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Melrose Lifestyle Care & Village - Maplewood

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Melrose Lifestyle Care & Village offers rest home care, as well as independent retirement village living, in a facility set amongst generous sized grounds.

At rest home care level Melrose has the capacity to look after 39 people.

The rest home at Melrose offers care in a warm and homely environment.

There is registered nurse cover 24 hours a day.

Melrose is part of the Oceania Group, a member of both the Retirement Villages Association and the New Zealand Aged Care Association.

Our website is www.oceanialiving.co.nz.

We have a facebook page too, www.facebook.com/OceaniaGroup.

Our facility also offers these services:

Contact Details
Detail
Address	159 Waihi Road View Map
Suburb	Judea
City/Town	Tauranga
Postal Address	P.O Box 6030, Brookfield,Tauranga
District Health Board Area	Bay of Plenty
Phone	(07) 578 6006
Fax	(07) 578 2496
Mobile	027 236 3093
Manager	Rosa Wallace (Phone: 07 571 5843)
Owner	Oceania Group
Email
Website	http://www.oceanialiving.co.nz
Updated: 23 Aug 2011

Service/Facility Details
Detail	Status
Contract with DHB	Yes
Certification	Yes
Additional Room Costs	Unknown
Updated: 3 Feb 2012

Vacancy Details
Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	39
Long term vacancy	Yes
Short term vacancy	Yes
Subsidised short term care vacancy	Yes
Private short term care vacancy	Yes
Please contact Rosa Wallace on 07 571 5843
Impending vacancy	No
Updated: 3 Feb 2012

Personnel
Type	Hours Per Week	Status	Details
Registered Nurse	40	Yes	2 Registered Nurses job sharing from Monday till Friday.
Enrolled Nurse		Yes
Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers		Yes
Physiotherapist	10	Yes	Contracted for 10 hours per week
Activities Co-ordinator	30	Yes
Hairdresser		Yes	Available 3 days per week.
Podiatrist		Yes	Bi-monthly visits as requested.
Dietitian		Yes	Available on consultation basis assisting our Hospitality Manager with diets and menus.
Kaumatua		Yes	Available if required
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor		Negotiable	Resident's own minister can be contacted on request or facility can provide spiritual advisor. Weekly bible study, church service and communion available to all residents.
Other Personnel		Yes	Cleaners, hospitality staff, handyman, gardener, laudry staff, and contractors eg. security, electrician, plumbers, painter ect.
Updated: 23 Aug 2011

Specialities or Areas of Expertise
Specialities or Areas of Expertise	Status	Details
Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management	Yes	Referal to TPH and advice and assistants from District Nurses.
Oxygen Management	Yes	If needed in emergency situations.
Surgical Followup	Yes	Referal to TPH if required.
Wound Care	Yes	Own wound care nurse on site and also access to Smith and Nephew for assistance and advice.
Diabetic Care	Yes	Working with diabetic society if needed.
Continence Advisor	Yes	Continence nurse on site and easy access to continence product providers for advice and training. Training by Continence nurse from Taurange Public Hospital.
Infection Control	Yes	Infection Control nurse on site with 3 monthly meetings including all sites.
Specialist Palliative Care	Yes	Working closely with Hospice.
Palliative Care	Yes	Liverpool Care Programme introduced to staff to ensure best end of life care.
Psychiatric Care	Yes	Working closely with Mental Health Services for Older People.
Stroke Rehabilitation	Yes	Working with Stroke foundation.
Spinal Injuries	Yes	Access to Spinal Unit in Auckland for assistance and advice.
Specialised Dementia Care	Yes	Secure unit on site, staff trained in care of residents with difficult behaviour.
Gerontological Care	Yes
Urology	Yes	Referal to TPH
Community Health	Yes	District nurses available if needed.
Clinical Manager	Yes	Assisting and support to all nursing staff
Other Nursing Specialities	Yes	District nursing to assist with wounds, stomatherapy, incontinence.
Psychologist	Yes	Working with Mental Health services for Older People.
Psychiatrist	Yes	Working with Mental Health Services for Older People.
Updated: 23 Aug 2011

Features
Feature	Status	Details
Under 65 yrs with Disability	Yes	Contract with the Ministry of Health.
Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care	Yes
Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility	Yes
Primary Health Funded Short Term Care	Yes
Palliative Care Provided	Yes	Liverpool Care Programme introduced to ensure best end of life care for all residents.
Whanau Room	Yes
Rooms (Single)	Yes	39 Single rooms available. 2 Newly build rooms are big enough to be used by couples.
Rooms (Suit Couple)	Yes	4 pairs of adjacent rooms devided by a door where couples can be accommodated.
May Bring Own Furniture	Yes	Encourage resident to bring own furniture
Alcohol Permitted	Yes
Pets In Residence	Yes
Negotiate To Bring Own Pet	Yes
Phone Access In Own Room	Yes	On request and paid by family
Resident can adjust heating in own room	Yes	Heat adjust settings in rooms.
Maori Kaupapa	Yes	Obtained on admission and respected.
Residents Committee	No	General resident meetings monthly and activity meetings for residents bi-monthly. Encourage participation from residents.
Family Committee	No	Meetings bi-annual for all family members to attend with snacks and drinks and opportunity to raise any concerns or questions.
Newsletter	Yes	Tribune (magazine) is distributed once a month to all areas.
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes	Policy easily accessable to all staff and families can access on request.
Confused Residents	Yes	Staff attending training sessions on confusion and managing residents with difficult behaviour.
Lounges/seating areas	Yes	One big lounge area with big screen TV, Room for activities, bowling table, games ect.
Outings	Yes	Planned outings to RSA, town, shopping centres, animal farm ect.
Smokers Room	Yes	Area for smokers outside building under roof.
Smoking Permitted	Yes
Sprinklers	Yes	As legally required.
Updated: 23 Aug 2011

Special Features
- 50 Rooms with beautiful view of the Mount and harbour - Basins is all rooms with commodes if required - Wide screen TV, Raised bowl table - Tuck shop - Small kitchen for residents to entertain families and friends - Large dining room - Large lounge with small lounges at end of each wing for more private and quiet time - Heating throughout facility - Big fish tank in reception area for residents to enjoy - 2 Libraries with large print books - Computer room with 2 computers for resident's enjoyment - Homely and friendly atmosphere - Daily newspapers delivered
Updated: 1 Jul 2011

Interests & Activities
Activities programme: Extensive activity programme Monday to Friday. Weekends planned in advance with videos, crosswords and church services. All resident's needs are identified on admission and we ensure that they are slotted into the activities that are most likely to satisfy their cognitive, emotional and physical needs. BBQ are organised regularly. Activities include: - Art - Big print books - Bowls - Bingo - Board games - Bridge - Cards - Crafts - Classical Music - Concerts - Baking under supervision - Dancing - Entertainers and Entertainment - Exercises - Floor games - Flower arranging - Games - Gardening - Indoor Games - Housie - Mah Jong - Jigsaw - Newspaper reading - Organ and piano music - Outings - Parties - Petanque - Pool table - Quizzes - Reading - Sing-a-longs and singinG - Videos Mini-bus Trips: We visit RSAs and attend picnics, outings,games at other resthomes, doctors appointments, concerts and church services. Setting/Outlook: We have lovely views of the harbour and the Mount. Our residents can have breakfast in bed if they wish to do so. We have large gardens, and a bible garden that can be accessed and used by residents. Pets: We have one cat (in Maplewood) and visitors visit us with their dogs and also have a big tropical fish tank in the reception area. We arrange visits from local pet shops to visit us with some animals, and arrange visits to the animal farm. Children's Visits: Children are encouraged to visit and we also invite them to provide concerts and sing-songs for the residents. E-mail and Faxes: The administration offices have access to e-mail and a fax machine and can use it on behalf of the residents. Guest Speakers: We invite external speakers to address the residents on topics of interest. Food/Meals: Because we have our own kitchen on site, we can cater for all residents needs including vegetarians and special medical dietry requirements. Access to Community Organisations and Associations: Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society,Arthritis Society etc are consulted on an as-needed basis.
Updated: 1 Jul 2011

Additional Information
Topic		Details
Details re Meals		Access to diatition who prepares menus for facility. Meals prepared on site in own kitchen and delivered to different areas. Individual food preferences are respected. Cater for different medical requirements. "Meals on wheels" available to villas on request. Cater for special functions eg. Christmas, 100th birthdays etc.are catered for.
Staffing Details		Registered Nurse available 24 hour per day. Staffing levels according to legal requirements. Staff members include RN's, Health Care Assistants, Activity team, cleaners, laundry- and Kitchen staff, Maintenance staff, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Admissions coordinator, Administration Assistant, Receptionist, Clinical Nurse Leader and Site Manager. Contracted Doctors that visit the facility twice a week. Have access to specialists. Over weekends have access to emergency doctors and hospital.
Associated Complexes		Silkwood - Hospital area with 44 beds. Rosewood - Secure unit with 12 beds. Carruth - Day care centre. 38 Independent living villas.
Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include		Information available on request. Non-subsidized medication to be paid by residents. Residents with own private doctor responsible for doctor's fees.
Updated: 6 Nov 2008

Languages Spoken
Language	Status	Details
Afrikaans	Yes
Arabic	Yes
Dutch	Yes
English	Yes
Filipino	Yes
German	Yes
Hindi	Yes
Interpreter	Yes	Interpreter services accessable if required.
Korean	Yes
Latvian	Yes
Maori - Te Reo	Yes
Welsh	Yes
Other Information	Yes	Access to Interpreter services if necessarry.
Updated: 6 Nov 2008

Religious Affiliations
Religious Affiliations	Status	Details
Anglican	Yes
Baptist	Yes
Brethren	Yes
Christianity	Yes
Denominations/Faiths represented	Yes
Hinduism	Yes
Inter denominational	Yes
Jehovah Witness	Yes
Methodist	Yes
Non denominational	Yes
Presbyterian	Yes
Roman Catholic	Yes
Salvation Army	Yes
Updated: 6 Nov 2008

Distances
Location	Distance	Details
Public Transport	0.30 km	Hopper bus, taxi service, mobility taxi are available.
Shops	1.00 km	Brookfield shopping centre, Pharmacy ect.
Parks		Facility is situated on a large section with beautiful views and trees and big gardens providing the feeling of a Park.
Library	3.00 km	Mobile Library visit the site every second Saturday.
Updated: 19 Sep 2011

Credentials
Credential	Status	Details
N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.)	Yes	Receiving information and booklets.
RVA (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand (Inc))	Yes
ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme)	Yes	Available to all staff members.
New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS)	Yes	Receives news letter.
Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand Limited (Auditing Agency)	Yes	Certificated for 3 years in 2004.

Updated: 6 Nov 2008

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