Rest Home Care
Cornwall Rest Home
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| The philosophy behind Cornwall Rest Home is to provide a warm, friendly, intimate, family atmosphere where we can focus on the individual needs of each of our residents. This is reflected by the home, surroundings and staff. |
| Detail | |
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| Address | 3 Cornwall Street View Map |
| City/Town | Masterton |
| Postal Address | 3 Cornwall Street |
| District Health Board Area | Wairarapa |
| Phone | (06) 377 4165 |
| Fax | (06) 377 4108 |
| Mobile | 027 498 7279 |
| Manager | Kirsty Schofield (Phone: (06) 377 4165) |
| Owner | Craig & Kirsty Schofield (Phone: (06) 377 4165) |
| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 7 Feb 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Total number of beds at this level of care | 27 |
| Long term vacancy | No |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| Subsidised short term care vacancy | No |
| Private short term care vacancy | No |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Updated: 7 Feb 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | Our Registered Nurse is wonderful. She is very supportive of residents and staff and is available if needed after hours. | |
| Physiotherapist | Negotiable | We are able to access a local Physiotherapist as required | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | Carol is our activities co-ordinator and she works in conjunction with Kirsty to ensure our residents recreational needs are met. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | In house. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Visits if requested. | |
| Dietitian | Negotiable | Oversees menu. | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | We have the pleasure of the fantastic company of a regular accredited visitor. We appreciate the way in which he joins in the life of the household. | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Negotiable | ||
| Other Personnel | Negotiable | We have a very good rapport with our district nurses who will call as required following a GP referral. Residents have easy access to their own GP. | |
| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wound Care | Yes | Available with a nurse referral. |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | Available with a nurse referral. |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | Available with a nurse referral. |
| Infection Control | Yes | Available with a nurse referral. |
| Specialist Palliative Care | Yes | Available if needed. |
| Palliative Care | Yes | Available with a nurse referral. |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | Available with a nurse referral. |
| Other Nursing Specialities | Yes | Available with a nurse referral. |
| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | We believe we provide a comfortable environment for people of all ages. |
| Day Care | Yes | Day Care via Focus. We understand that it may take a while for people to feel a part of our place and we will do our best to make that transition easier. |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | If a bed is available. |
| Palliative Care Contract | No | However if any of our residents require terminal/palliative care we will do our best to care for them over this time. |
| Whanau Room | No | As we are a small family home and generally have high occupancy this leaves us with limited space to meet this need. We do however have great links within the community and would do our best to accommodate whanau |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | Our rooms are spacious, especially in the older part of the home. It could even be said that there is some wasted space! High ceilings in the new rooms continue the theme. |
| Ensuite | Yes | We have five rooms with ensuites. As this is a large family home everyone is in close proximity to the bathroom facilitites. |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We like people to bring their own furniture if possible, as we think this makes the room feel a ‘part of them’. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | We care for our residents as family members and cater for individual preferences and some have a sherry early evening or a drink of their choice. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | Our pets are great with the members of the household and they instinctively attach themselves to those who they know will like them. We have one cat and a small dog. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | We will do our best to accomodate individual needs. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Cordless phones are available and residents may have a connection in their own room if they wish (own cost). |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | We have monthly residents meetings. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | This a requirement. We are happy to discuss our policy with you. |
| Confused Residents | Yes | Occasionally residents will become confused. Our caring staff are trained to manage this. However, we can not safely accommodate those who wander. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have two lounges, both with spacious verandas. The veranda areas are a very popular place for residents to spend time catching up on the day's conversation and events. |
| Outings | Yes | Everyone has their preference with regard to outings, eg some like outings to clubs, other prefer a drive around sites of interest etc. We have found that a good way to manage this is to take ‘turns’, where those with shared interests go out together. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | In designated outdoor areas. Non smokers are also catered for. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 | ||
| We enjoy the informality and usual ‘comings and goings’ of a family home. A variety of things happen in the typical day, for example, on many days of the week friends with children drop in and spend time with us. Sometimes they join with us to play the games that our residents have taught them.
Individual interests and hobbies are encouraged. Kirsty leads by example. She is a painter and some times exhibits her work. By the time the exhibition comes around we have all seen and commented upon her work. We all contribute to the household, some enjoy the garden and have particular gardening interests, others enjoy helping with domestic tasks: setting the table, putting dishes away, hanging out the washing, folding the clothes etc and one member enjoys bringing in the wood for the coalrange. We like everyone to feel useful and valued. We think that it is understandable that new residents need time to settle into new surroundings as we all come from different backgrounds, life experiences, values and beliefs. We aim to create a sense of harmony in the home. The original rest home of 8 beds expanded to 14 beds in late 2002. In 2005 we expanded to 22 beds with a second lounge area, dining area, and bathroom. Our office is located in this new area. The new additions are sympathetic in style with the original building. In 2010 we renovated and built a new wing onto an existing wing. We added 4 more bedrooms, which all have their own toilets, and one respite room now giving us 27 rooms. |
| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 |
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Our residents have a variety of interests, which we encourage. Because we are small we are able to focus on individual preferences. Several residents are keen on doing crosswords and playing bingo; others enjoy the garden whilst others enjoy outings. A number are also keen readers. Many of the activities and interests revolve around the ‘comings and goings’ of the household
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| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 |
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | The home cooked meals are lovely and residents always comment about this. Individual likes and dislikes are catered for. This means that eg if someone doesn’t like broccoli they won't be served it, or if they prefer a cooked breakfast then this is no trouble at all. We have our hot meal at midday. Home baking features at morning and afternoon tea times. | |
| Staffing Details | We have a Registered Nurse working 5 days each week who gives expert care and advice in key areas to ensure our Resident health needs are met. Our caregivers are loved and appreciated by everyone. Their caring manner is shown in a number of ways eg if a resident requires hospitalisation at any time, staff visit frequently. The staff do their best to keep the residents happy and feeling useful. | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Please see Kirsty for these details. | |
| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | We have access to an interpreter service |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| PNG dialect | Yes | |
| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
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| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 0.00 km | Public transport is not available. We arrange our own and will try to meet individual needs. |
| Shops | 0.20 km | Local dairy nearby. |
| Mall | 0.50 km | Masterton town centre (not a covered mall) |
| Parks | 1.00 km | The park and lake in the town are popular places to visit. |
| Library | 1.00 km | Kirsty selects, collects and returns books for our residents. (We have a number of keen readers.) We are well known at the library. |
| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
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| N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.) | Yes | |
| ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 22 Sep 2011 | ||