Hospital Care
Ellerslie Gardens Home and Hospital
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Ellerslie Gardens provides a quality care within a safe and friendly environment in which elderly people can live with dignity. Residents are encouraged to maintain their independence and participate in a wide range of activities supported by staff and family.
Our facility also offers these services: |
| Detail | |
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| Address | 20 Clare Pl View Map |
| Suburb | Panmure |
| District | East |
| City/Town | Auckland |
| Postal Address | PO Box 14213 Panmure 1741 |
| District Health Board Area | Auckland |
| Phone | (09) 570 1101 |
| Fax | 09 527 1440 |
| Mobile | |
| Manager | Andrea Tremain (Phone: (09)570 1101) |
| Owner | Ellerslie Gardens Home & Hospital Ltd (Phone: (09)570 1101) |
| Updated: 17 Apr 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Some Rooms |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Total number of beds at this level of care | 38 |
| Long term vacancy | Yes |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| All rooms are large, have full ensuites with showers, toilets and handbasins and ranchsliders to outside areas (courtyards or trees) | |
| Impending vacancy | Yes |
| Updated: 23 May 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | No | We have access to specialised nursing services if required and have a positive working relationship with our local DHB. | |
| Registered Nurse | 24/7 | Yes | We provide 24 hour Registered Nurse cover. The Facility Manager & Clinical Manager are Registered Nurses. The Registered Nurses are responsible for coordinating care of our hospital residents and provide clinical oversight & guidance to our Caregivers. |
| Enrolled Nurse | 80 | Yes | Our Registered Nurses are supported by experienced Enrolled Nurses who are primarily based in our resthome and are responsible for coordinating care for our resthome residents and supporting the team of Caregivers. |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | ||
| Physiotherapist | 1 | Yes | Our Physiotherapist conducts weekly visits to assess, develop and evaluate mobility lifestyle plans for residents. She works in consultation with the Registered Nurses to ensure positive outcomes are achieved for residents. |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | Can be arranged | |
| Own Social Worker | Negotiable | Can be arranged | |
| Diversional Therapist | Negotiable | Could be arranged if necessary | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | 40 | Yes | Bingo, Van trips 2 a week, plus a shopping trip, games, quiz in lounge, excercises to music, outside Entertainers eg Singing, Dancing, Church Groups |
| Hairdresser | 16 | Yes | Mondays and Wednesdays |
| Podiatrist | 8 | Yes | Every 4 weeks |
| Dietitian | 4 | Yes | Two yearly appraisal of our Menu and Food Service |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | Age Concern | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | Orakei Marae/Matewhiki Karehana Ngati Whatua Ki Tamaki is our local iwi | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Catholic Priest visits Thursdays weekly Anglican Minister visits third Thursday each month Both visit rooms and hold services in our small lounge | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Receptionist, Maintenance, Gardner, | |
| Updated: 4 May 2012 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | Provide care of PEG and Nasogastric feeds |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | Oxygen Concentrators available |
| Wound Care | Yes | Access to Specialist |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | Access to Specialist |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | Access to Specialist |
| Infection Control | Yes | Infection Prevention Officer and Representatives |
| Stomal Therapist | Yes | Access to a Therapist to visit, currently have a Resident with a stoma. |
| Specialist Palliative Care | Yes | Hospital level care, Pallative Care nursing input and visits |
| Palliative Care | Yes | We accept Residents requiring Pallative Care |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | Referrals to Mental Health Team |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | Access and referrals made as necessary, ordered by Doctors |
| Tracheotomy Care | Yes | Access to Specialists, currently have a Resident with a Tracheostomy |
| Dialysis | Yes | Access to a Specialist if necessary, have cared for Residents on Dialysis in the past |
| Spinal Injuries | Yes | Access to a Specialist, currently have a Resident with spinal injury |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | Caring, kind staff who have been in our Hospital for many years who have training in all aspects of care of the Elderly |
| Urology | Yes | Access to Urologists by referral from House Doctor |
| Community Health | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | Care Manager |
| Anthroposophical Care | No | Access available |
| Psychologist | No | Access available from Auckland City Hospital |
| Psychiatrist | No | Access and referrals made to Auckland City Hospital |
| Updated: 6 May 2009 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | Minimum 2 weeks |
| Whanau Room | Yes | |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | |
| Rooms (Suit Couple) | Yes | |
| Ensuite | Yes | |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | But must be kept in the kitchen, we have a happy hour before tea, with cheese and crackers in the main lounge |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | 1 cat A visitor brings in a cat and dog weekly Another visitor brings in a guide dog weekly |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | |
| Family Committee | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Smokers Room | Yes | Smokers room is in the Rest Home area of the Home which is all under the same roof ie not far away |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Only in the Smokers Room |
| Sprinklers | Yes | Sprinklers Grade 7 and Smoke Detectors throughout |
| Updated: 19 Jan 2011 | ||
| Some of our Rooms are "LARGE" with kitchenettes so coffee or tea could be made in the rooms. They are similar to a small studio, and have full ensuites (shower,toilet,basin) and a ranchslider looking out to the gardens. These rooms all have TVs and are comfortably furnitured. |
| Updated: 24 Jun 2008 |
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Weekly Social Calendar - printed and on the notice board, copies at Reception - Our Activity Person (Play Lady) visits each Resident every morning and informs them of what is happening that day.
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| Updated: 6 May 2009 |
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | 3 weekly rotating summer and winter menus All food cooked on the premises Choise available, special diets, puree and mouli Kind, caring cook that checks with all Residents re likes and dislikes | |
| Staffing Details | Trusted, reliable staff that have worked at Ellerslie Gardens for a long time. Staff do not tend to leave and consider Ellerslie Gardens as an extension of their own families Ellerslie Gardens is owned and operated by Craig and Lisa Smith | |
| Associated Complexes | none | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Fees include everything except non subsidised prescription items, hairdresser and podiatrist. | |
| Updated: 24 Jun 2008 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Yes | |
| Bengali | Yes | |
| Cook Island | Yes | |
| Dutch | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Greek | Yes | |
| Hindi | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | Access to an Interpreter |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Niuean | Yes | |
| Punjabi | Yes | |
| Rarotongan | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | |
| Sanskrit | Yes | |
| Tongan | Yes | |
| Updated: 11 Jun 2010 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Brethren | Yes | |
| Buddhism | Yes | |
| Christianity | Yes | |
| Confucianism | Yes | |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | |
| Hinduism | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Islam | Yes | |
| Jehovah Witness | Yes | |
| Judaism | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Ratana | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Sikhism | Yes | |
| Shintoism | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Weekly Catholic Priest Every third thursday the Anglican Minister visits |
| Updated: 24 Jun 2008 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 0.25 km | top of Clare Place |
| Shops | 1.00 km | Panmure |
| Mall | 4.00 km | Sylvia Park |
| Parks | 2.00 km | Mt Wellington Regional Park |
| Library | 0.00 km | Own library Library bus |
| Updated: 24 Jun 2008 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau Veritas Quality International (Auditing Agency) | Yes | Certification audits every 3 years. Have always attained the full 3 years |
| Updated: 18 Oct 2011 | ||