Rest Home Care
Alexander Lodge
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| "Our Home is Your Home" Quality care in a warm friendly family environment. |
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Address | 5 Alexander St View Map |
| Suburb | Otahuhu |
| District | Tamaki/Maungakiekie |
| City/Town | Auckland |
| District Health Board Area | Auckland |
| Phone | (09) 276 9996 |
| Fax | (09) 276 9997 |
| Mobile | 021 1748103 |
| Manager | Madhu Mudliar (Phone: 021 1748103) |
| Owner | Vishwa and Madhu Mudliar (Phone: 027 200 2233) |
| Updated: 15 Aug 2011 | |
| 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 | 16 |
| Long term vacancy | Yes |
| Short term vacancy | Yes |
| 2 x single vacant rooms with ensuite.
3 x single rooms without ensuite Our beds are swing beds, that can be used for Rest Home Care or Psychiatric Care (Non Dementia)as needed. | |
| Impending vacancy | Yes |
| Updated: 24 May 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | Negotiable | ||
| Registered Nurse | Yes | On call 24 hours a day. | |
| Physiotherapist | 0.00 | Negotiable | As required. |
| Occupational Therapist | 0.00 | Negotiable | As required. |
| Own Social Worker | 0.00 | Negotiable | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | ||
| Hairdresser | Yes | We have our own onsite salon room and the hair dresser comes in once a month or the residents own hair dresser will come in and use it. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | A podiatrist will come in every 6-8 weeks. | |
| Dietitian | Negotiable | ||
| Accredited Visitors | Negotiable | ||
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Negotiable | ||
| Other Personnel | Negotiable | ||
| Updated: 10 Nov 2008 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wound Care | Yes | Registered nurse available for this. |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | Caregivers trained in this field, we have several here already. |
| Updated: 7 Dec 2010 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | We have younger residents with some sort of Disability. |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | Both carer support and respite care available. self funded care also available. |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | We will accomodate when ever possible, we have respite contracts with several DHB's as so close to middlemore. |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | We will do our best to accomodate wherever possible. |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | We have a variety of these rooms most with ensuites, all with hand basis, furnished, heated etc. |
| Rooms (Suit Couple) | Yes | we have several large rooms that are ideal for couples. |
| Ensuite | Yes | Most of our rooms are equipped with their own ensuite, all rooms have their own hand basin and would be close to one of our many toilets. |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We encourage residents to bring some of their own items, pictures etc. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Our residents are allowed to have alcohol if they desire. However this is carefully monitered and supervised. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | Pets by negotiation |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Can be arranged. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | Can be thermostatically adjusted, there is a heater in every room for you own personal comfort. |
| Residents Committee | Yes | The residents have meetings regularly and are chaired by the activity coordinator. We welcome and value input from the residents. |
| Family Committee | No | We dont have a family committee as such, however family input is welcomed and appreciated. |
| Newsletter | Yes | We bring out a quarterly newsletter |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have two lovely sunny lounge areas overlooking outside. There is also a large outside covered decking area where residents can relax outside. |
| Outings | Yes | Yes we have regular outings in a comfortable van (contract). We welcome input from the residents as to where they would like to go. A good time is had by all! The van has a disability seat which allows our more disabled residents to enjoy outings as well. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Smoking is permitted outside on a covered verandah the rest of the facility is a smoke free zone. |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
| Sprinklers | Yes | Every room in the building has a sprinkler fitted to it, we also have a state of the art fire monitoring system with backed up cordless dialout. |
| Updated: 18 Apr 2012 | ||
| We are situated in a tranquil garden setting at 5 Alexander Street, Otahuhu. residents enjoy our extensive decking area and our great urban views.
We are proud to be a 100% owner operated facility. we are a smaller sized resthome that allows you to experience that personal touch. Our aim is to ensure residents recieve the best possible care by qualified and experienced staff, ensuring their individual needs and well being are met in a safe clean inviroment. every room is completely furnished but we encourage residents to bring their own personal items to enable them to feel at home. Our two lounges look out to urban views and our extensive covered decking allows residents to enjoy the indoor /outdoor flow of the facility. We have tastefully decorated and are currently refurbishing parts of our facility for the ongoing enjoyment of our residents, all rooms are fitted with a hand basin, most have ensuites. |
| Updated: 10 Nov 2008 |
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Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Art, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Bridge, Care and Craft, Cards, Children, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Games, Garden, Gardening, Golden Oldies, Happy Hour, Housie, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Lectures, Library, Log fire, Lotto, Minibus, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Park, Parties, Quizzes, Roses, Reading, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Sky TV, Videos |
| Updated: 10 Nov 2008 |
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | good wholesome home cooking, a well balanced diet is provided with special attention to those residents who require specialised diets. Menus are audited by qualified dietician.Suggested favourite meal options are welcomed especially on birthdays. | |
| Staffing Details | All staff recieve regular external and internal ongoing training. All staff hold First Aid Certificates. We have a wonderful team of dedicated long term staff that care for all our residents in a caring and loving manner. | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Available on request. | |
| Updated: 7 Dec 2010 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Island | Yes | Caregiver |
| Dutch | Yes | |
| English | Yes | All staff & residents can speak English. |
| Fijian | Yes | Caregivers |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | Cargivers |
| Hindi | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | Available on request, we have contacts in most laungages. |
| Niuean | Yes | Caregiver |
| Punjabi | Yes | |
| Rarotongan | Yes | Caregiver |
| Samoan | Yes | Caregiver |
| Tongan | Yes | |
| Updated: 18 Apr 2012 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Christianity | Yes | |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | Residents are welcome to attend church services in the community. Church services are held for major religious events such as Easter and Christmas. |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Seventh Day Adventist | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | All denomations are welcomed some residents have their own ministers visit &some are picked up for their own church sevices. |
| Updated: 10 Nov 2008 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.50 km | Bus Stop within close walking distance and train service approx 2ks away |
| Shops | 0.02 km | Walking distance, including Dairy, Service Station, Takeaways, Supermarket |
| Mall | 0.50 km | Strip shopping in main street about 1km away. Main Sylvia Park mall approx 3kms away via motorway |
| Parks | 1.00 km | Water front Tamaki estuary and park |
| Library | 0.05 km | Walking Distance to Otahuhu Public Library |
| Updated: 10 Nov 2008 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Care Association New Zealand | Yes | |
| ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme) | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010) | Yes | |
| CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation) | Yes | |
| Verification New Zealand Limited (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 18 Apr 2012 | ||