Rest Home Care
Hillview
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Welcome to Hillview. We are a rest home and hospital set up to meet the needs of the elderly within our community. Allowing people the opportunity to enjoy time with their families and friends and remain connected to the community, while we meet their daily needs, is what we are here for.
Care is provided by our whole team from the front desk to the kitchen and nursing staff. We aim to provide an interesting activities programme that caters for all our residents different interests and needs and also makes our home inviting and special to those whose care we have been entrusted with. Our facility also offers these services: |
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| Address | 7 Hospital Road View Map |
| City/Town | Te Kuiti |
| District Health Board Area | Waikato |
| Phone | (07) 878 6904 |
| Fax | (07) 878 6903 |
| Mobile | |
| Manager | Felicity Brough (Phone: 07 8786904) |
| Updated: 19 Dec 2011 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 23 Feb 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Total number of beds at this level of care | 30 |
| Long term vacancy | No |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| All enquiries welcome and held on file in the event of a room becoming available.
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| Impending vacancy | No |
| Updated: 24 May 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
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| Registered Nurse | Yes | We have Registered Nurses working at Hillview 24/7 | |
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | Daily 8am to 6pm | |
| Physiotherapist | 0.00 | Yes | |
| Occupational Therapist | 0.00 | Yes | |
| Own Social Worker | 0.00 | No | can be contated within 24hours |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | ||
| Hairdresser | Yes | Our own hairdresser visits weekly at our hairdressing salon | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Podiatrist visits three monthly | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Our menus are approved by a dietitian | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | we have inter-demominational services weekly | |
| Updated: 29 Mar 2011 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
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| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | we accept resident's who may need peg feeding |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | Our Clinical Manager is a wound care specialist |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | Accessed from Health Waikato |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | Nurse on duty |
| Infection Control | Yes | Accessed from Health Waikato |
| Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | Accessed from Health Waikato |
| Specialised Dementia Care | Yes | |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Psychologist | Yes | Waikato Mental Health team |
| Updated: 29 Mar 2011 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
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| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Day Care | Yes | Private and Funded daycare available |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | respite care is available |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | |
| Whanau Room | Yes | |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | |
| Ensuite | Yes | We have six with full Ensuite facilities and six with Toilet and handbasin only |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Residents are encouraged to personalise their rooms with their own belongings. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Happy hour held every two weeks. If residents enjoyed a wee dramm at home, they are welcome to continue this custom |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | A cat and an avairy . |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | depending on suitabilty of the pet |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | It is the Resident's responsibility to have their phone connected and paid for |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Meetings held monthly, with Managment responses as appropriate |
| Newsletter | Yes | Monthly newsletter, circulated in the home and community |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | Residents are encouraged to particpate in community events |
| Rural Setting | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | In outside designated areas only |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Updated: 29 Mar 2011 | ||
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| Hillview is a community owned and run by a community trust. Friends of Hillview, provide a formal fundraising and volunteer support network. They make a valuable contribution both financially and volunteer time to the Home. The Board bring their professional skills and local knowledge of the community’s needs to their Governance role.
Hillview appreciates the supportive community that it belongs to. People bring in their homegrown produce, their time and their skills to make the residents feel special and connected to the community. |
| Updated: 29 Mar 2011 |
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Providing interested and varied activities which cater range of abilities within Hillview, is the underpinning theme to the Activities Programme. For active residents, yoga and exercise programmes are provided. For less mobile residents, music, massage and outdoor time is provided. Having a comprehensive programme which benefits all residents is valued.
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| Updated: 29 Mar 2011 |
| Topic | Details | |
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| Details re Meals | Our residents are enjoy fresh food that is in season. A motivated kitchen team provide an interesting menu that combines a variety of new meals like butter chicken with the old favourites like roasts. Special dietary needs and personal preferences are catered for. | |
| Staffing Details | Staffing details Having good staffing levels is recognized as being important at Hillview. There is a registered nurse on site 24/7 and an enrolled nurse daily. The Te Kuiti Medical Centre provides good continuity of medical care with a long standing relationship between the doctors and the Home. The team are committed to providing kind and empathic care and an interesting environment. Hillview is committed to providing ongoing training to all of its team. Careerforce training assists all untrained staff to meet care standards and provides knowledge and education. The nurses are part of the professional development programme and household staff are provided with ongoing training. | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Please contact Management for details | |
| Updated: 29 Mar 2011 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
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| English | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | Interpreter services are available |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Sign Language | Yes | |
| Spanish | Yes | |
| Updated: 6 Jul 2009 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
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| Anglican | Yes | |
| Christianity | Yes | |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | Held every Thursday Night |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | we have inter-denominational services weekly and chaplin visits weekly. |
| Updated: 6 Jul 2009 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 0.50 km | |
| Shops | 0.50 km | |
| Parks | 0.50 km | |
| Library | 0.50 km | |
| Updated: 6 Jul 2009 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
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| New Zealand Aged Care Association | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010) | Yes | |
| CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation) | Yes | |
| Home and Community Support Sector Standards (Standards NZ) | Yes | |
| The DAA Group Limited (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 6 Jul 2009 | ||