Palm Grove - Rest Home Care. Resthomes and Residential Care in New Zealand. Eldernet

Palm Grove - Studios/Apartments

Our mission is to provide a quality environment in which each older person in our care feels secure, retains their independence and is supported by staff committed to their wellbeing.

Our facility also offers these services:

Contact Details
Detail
Address	108 Marshlands Road View Map
Suburb	Shirley
City/Town	Christchurch
District Health Board Area	Canterbury
Phone	(03) 375 7033
Fax	(03) 375 7032
Manager	Eve Minogue (Phone: 03 375 7033)
Owner	Oceania Group (Phone: 03 375 7033)
Email
Website	http://oceanialiving.co.nz
Updated: 6 Jul 2010

Service/Facility Details
Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	20
Long term vacancy	No
Subsidised short term care vacancy	No
Private short term care vacancy	No

Impending vacancy	No
Contract with DHB	Yes
Certification	Yes
Updated: 3 Sep 2010

Personnel
Type	Hours Per Week	Status	Details
Registered Nurse	24/7	Yes	We have a registered nurse on duty 24 hours per day
Enrolled Nurse		Yes
Physiotherapist		Negotiable	Available as required
Diversional Therapist		Yes
Activities Co-ordinator	62.5	Yes	We have 2 activities co-ordinators who look after the needs of our rest home and hospital residents
Hairdresser		Yes	On site 3 days per week
Podiatrist		Negotiable	Visits monthly - appointments booked via activities co-ordinators
Dietitian		Negotiable	Consulted annually about menus and as required for specific dietary advice for residents
Updated: 27 Nov 2008

Specialities or Areas of Expertise
Specialities or Areas of Expertise	Status	Details
Oxygen Management	Yes
Wound Care	Yes	All of our Registered Nurses regularly update their wound care skills
Infection Control	Yes
Specialist Palliative Care	Yes	Our Registered Nurses regularly attend Palliative Care education sessions
Palliative Care	Yes
Specialised Dementia Care	No	No facilities for dementia care
Gerontological Care	Yes
Updated: 27 Nov 2008

Features
Feature	Status	Details
Under 65 yrs with Disability	Yes
Day Care	Yes
Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care	Yes	We offer respite care and carer support when we have beds available
Primary Health Funded Short Term Care	Yes	We are able to offer beds under the Pegasus DBB facility
Palliative Care Contract	Yes
Rooms (Single)	Yes	All rooms are generous in size with their own en-suite
Ensuite	Yes
May Bring Own Furniture	Yes
Alcohol Permitted	Yes
Negotiate To Bring Own Pet	Yes	By negotiation with the Nurse Manager
Phone Access In Own Room	Yes
Resident can adjust heating in own room	No	Rooms do have individual thermostats but are not adjustable in own rooms
Residents Committee	No	Our residents prefer to discuss any issues they have directly with the nurse manager or at the 2-monthly residents meetings
Newsletter	Yes	A newsletter is published 3 times per year
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes
Lounges/seating areas	Yes
Outings	Yes	Bus trips each week, shopping trip once per week
Rural Setting	No	Located 500m from The Palms Shopping Centre
Smokers Room	No	We do not have any facilities for smokers
Smoking Permitted	No	Palm Grove has a strict non-smoking policy
Sprinklers	Yes
Updated: 27 Nov 2008

Interests And Activities
Activity programme, Art, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Cards, Children, Church, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Flower arranging, Games, Happy Hour, Housie, Internet, Jigsaw, Library, Lotto, Massage, Minibus, Minigolf, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Parties, Pastoral care, Quizzes, Reading, Roses, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Sky TV, Theatre, Videos
Updated: 27 Nov 2008

Additional Information
Topic		Details
Associated Complexes		Middlepark Senior Care Centre, The Oaks Senior Care Centre. We are also part of the Oceania Group of care facilities
Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include		Please telephone for information regarding fees
Updated: 15 Feb 2010

Languages Spoken
Language	Status	Details
Cook Island	Yes
English	Yes
Filipino	Yes
Japanese	Yes	We several Japanese speaking caregivers
Korean	Yes
Malay	Yes
Rumanian	Yes
Updated: 15 Feb 2010

Distances
Location	Distance	Details
Public Transport	0.10 km	Bus stop at gate
Shops	0.20 km	Butcher, dairy, Liquorland
Mall	0.90 km	The Palms Shopping Centre
Library	0.90 km	Shirley Library
Updated: 27 Nov 2008

Credentials
Credential	Status	Details
N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex Healthcare Providers N.Z.)	Yes	Fully paid up members
RVA (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand (Inc))	Yes	Fully paid up members, accredited for 3 years
ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme)	Yes	Our caregiving staff are all required to complete the Aged Care Education Programme

Updated: 27 Nov 2008

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