Rest Home Care

Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern (can access as required they provide training for the staff on elder abuse), BBQ (in the summer these are part of our daily life), Big print books, Bingo (always well supported), Blind Foundation (access to if required), Board games, Bowls (we have an ongoing competition with another local rest home - this is quite a competitive event), Breakfast in bed, Canine friends (Outreach programme visitor once a month), Cards, Care and Craft, Children (groups visit a couple of times a year), Church, Communicare, Concerts (we attend local concerts and invite groups to visit the rest home), Digital camera, Email (families may email us and we will print out for the resident), Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises (twice a month sit dancing), Fax, Flower arranging (an activities staff member belongs to the local floral group), Games, Garden, Gardening (new raised beds have just been created - residents are very excited about the possibility of the allocation of a box!), Happy Hour (not exactly, but wine and beer are served with dinner), Housie, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Library (small inhouse collection - please see our note about our external library service), Lions (our seat at the front of the rest home was kindly donated by the Howick Lions)we can accommodate men (so men if you would like to join us you'd be welcome), Minibus, Movies (Highland Park and Botany are in close proximity - if there a suitable movie on ie not too loud, we will go) , Music, Newspaper reading, Organ, Outings, Parkinson's Society (The Nurse Manager is a committee member of Auckland Executive Committee and has a keen interest in caring for people with Parkinson's), Parties (we have cocktail parties, Queens Birthday and the Melbourne Cup, and the rest home birthday - these are eagerly anticipated and thoroughly enjoyed), Pastoral care, Picnic facilities (we make our own picnics here), Quizzes, Reading, RSA (the RSA is very accessible - members can therefore easily attend we also have outings for lunch here - residents love this as they get real fish 'n chips), Senior Citizens, Shopping (we go to the malls about every second month), Sing-a-longs, Singing, Spa (spa bath available and enjoyed by a few), TAB (easily located), Vegetarian, Videos, Views (stunning views of the Hauraki Gulf taking in Waiheke Island and Pine Harbour)