Rest Home Care
Karetu House
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| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Address | 19 Karetu Road View Map |
| Suburb | Greenlane |
| City/Town | Auckland |
| District Health Board Area | Auckland |
| Phone | (09) 529 0364 |
| Fax | (09) 529 0365 |
| Mobile | 0274 759 430 |
| Manager | Liz Swift (Phone: 0274 759 430) |
| Owner | Jo Macfarlane (Phone: 021 279 4501) |
| Updated: 10 Jun 2010 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 23 Feb 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Total number of beds at this level of care | 38 |
| Long term vacancy | No |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| Impending vacancy | Yes - Enquiries are always welcome |
| Updated: 24 May 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | Yes | Visits from ACH regularly | |
| Registered Nurse | Yes | ||
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | In excess of contract requirements.We also employ a full time cook. | |
| Physiotherapist | Negotiable | We have one on contract | |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | We have one on contract | |
| Own Social Worker | Yes | On referral | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | Who really goes the extra mile! | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | ||
| Hairdresser | Yes | ||
| Podiatrist | Yes | Every 6 weeks. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Annual | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | Regular visits from Health and disability representatives, local churches,and we utilise age concern services | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | By arrangement | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | ||
| Updated: 3 Oct 2011 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | |
| IV Antibiotic Capability | Yes | by arrangment with local GP |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Stomal Therapist | No | Outsourced - we do have regular visits |
| Specialist Palliative Care | Yes | We are able to utilise the hospice and oncology nurses when needed |
| Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | |
| Specialised Dementia Care | Yes | Assessments of the individual are made beforehand to asertain whether they are suitable for our facility |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Urology | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Psychologist | Yes | On referral |
| Psychiatrist | Yes | Visits are made by ACH psychiatrists where necessary |
| Other Post Graduate Specialities | Yes | We have a Comprehensive and Psych Nurse. |
| Updated: 3 Oct 2011 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Day Care | Yes | |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | Subject to availablity. |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Provided | Yes | |
| Whanau Room | Yes | |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | |
| Rooms (Shared) | Yes | |
| Rooms (Suit Couple) | Yes | |
| Ensuite | Yes | |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | We manage this in a residents' care plan. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | Two cats. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | No | The facility is central heated |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Main Lounge shared with the dining room with a piano, and big screen TV. Smaller areas are around the home. We have a dedicated DVD lounge and a pool table. |
| Outings | Yes | We are very busy!. Bus trips 3 times weekly, trips to Motat, regular community group visits, one on one outings available, communicare 3 times weekly, in house competitions, raffles,and more |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Outdoors only. |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Audit report available | Yes | |
| Updated: 3 Oct 2011 | ||
| We are a mixed facility, but have a lot of men.
We accommodate unique people and have a a cruisey outlook. Most of our residents are quite ambulant and wander up to the shops, TAB etc. We have a lower demographic age than most other facilities. We have an extremely low staff turnover and we all participate in a comprehensive staff training programme. Our facility has security cameras in place. We work to maximise independance and focus on 'wellness'. |
| Updated: 3 Oct 2011 |
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Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Aromatherapy, Art (CMA) , BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Bridge, Canine friends, Cards, Children, Church, Rock Music, CMA, Communicare, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Digital camera, Electric beds, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Games, Garden, Gardening, Happy Hour, Housie, Indoor Games, Internet, Jigsaw, Library, Men, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Parties, Pianist, Quizzes, Reading, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Videos, RSA |
| Updated: 2 Dec 2008 |
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cantonese | Yes | |
| Chinese | Yes | |
| Chinese dialect | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | We are happy to make available an interreter for any one who requires one. |
| Mandarin | Yes | |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Portugesse | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | |
| Spanish | Yes | |
| Tongan | Yes | |
| Other Information | Yes | Whilst English is the first language spoken in our facility some of our staff are multi-lingual and this is of great advantage to our multi-cultural population in our care |
| Updated: 30 Dec 2009 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity | Yes | Good Community Links with Greenlane Christian Centre for outings, events, coffee mornings, visits etc |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | Every Second Sunday the Polynesian Inter denominational Church Group comes in for a service, songs, prayers, dancing items etc and a great time has had by all |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | Tuesday Communion and Regular visits from St Michaels Catholic Church. |
| Seventh Day Adventist | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Mormon (LDS) We have very 'Pacific' services with singing and dancing. |
| Updated: 15 Apr 2010 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.10 km | |
| Shops | 0.10 km | Dairy |
| Mall | 3.00 km | Newmarket - transport provided and the bus route goes right past the mall. |
| Parks | 0.10 km | |
| Library | Mobile library comes on site | |
| Updated: 3 Oct 2011 | ||