Edmund Hillary Retirement Village

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Contact Details
Detail
Address	221 Abbotts Way View Map
Suburb	Remuera
City/Town	Auckland
District Health Board Area	Auckland
Phone	(09) 570 0070
Fax	(09) 570 0071
Manager	Nigel Barnhill
Owner	Ryman Healthcare
Email
Website	http://www.edmundhillaryretirementvillag...
Updated: 10 May 2010

Service/Facility Details
Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	42
Long term vacancy	No
Subsidised short term care vacancy	No
Private short term care vacancy	No
Room with bathroom ensuite
Impending vacancy	No
Contract with DHB	Yes
Certification	Yes
Updated: 6 Sep 2010

Personnel
Type	Status	Details
Registered Nurse	Yes
Enrolled Nurse	Yes
Physiotherapist	Yes	On site 5 days a week available on doctors presciption
Own Social Worker	Negotiable
Diversional Therapist	Negotiable
Activities Co-ordinator	Yes	5 -6 days a week
Hairdresser	Yes	Hairdresser on site 5 days a week Residents own cost
Podiatrist	Yes	Visit once a month Appointments on request at own cost
Dietitian	Negotiable	These services are provided from Reyman Health As requied for personal appointments
Kaumatua	Yes
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor	Yes	Regular visits weekly or as reqired
Other Personnel	Yes	Beautician with room available 2-3 times a week at own cost
Updated: 8 Jan 2009

Specialities or Areas of Expertise
Specialities or Areas of Expertise	Status	Details
Oxygen Management	Yes	concentrators available
Wound Care	Yes
Diabetic Care	Yes	Regisered nurses trained
Continence Advisor	No	Continence nurse provided Products available
Infection Control	Yes	Infection control nurse provided
Palliative Care	Yes	Good nursing care provided for end stage of life
Gerontological Care	Yes
Clinical Manager	Yes	oversite of all clinical care by Glenys Brown our clinical manager
Updated: 8 Jan 2009

Features
Feature	Status	Details
Day Care	No	Will be available in future
Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care	Yes
Rooms (Single)	Yes
Rooms (Suit Couple)	Yes	Larger rooms provided
Ensuite	Yes	All rooms have ensuits
May Bring Own Furniture	No	On negotiation with management
Alcohol Permitted	Yes	under nurses direction happy hour once a week
Phone Access In Own Room	Yes	Jack point in each room Phone at residents own cost
Resident can adjust heating in own room	No	under floor heating on lower floor level may be adjusted at residents request Upper floors have wall mounted heaters
Maori Kaupapa	Yes	Available on request
Residents Committee	Yes	6 monthly meetings
Family Committee	Yes	6 monthly meetings
Newsletter	Yes	Facility news letter
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes	policy available to be viewed ACE traing provided for staff
Confused Residents	Yes	mildly confused with no wandering due to safty concerns
Lounges/seating areas	Yes	3 lounges 1 with outdoor views 1 with views of our beautiful atrium with water features
Outings	Yes	2 vans provide at least once a week outings
Smoking Permitted	No	Can negotiate with management
Sprinklers	Yes	Provided in all rooms
Updated: 8 Jan 2009

Interests And Activities
Activity programme, Big print books, Board games, Bingo, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Care and Craft, Chapel, Children, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Digital camera, Electric beds, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Games, Happy Hour, Housie, Internet, Indoor Games, Library, Minibus, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Petanque, Pianist, Pool, Quizzes, Probus, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Sky TV, Spa, Swimming, Vegetarian, Videos, Views
Updated: 8 Jan 2009

Additional Information
Topic		Details
Details re Meals		All our meals are cooked on the premises giving our food a lovely home made touch. Our main meal is served at midday with a ligher meal being served in the evening. All our menus are prepared with a dietitians input. While we do have a set menu we do endeavour to meet the preferences of individuals and all different medically required dietary needs can be met. Residents can help themselves to tea and coffee and friut between meals and all our morning and afternoon teas and supper consist of lovely home baking.
Staffing Details		All of our staff are trained under the Ace programme to ensure they are fully compentent to meet the needs are our residents.
Associated Complexes		We are a part of the Rymans Group of care facilties.
Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include		Please contact management for details.
Updated: 8 Jan 2009

Languages Spoken
Language	Status	Details
English	Yes
Updated: 8 Jan 2009

Religious Affiliations
Religious Affiliations	Status	Details
Inter denominational	Yes	Services are held every Thursday in the Rest Home and all are welcome to attend.
(Other comments)	Yes	We will endeavour to meet individual resident's needs as requested.
Updated: 8 Jan 2009

Distances
Location	Distance	Details
Public Transport	0.10 km	Bus stop
Shops		We have a shop on premises in the Village which stocks toileties, magazines, confectionary and other small items.
Mall	3.00 km	Our nearest mall is Meadowbank Mall, which has a wide variety of shops and cafes.
Parks		We are situated across the road from a golf course which has an adjoining large park withs walks, gardens and a childrens playground.
Library		We have a Library on site in the Village. Also the Mobile Library service visits the Village and Rest Home every two weeks.
Updated: 8 Jan 2009

Credentials
Credential	Status	Details
N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.)	Yes
N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex ARCH)	Yes
RVA (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand (Inc))	Yes
ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme)	Yes
Telarc Quality Health (Auditing Agency)	Yes

Updated: 8 Jan 2009

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