Hospital Care
Tararu Rest Home and Hospital, Thames - Hospital Wing
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Tararu Rest Home and Hospital is set among park-like grounds and a short stroll will give you views across the Firth of Thames.
Tararu Rest Home and Hospital is an important part of the Thames community. It’s a happy place with a strong family spirit and a reputation for skilled, Wholehearted Care. Tararu Rest Home and Hospital enjoys strong community support and involvement and has friendly staff and wonderful residents. Tararu 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. To find out more, please visit the Bupa link below. Our facility also offers these services: |
| Detail | |
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| Address | 921 Tararu Road View Map |
| District | Gateway to the Coromandel Peninsula |
| City/Town | Thames |
| District Health Board Area | Waikato |
| Phone | (07) 868 6176 |
| Fax | (07) 868 5086 |
| Manager | Mrs Lyn Stafford (RN) (Phone: (07) 868 6176) |
| Owner | Bupa Care Services (Phone: 0800 60 80 99) |
| Website | http://www.bupa.co.nz/Rest-Homes-and-Hos... |
| Updated: 27 Mar 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 23 Feb 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Total number of beds at this level of care | 30 |
| Long term vacancy | Yes |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| Long term | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Updated: 24 May 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | Registered Nurse cover 24 hours | |
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | ||
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Initial assessments and relevant follow up | |
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | Contracted by GHG Northern | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | ||
| Hairdresser | Yes | Every Monday | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Visits every 6-8 weeks | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Contracted by Bupa Care Services. Access to Thames Hospital Dietician as required | |
| Updated: 9 Jul 2009 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | via Thames or Waikato Hospital |
| Wound Care | Yes | via Thames or Waikato Hospital |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | via Thames or Waikato Hospital |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | via Thames or Waikato Hospital |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Dialysis | Yes | via Thames or Waikato Hospital |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Updated: 9 Jul 2009 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | Transistional Care |
| Whanau Room | Yes | |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Excluding bed |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | At resident's cost |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | Minimal restraint under strict protocols |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Rural Setting | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Designated outside areas |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Updated: 9 Jul 2009 | ||
| Tararu Rest Home and Hospital is owned by Bupa Care Services - specialists in aged care.
We provide New Zealanders with: • Personal Medical Alarms • Retirement village living • Rest home care • Hospital care • Day care for the elderly • Special Dementia Care • Dementia care • Respite care The team at Bupa Care Services is passionate about helping older New Zealanders to get the most out of life. Our strong caring ethics, dedication and respect are valued by people at some of the most vulnerable times in their lives – so trust is intrinsic to the way we work. |
| Updated: 11 Nov 2009 |
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Our Activities staff work 5 days per week Mon - Fri (at Weekends and Public Holidays as necessary). At the beginning of each week a calendar of the activities planned is posted on our residents noticeboard.
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| Updated: 9 Jul 2009 |
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | Fully serviced Special Diets catered for | |
| Associated Complexes | We are part of Bupa Care Services, a specialist aged care provider. | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Private Specialist Consults, Lab Tests, Hairdressing, Specialised Assessment & Rehab Services, Elective Medical Serivices, Podiatry, Customised Equipment, Dentist, Optician, Audiologist, Clothing & Personal Toiletries, Insurance of Personal Belongings | |
| Updated: 9 Jul 2009 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Updated: 9 Jul 2009 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Updated: 9 Jul 2009 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | Facility Van - Designated times. Taxis | |
| Shops | 4.00 km | Main shopping centre |
| Mall | 4.00 km | Goldfields Shopping Mall |
| Parks | 4.00 km | |
| Library | 4.00 km | |
| Updated: 9 Jul 2009 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme) | Yes | |
| CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation) | Yes | |
| Bureau Veritas Quality International (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
| Updated: 18 Oct 2011 | ||