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Electric beds, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Email, Games, Garden, Happy Hour, Housie, Indoor Games, Interdenominational, Library, Men, Minibus, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Parties, Quizzes, Reading, Recreation, Religious services, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Sky TV, Swimming, Vegetarian, Videos, Visitors |
| Updated: 10 Jul 2009 |
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | Our residents are able to access the interpreter services through the Canterbury DHB. |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Christianity | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.01 km | Bus stop immediately outside our homes. |
| Shops | 0.00 km | Easy walking distance to Bishopdale Mall |
| Mall | 0.00 km | Bishopdale Mall is just around the corner and Northlands Mall is a 5 minute drive away. Our residents enjoy regular shopping trips arranged by our Activities Team. |
| Parks | 0.00 km | Bishopdale Park is close and we have regular outings to Groyns Reserve. |
| Library | Library outreach provide us with a regular library service, and we also have access to talking books and DVDs. | |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Report Available. | Yes | At Bethesda we are proud to be one of a small number of NZ care homes who hold 4 year certification. We invite you to view our latest Ministry of Health Audit report simply by clicking on the website link provided above in the Contact Details section. |
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | One of our Activities Assistants holds a National Certificate in Diversional Therapy. |
| CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation) | Yes | Bupa is committed to ensuring staff have the knowledge & skills to deliver high quality care to our residents. Bupa delivers approved training programmes for National Certificates in Foundation Skills,Core Competencies & Residential Qualifications. |
| Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand Limited (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
| Other details | Yes | We would love to talk to you about how Bethesda could become home to you or your loved one. Please call Chris McCulloch on 03 359 6390. |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 | ||