Rest Home Care
Glenbrook Rest Home
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| Our home is your home. |
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Address | 131 Wymer Road |
| Suburb | Waiuku |
| District | Franklin |
| City/Town | Glenbrook, Waiuku |
| Postal Address | 131 Wymer Rd, RD1 Waiuku 2681 |
| District Health Board Area | Counties Manukau |
| Phone | (09) 235 3897 |
| Fax | (09) 235 3891 |
| Mobile | 021-02377111 |
| Manager | Peter Mathyssen and Sharon Jordan |
| Website | www.gbrh.co.nz |
| Updated: 23 Jun 2010 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | No |
| Updated: 6 Mar 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Total number of beds at this level of care | 19 |
| Long term vacancy | Yes |
| Short term vacancy | Yes |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Updated: 24 May 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | RN/Owner Manager - on call 24/7 | |
| Physiotherapist | Negotiable | Available when requested/referred by doctor. | |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | Through Counties Manukau District Health Board when required. | |
| Own Social Worker | Negotiable | On referral to Counties Manukau District Health Board | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | Monday - Friday | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Weekly | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Every two months, but visits by arrangement also. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Available when necessary. | |
| Kaumatua | No | Cultural Advisor. | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Weekly non-denominational church service. | |
| Updated: 5 Oct 2009 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Stomal Therapist | Yes | |
| Specialist Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | |
| Tracheotomy Care | Yes | |
| Dialysis | Yes | |
| Spinal Injuries | Yes | |
| Specialised Dementia Care | Yes | |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Urology | Yes | |
| Psychologist | Yes | |
| Updated: 23 Jun 2010 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | |
| Rooms (Shared) | Yes | |
| Rooms (Suit Couple) | Yes | |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | Cat Daisy and dog Toby. Chickens and kune kune pigs Glen and Brook. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Cordless phones. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | Cultural Advisor. |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Every 3 months a residents meeting is organised. |
| Newsletter | Yes | Every three months. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | We can have confused residents, but our facility is non-secure. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | 2 lounges - 1 with TV and 1 without TV, for quiet times. Large sheltered outside deck. Additional seating areas in gardens and at back, overlooking animal area. |
| Outings | Yes | At least fortnightly - plus trips with Senior Citizens groups. |
| Rural Setting | Yes | Absolutely! |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2011 | ||
| Lovely quiet rural setting with horse paddock in front and chickens/pigs paddock at back. Abundance of native bush.
The rest home started out as a large house which over the years has been extended to the current 19 beds. With the relatively small number of beds, our rest home has a very homely feel about it. Our main meal is served in the evening at 5pm, not midday. |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2011 |
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| Updated: 23 Jun 2010 |
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | Special dietary needs are catered for. | |
| Staffing Details | Caregivers are on duty 24 hours. Registered Nurse/owner is present during office hours Mon-Fri and on call all other times. | |
| Updated: 31 Dec 2009 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Yes | Peter is Nederlands. |
| English | Yes | |
| French | Yes | Qui. |
| German | Yes | Ein Bißchen. |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2010 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Non denominational | Yes | Non-denominational church service held weekly. |
| Updated: 23 Jun 2010 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | Being in a rural area, we unfortunately do not have access to public transport. Volunteer drivers are available. | |
| Shops | 9 km to Waiuku. | |
| Mall | 9 km to Waiuku. 20 km to Pukekohe. | |
| Parks | Our rest home is set in a park like environment on a quiet rural road. The road front is paddock with grazing horses. At the back we have our own pigs and chickens. Natural bush and stream at the bottom end of the property. | |
| Library | Nearest libraries are 9 km to Waiuku and 20 km to Pukekohe. A library person visits once a month to deliver and pick up library books. One of our residents handles all this and can arrange for particular books to be ordered. | |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2010 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Report Available. | Yes | |
| ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme) | Yes | |
| Updated: 10 Nov 2011 | ||