Hospital Care
St John's Hospital
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| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Address | 54 Pah Rd View Map |
| Suburb | Epsom 1023 |
| District | Tamaki/Maungakiekie |
| City/Town | Auckland |
| District Health Board Area | Auckland |
| Phone | 09 625 6054 |
| Mobile | 0275899617 |
| Manager | Jenny Vollmer (Phone: 625 6054) |
| Owner | CHRISTIAN HEALTHCARE (Phone: 522 4585) |
| Website | http://www.cht.co.nz |
| Updated: 30 Sep 2010 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 10 Feb 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Total number of beds at this level of care | 70 |
| Long term vacancy | No |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| Subsidised short term care vacancy | No |
| Private short term care vacancy | No |
| All our rooms have an ensuite bathroom. Long and short term placement options.
Hospice and respite care have become one of our specialities. We welcome visits to view our sunny open layout. Please call for availability | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Updated: 10 Feb 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | Negotiable | Visits by Gerontology Nurse - A+ LInks Auckland City Residential Support Service free of Charge to clients in this area | |
| Registered Nurse | Yes | We have Registered Nurse cover at all times every day of the week. | |
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | Always works along side a Registered Nurse | |
| Physiotherapist | 8 | Yes | Provides assessments and reviews every Tuesday - can provide a limited range of interventions that can be self-directed by clients. Private Physiotherapists are available and visit by own arrangement. |
| Occupational Therapist | 16 | Yes | Contracted to this Unit and visits on a Tuesday and Wednesday each week. |
| Diversional Therapist | No | See below | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | 30 | Yes | 2 Activity Co-ordinators, working Mondays to Fridays from 9am to 3pm. They organise a range of activities from scrabble,bingo,sit dancing,movies and bus trips twice a month. One on one sessions are also arranged for clients with particular needs. |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Private Hairdresser comes once a week on Wednesdays for mens haircuts and will do a variety of options for the ladies. Prices available on request. Own hairdresser welcome to visit. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Visits are usually 6 weekly at a cost of $34.50. unless medically prescribed (diabetics/ certain conditions) which are paid for by the hospital. | |
| Dietitian | Negotiable | Visits organised when clinically indicated. | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Visits once a month from NZ Church of Christ and St Johns the Evangelist Anglican Church. Catholic Priest visits weekly. Representatives of other denominations also visit. | |
| Updated: 20 Oct 2011 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | We have oxygen cylinders on site and oxygen concentrators are available fro 24 hour use |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | Our nurses are experienced and skilled in the management of wound care. |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | We provide diabetic care as required. |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | Nurses have sound knowledge of continence products and will select appropriate items for individual needs. |
| Infection Control | Yes | We have a designated infection control nurse to maintain systems and procedures throughout the hospital, which ensures hight standards of infection control. |
| Stomal Therapist | Yes | External specialist nurses are available to call when necessary. Staff have experience managing ileostomy and colostomy for clientsgeneral |
| Specialist Palliative Care | Yes | Hospice specialists visit regularly to provide support for families and clients |
| Palliative Care | Yes | We provide palliative care and its associated pain management techniques as required. |
| Specialised Dementia Care | Yes | |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Urology | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Psychologist | No | Access via Care Team referral |
| Psychiatrist | No | As above |
| Updated: 19 May 2010 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | All rooms are single with own ensuite. Most have access out to a private garden. |
| Ensuite | Yes | All rooms have own ensuite with a shower |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We do provide a large wardrobe/cupboard/drawers and a bed side table. Residents welcome to bring a personnal belongings. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Reasonable intake permitted - own supply needs to be safely stored |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We have Rosie the parrokeet and Milly the hospital cat. Residents are welcome to have pets visit |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | Provided care can be provided for the animal by the resident/ family and health is managed by regular Immunisations |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Private phones are to be paid for by resident. There is a phone point in each room. Telecom will connect for a fee which is payable by the resident. |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | By arrangement |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Regular residents meetings |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Shared social space in each suite |
| Outings | Yes | Bus trips arranged with Activities co-ordinators |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Smoking is restricted to designated areas only. Outside covered areas |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
| Sprinklers | Yes | Sprinklers are installed along with heat detectors and smoke detection systems. All these systems are maintained and serviced regularly. |
| Updated: 18 May 2010 | ||
| Pleasant open aspect to most areas and rooms.
Privacy is ensured and gardens link outddors to inside for all areas. |
| Updated: 18 May 2010 |
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Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Art, Arthritis society, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Board games, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft |
| Updated: 3 Jul 2008 |
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Yes | |
| Bengali | Yes | |
| Cantonese | Yes | |
| Chinese | Yes | |
| Chinese dialect | Yes | |
| Cook Island | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Hindi | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | available on request |
| Mandarin | Yes | |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Niuean | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | |
| Tongan | Yes | |
| Updated: 18 May 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 | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Seventh Day Adventist | Yes | |
| Sikhism | Yes | |
| Updated: 18 May 2010 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.05 km | Public Transport along Pah Road and Manukau Roads |
| Shops | 1.00 km | Royal Oak Mall and Greenwoods corner |
| Mall | 1.00 km | Royal Oak Mall |
| Parks | 1.00 km | Cornwall Park |
| Library | 2.00 km | Epsom Library - bus trips arranged for collection and visits by Hospital |
| Updated: 18 May 2010 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Report Available. | Yes | |
| N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.) | Yes | |
| ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme) | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010) | Yes | |
| ISO (International Organization for Standardization) | Yes | |
| CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation) | Yes | |
| Telarc Quality Health (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
| Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand Limited (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
| Other details | No | Three years certificatuion received on recent Audit with continuous improvment rating for Activities |
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| Updated: 18 May 2010 | ||