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Bainswood House

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Providing Quality Health Care and Services to North Canterbury and the wider district

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Vacancy Details
Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	28
Long term vacancy	No
Short term vacancy	No

Impending vacancy	Yes - Bed available for respite care
Updated: 24 May 2012

Personnel
Type	Hours Per Week	Status	Details
Registered Nurse	30	Yes	Nurse Manager a registered Nurse
Enrolled Nurse		Yes	Two Enrolled Nurses 7 days a week
Physiotherapist		Negotiable	as required
Diversional Therapist		Yes	We have two full-time Diversional Therapists. 40 hours a week.
Activities Co-ordinator		Yes	see diversional Therapist
Hairdresser		Yes	available weekly
Podiatrist		Yes	visits every six weeks
Dietitian		Yes	available on request , reviews menus two yearly
Accredited Visitors		Yes	available on request
Kaumatua		Yes	available on request
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor		Yes	available on request
Other Personnel		Yes	available on request
Updated: 9 Oct 2009

Specialities or Areas of Expertise
Specialities or Areas of Expertise	Status	Details
Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management	Yes
Oxygen Management	Yes
Surgical Followup	Yes
Wound Care	Yes	available on request
Diabetic Care	Yes
Continence Advisor	Yes	Available as required
Infection Control	Yes
Stomal Therapist	Yes	available on request
Specialist Palliative Care	Yes	available on request
Palliative Care	Yes
Psychiatric Care	Yes
Stroke Rehabilitation	Yes	available on request
Gerontological Care	Yes
Community Health	Yes
Clinical Manager	Yes	Nurse Manager Vivienne Erickson
Other Nursing Specialities	Yes	available on request
Other Post Graduate Specialities	Yes
Updated: 9 Jul 2010

Features
Feature	Status	Details
Day Care	Yes	Van available to pick up and return home if necessary
Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care	Yes
Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility	Yes
Primary Health Funded Short Term Care	Yes
Palliative Care Contract	Yes
Rooms (Single)	Yes	Three fully ensuited rooms from stage one extension still available. New not yet occupied
Rooms (Shared)	Yes
Rooms (Suit Couple)	Yes
Ensuite	Yes	Own toilet shared showers.
May Bring Own Furniture	Yes
Alcohol Permitted	Yes	Happy Hour every night at 4.45pm
Pets In Residence	Yes	Two cats
Negotiate To Bring Own Pet	Yes
Phone Access In Own Room	No	But can be arranged by resident at residents cost
Resident can adjust heating in own room	Yes
Residents Committee	Yes
Newsletter	Yes
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes
Confused Residents	Yes	If acessed as only rest home level of care
Lounges/seating areas	Yes
Outings	Yes	In ten seater van and station wagon
Rural Setting	Yes
Smokers Room	No	dry out side area provided
Smoking Permitted	Yes	Out side only sheltered area provided.
Sprinklers	Yes
Audit report available	Yes
Updated: 20 May 2010

Special Features
Bainswood House is a family owned and operated home, established in 1985.Sharon and Jeff Evans took over the ownership of Bainswood in Febuary 2004. Bainswood has lovely grounds and many areas to sit and enjoy the garden. Residents and families can enjoy the varied activities on offer or peacful, comfortable atmosphere.

Interests & Activities
Activity programme, planned for all individual needs Activities 5 days a wek 8 hrs a day .Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Art, Arthritis society, BBQ, avaialbe in grounds, included on summer menu., Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Bridge, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Chapel, Children, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Gardening, Gas Fire, Greypower, Happy Hour,residents can enjoy an evening drink if desired., Holidays, Holistic, Home League, Housie, Indoor Games, Interdenominational, Jigsaw, Library, Lions, Log fire, Lotto, Mah Jong, Massage, Meal choices, Men, Motivational, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Organ, Outings, Park, Parkinson's Society, Parties, Pianist, Probus, Quizzes, Reading, Recreation, Religious services, Roses, Rotary, RSA, Senior Citizens, Service women, Servicemen, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Stroke Group, Travel, Vegetarian, Videos, Views, Visitors, Womens Institute, Church, Communicare

Additional Information
Topic		Details
Details re Meals		All menus are on a four weekly cycle. They are planned and reviewed by a dietician. Special diets are catered for.
Staffing Details		24 hour staffing. Registered Nurse employed 24 hrs a week Enrolled Nurse employed 10 hours a week Diversional Therapist employed 28hours a week
Associated Complexes		Retirement Village
Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include		information on request

Languages Spoken
Language	Status	Details
English	Yes

Religious Affiliations
Religious Affiliations	Status	Details
Inter denominational	Yes	Church service held once a month
(Other comments)	Yes	we cater for any religious affiliations Monthly Church service

Distances
Location	Distance	Details
Public Transport	0.00 km	at the gate
Shops	1.00 km	easy walking distance for elderly
Mall	0.00 km	no mall in rangiora
Parks	1.00 km	easy walking distance for elderly
Library	1.00 km	in between shops and park also vists resthome

Credentials
Credential	Status	Details
New Zealand Aged Care Association	Yes
RVA (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand (Inc))	Yes
ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme)	Yes	All are working or completed their ace programme
National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010)	Yes	Some staff working towards this certificate
CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation)	Yes
Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand Limited (Auditing Agency)	Yes

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