Rest Home Care

Contact Details

Detail
Address	57 Grigg St   View Map
District	Mid Canterbury
City/Town	Ashburton
District Health Board Area	Canterbury
Phone	(03) 308 8534
Fax	(03) 308 8537
Mobile	021 263 0700
Manager	Janet Olds (Phone: 03 3088534)
Owner	Lowreen Mani (Phone: 0212630760)
Email
Website	www.cameroncourts.co.nz
Updated: 9 Jan 2012

Service/Facility Details

Detail	Status
Contract with DHB	Yes
Certification	Yes
Additional Room Costs	Unknown
Updated: 3 Feb 2012

Vacancy Details

Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	31
Long term vacancy	Yes
Short term vacancy	Yes
Subsidised short term care vacancy	Yes
Private short term care vacancy	Yes
Long and short term beds available
Impending vacancy	Yes - Respite Bed
Updated: 3 Feb 2012

Personnel

Type	Hours Per Week	Status	Details
Registered Nurse	40	Yes	Janet Olds
Enrolled Nurse	30	Yes	Charmaine Nicholson
Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers		Yes
Physiotherapist		Negotiable	Via Ashburton Hospital or private practitioner as resident requires.
Occupational Therapist		Negotiable	Via Ashburton Hospital or private practitioner as resident requires.
Own Social Worker		Negotiable	Via Ashburton Hospital
Activities Co-ordinator	10	Yes	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Hairdresser		Yes	One day a week or residents may engage their own private hairdresser.
Podiatrist		Negotiable	This service is out sourced
Dietitian		Negotiable	Or as required
Kaumatua		Negotiable
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor		Negotiable	Visiting clergy.
Other Personnel		Yes	Our handyman/gardener is well known by a number of our residents.
Updated: 20 Oct 2011

Specialities or Areas of Expertise

Specialities or Areas of Expertise	Status	Details
Infection Control	Yes
Clinical Manager	Yes
Other Post Graduate Specialities	Yes
Updated: 23 Oct 2008

Features

Feature	Status	Details
Day Care	No	.
Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care	Yes	We have a room allocated for short term care.
Rooms (Single)	Yes
May Bring Own Furniture	Yes	You are welcome to bring any furniture and personal items that will help personalise your room.
Alcohol Permitted	Yes	Some of our residents like to get together for informal drinks. We also have a happy hour once a month.
Pets In Residence	Yes	Cat
Phone Access In Own Room	Yes	Residents may have their own phone connected in their room (at own cost). A portable phone is also available.
Residents Committee	No	However we meet approximately three monthly to discuss our service and care.
Family Committee	No	We do like to meet with families as when required. A satisfaction survey is sent to residents and families after three months. We address issues that arise from this.
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes	We have a policy for these circumstances. Please discuss any concerns with us.
Confused Residents	Yes	We are able to manage residents who have mild confusion.
Lounges/seating areas	Yes	Large lounge and activities area and several small seating areas including a sunny area on the porch overlooking the garden.
Outings	Yes	We have our own van.
Smokers Room	Yes	Conservatory area.
Smoking Permitted	Yes	In designated area.
Sprinklers	Yes
Updated: 11 Oct 2011

Special Features

Rural town setting opposite the Domain.

Updated: 23 Oct 2008

Interests & Activities

Wide & Varied activities programme including outings entertainers craft music etc.

Updated: 23 Oct 2008

Additional Information

Topic		Details
Details re Meals		Five week rolling menu -Diatetic Supervision.
Staffing Details		Registered Nurse on duty 8hrs a day + 24 hour cover from trained care givers
Updated: 11 Feb 2011

Languages Spoken

Language	Status	Details
English	Yes
Updated: 23 Oct 2008

Distances

Location	Distance	Details
Public Transport		Nil
Shops	1.40 km
Mall	1.40 km
Parks		Across the road
Library	2.00 km
Updated: 23 Oct 2008

Credentials

Credential	Status	Details
N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.)	Yes
ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme)	Yes
Updated: 23 Oct 2008