Rest Home Care

Contact Details

Detail
Address	135 Maeroa Road   View Map
District	Maeroa
City/Town	Hamilton
District Health Board Area	Waikato
Phone	(07) 846 6489
Fax	(07) 846 6481
Mobile	021 894 188
Manager	Judy Green-Philpot
Email
Website	http://www.radiusresidentialcare.co.nz
Updated: 23 Feb 2012

Service/Facility Details

Detail	Status
Contract with DHB	Yes
Certification	Yes
Additional Room Costs	Unknown
Updated: 23 Feb 2012

Vacancy Details

Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	20
Long term vacancy	Yes
Short term vacancy	Yes
Rooms come fully set up although clients may bring some of their own furniture. Rooms have bar fridges and most have TV's. Rooms have a pleasant outlook
Impending vacancy	Yes - Use hospital beds
Updated: 24 May 2012

Testimonials

Dear Brien, I am a registered nurse living in Sydney, Australia for the past 30 odd years. I had a situation last month that I would like to express to you. My mother Pauline Cullen was dying of bowel cancer and was transferred from Waikato Hospital to Waikato Hospice. I flew to NZ and stayed 3 nights at the hospice. They were awesome but they also told me I had 2 days to get a placement for my dying mother. My sister and I hit the road seen there is only 5 places in Hamilton to take Mums level of care. Maeroa Lodge was our last hope. Denise the manager had a bed and she was just awesome. Shifted Mum the next day and she died 7 days later on the 20th April. My mother is Fijian/Tongan as you are aware Polynesians if we can avoid it our don't die alone. I slept on a mattress beside Mum for the 7 days and did nearly all her nursing cares. It was my choice to do this care and your staff could not be more dedicated, caring and helpful whenever I needed them and it was such a warm and friendly environment. Also did not have the smell like other aged care facilities. Nothing was a problem. The caregivers was in and out of the room to me through out the day to make sure I was alright and needed anything. Every morning I woke up in my pyjamas and caregivers would always give me a good morning and ask if I need linen or whatever. The Registered Nurses were great also. Nothing was a problem. Even the kitchen staff as busy as they were bent over backwards for me when I appeared. Even down to the cleaners they were great. Denise the manager you could not get a better person for the job. She was absolutely awesome to me and the family. I was in a smaller room to start with and Denise shifted Mum to a bigger room with a ensuite because more family was coming in when Mum was closer to death. Denise did little things for us and put herself out and made the family feeling complete through this emotional journey at Maeroa Lodge. My sister Anne from Papamoa slept the night with us and she went to the kitchen so Mum could have some warm milk with her weetbix. As usual the kitchen staff stopped what they were doing and heated the milk for her. Anne came back to the room and told me we should not be disturbing the kitchen staff for little things like this. Anne donated a new microwave so the family members can help themselves. Denise was speechless when I asked her for approval. We also donated a beautiful false arrangement of lilies which were given to us at the funeral. Denise has put it in your foyer as you walk in. As a Registered Nurse i could not speak more highly of your staff and the care they give to their patients. I would notice if the patients were not being given the care staying there 24/7 for 7 days. I would recommend Maeroa Lodge to anyone who is looking for a nursing home for their loved ones. I came back to Australia feeling complete within myself that my mother died in a nursing home that care about their patients with their loving care. Thank you for providing an awesome aged care facility and dedicated and hard working staff. Kind Regards.

Updated: 22 Feb 2012

Personnel

Type	Hours Per Week	Status	Details
Registered Nurse		Yes
Physiotherapist		Yes
Occupational Therapist		Negotiable
Diversional Therapist		Yes
Activities Co-ordinator		Yes
Hairdresser		Yes
Podiatrist		Yes
Dietitian		Yes
Accredited Visitors		Yes
Kaumatua		Yes
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor		Yes
Other Personnel		Yes
Updated: 26 Jan 2012

Specialities or Areas of Expertise

Specialities or Areas of Expertise	Status	Details
Oxygen Management	Yes	Can support people who require oxygen therapy.
Wound Care	Yes	Has access to wound specialist advice as well as own staff who are trained in wound management.
Diabetic Care	Yes	All registered staff have these skills.
Continence Advisor	Yes	We have staff trained in continence management.
Infection Control	Yes	We have an on site infection control team.
Specialist Palliative Care	Yes	We liase and work with palliative care team.
Palliative Care	Yes
Psychiatric Care	No	Have access to psychiatric services.
Stroke Rehabilitation	Yes	Staff trained in caring for people who have had a stroke. Not a rebab unit though.
Dialysis	No	Staff trained in CAPD management.
Spinal Injuries	Yes
Clinical Manager	Yes	Very experienced manager of 20 years clinical practise.
Other Nursing Specialities	Yes
Updated: 14 Dec 2008

Features

Feature	Status	Details
Under 65 yrs with Disability	Yes
Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care	Yes
Primary Health Funded Short Term Care	Yes	in-house catering
Whanau Room	Yes
Rooms (Single)	Yes
Ensuite	Yes
Alcohol Permitted	Yes
Phone Access In Own Room	Yes
Resident can adjust heating in own room	Yes
Newsletter	Yes	4 monthly
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes
Confused Residents	Yes
Lounges/seating areas	Yes
Smokers Room	Yes
Smoking Permitted	Yes
Sprinklers	Yes
Updated: 14 Dec 2008

Interests & Activities

Activity programme, Art, Big print books, Bingo, Board games, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, , Children, Concerts, Some Electric beds, Entertainers, Exercises, Gardening, Happy Hour, Jigsaw, Library, Massage, Music, Newspaper reading, Pastoral care, Pianist, Quizzes, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Videos

Updated: 14 Dec 2008

Additional Information

Topic		Details
Details re Meals		All special diets catered for by an on site chef and staff.
Staffing Details		Registered Nurses on all duties at all times.
Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include		Telephone line access and calls, podiatrist, newspaper, hairdresser.
Updated: 14 Dec 2008

Languages Spoken

Language	Status	Details
Chinese	Yes
Cook Island	Yes
English	Yes
Fijian	Yes
Maori - Te Reo	Yes
Samoan	Yes
Tongan	Yes
Updated: 14 Dec 2008

Religious Affiliations

Religious Affiliations	Status	Details
Anglican	Yes
Christianity	Yes
Denominations/Faiths represented	Yes	We can meet anyones individual religious requests.
Roman Catholic	Yes
(Other comments)	Yes	We can meet anyones individual religious requests.
Updated: 14 Dec 2008

Distances

Location	Distance	Details
Public Transport		Bus available outside hospital driveway.
Shops	1.00 km	dairy available
Mall	3.00 km	Centreplace complex
Library	3.00 km	Main library
Updated: 14 Dec 2008

Credentials

Credential	Status	Details
New Zealand Aged Care Association	Yes
ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme)	Yes	On site assessor available
Telarc Quality Health (Auditing Agency)	Yes
Other details	Yes	Membership of HCPNZ
Updated: 14 Dec 2008