Rest Home Care
Shoal Bay Villa Rest Home
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| 'Where Quality of Life comes from our Quality Care' |
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Address | 33 Church Street View Map |
| Suburb | Northcote |
| District | North Shore |
| City/Town | Auckland |
| District Health Board Area | Waitemata |
| Phone | (09) 480 8552 |
| Fax | (09) 4808553 |
| Mobile | 027 226 9897 |
| Manager | Nadene Elrick (Phone: 09 4808552 ext 2) |
| Owner | Big Guys Ltd |
| Updated: 19 Jan 2012 | |
| 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 | 26 |
| Long term vacancy | Yes |
| Short term vacancy | Yes |
| You are most welcome to call Nadene (09 480 8552 ext 2) for further information and enquiries. | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Updated: 25 May 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 40 | Yes | We have one full time Registered Nurse and one Part -Time Registered Nurse, both have an affinity with the elderly are fully informed and competent working in this sector |
| Enrolled Nurse | 40 | Yes | We have two Enrolled Nurses who work competently with the Elderly |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | Shoal Bay Villa has a total of 14 caregivers on various shifts to provide ultimate care and ensure safety for our residents at all times. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Visits monthly and as required | |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | As requested | |
| Own Social Worker | Negotiable | ||
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | Anne provides Diversional Therapy,she has been associated with Shoal Bay for four years. Along with Arts and Crafts and Reminising, Anne takes groups of Residents walking as often as the weather allows . | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | The management is totally committed to co-ordinating activities and ensures that all Residents at SBV have a variety of activities and occassions to participate in when they choose. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | We have a resident hairdresser who comes in fortnightly to attend to our residents' hair requirements and one Caregiver who is a trained hairdresser and gives our residents a hair style for those special occassions or just a 'pick me up'. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | We have a six weekly visit from our Podiatrist. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | All our menus are checked by a Certified Dietician and are homecooked delights.For a copy of our delicious menus please phone Nadene on 09 4804552ext 2 | |
| Accredited Visitors | Negotiable | As requested | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | As requested | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Yes, our local Minister often Blesses "The Villa " We have Communion monthly in our Garden Lounge and at the residents request | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Lynne provides "Stretch and Tone" exercises three times weekly for Residents who enjoy feeling fresh and toned . Mon, Tues and Thurs group sessions. | |
| Updated: 5 Jan 2011 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wound Care | Yes | We have a Wound Care Nurse specialist who visits regularly as we require if our Residents require attention |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | Our chef is fully conversant with Diabetic food requirements and serves nourisning meals and pleanty of fresh fruit and green vegetables |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | Our Continence advisor regularly visits and assess our Residents for their Continence requirements |
| Infection Control | Yes | Our Infection Control Specialist is fully conversant with Policies and Regulations. We have a Pandemic Plan in place and our staff are fully orientated as to "what to do"if they suspect any Residents are symptomatic of current conditions |
| Palliative Care | Yes | The Caregivers at SBV are trained in Palliative Care. |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | SBV has a Gerontologist Nurse Specialist |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Other Nursing Specialities | Yes | Gerontological Nurse Specilaist, Wound Care Nurse Specialist |
| Other Post Graduate Specialities | Yes | We have Caregivers who have special interests in those people with Alzheimers and Parkinson Diseases. |
| Updated: 24 Aug 2010 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Day Care | Yes | |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | We have Respite Care and Carer Support services available . Currently we have newly renovated rooms available - these rooms are sunny and warm |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Whanau Room | Yes | We have rooms available when requested |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | We have a variey of single rooms, all of which either open out onto a courtyard or garden and all rooms are sunny and bright and warm...especially during the winter months |
| Rooms (Shared) | Yes | If Residents prefer to share for company we have newly re decorated bright rooms ...all with private semi ensuites |
| Rooms (Suit Couple) | Yes | We have also two beautiful couples room., bright, sunny..and warm...also with private semi ensuite |
| Ensuite | Yes | Not all rooms have ensuites ,but rooms have shared semi ensuites..(toilets between rooms) and are close to showering facilities |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Yes, but smaller items are prefferred. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | We always work in with residents and families about preferrences We try to provide an environment as close to what our Residents had before residing with us.. we find that often Residents are use to a pre dinner drink,either alcoholic or otherweise |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | We have a new PABX system which you are invited to join up with us at a very competitive rate |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | All rooms have heaters which can be adjusted by Residents if required ,but often it is our Caregivers who adjust the heat as requested by our Reisdents. Some rooms have Heat Pumps to ensure a regular temperature year round |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | When requested |
| Residents Committee | Yes | We have regular quarterly resident meetings. |
| Family Committee | Yes | As required |
| Newsletter | Yes | Yes our 'Villa News" goes out quarterly |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | We have a policy in place |
| Confused Residents | Yes | Alzhiemers residents do get confused and disorientated, but a wander in our lovely gardens and activities with our staff allow them to feel safe but free without requiring the total security of Dementia Unit. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have two lounges..one is larger and is prefferred by those who wish to talk and participate in activities or watch TV...the Garden Lounge is a beautiful newly decorated smaller lounge ,excellent for taking visitors to or just reading quietly |
| Outings | Yes | Residents go out on a touring bus weekly,sightseeing North Shore beautiful beaches,or Lake Pupuke .Twice weekly for coffee mornings at the local Malls. Church afternoon tea groups, when invitations arise Probus and Prescott Clubs outings weekly. |
| Rural Setting | No | We are located on Aucklands' sunny North Shore at Northcote Point..and often our Residents walk (supervised)to beautiful Shoal Bay Beach and take a picnic lunch and enjoy our beautiful surroundings |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Smoking is permitted in designated areas |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | We have digital locks on all main exit doors and gates. Whilst our Residents wander, they are safe and do not feel the 'locked in' claustrophobia of Dementia Care Units. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | In every room |
| Audit report available | Yes | Shoal Bay Villa has three year Certification from the Ministry of Health and current Contract with Waitemata District Health Board Our Certification Certification with Mininstry of Health is on display by the front door |
| Updated: 5 Jan 2011 | ||
| We offer a small,homely 27 bed "Villa". With our special interest in people of all ages with Alzheimers Disease and those who wander, we provide a Semi-Secure environment which is non - violent and allows our Residents to walk freely and safely without that 'locked in ' feeling of a totally secure Unit. All the staff at Shoal Bay provide the reassurrance and care our Residents need to live with dignity,safety and respect in our beautiful environment |
| Updated: 24 Aug 2010 |
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We are constantly in touch with the Alzheimers Society and other organisations always looking for new ways to improve our service to our residents and their families., , Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Art, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Care and Craft, Chapel, Children, Church, Classical Music, CMA, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Games, Garden, Flower arranging, Golden Oldies, Happy Hour, Housie, Indoor Games,, Library,, Music, Movies, Newspaper reading, Outings, Park, Parkinson's Society, Parties, Picnic facilities, Probus, Reading, Quizzes, Reading, RSA, Senior Citizens, Sing-a-longs, Singing,, Videos |
| Updated: 18 Dec 2008 |
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | Each season introduces new meals which are cooked in our kitchen and are on a six week rotation.. | |
| Staffing Details | Shoal Bay Villa is well staffed with caring mature women..Registered Nurse on 5days per week and on call..2 Caregivers on at Night | |
| Updated: 17 Dec 2008 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Hindi | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | If required |
| Mandarin | Yes | |
| Tongan | Yes | |
| Updated: 24 Aug 2010 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | We have a service monthly with the Minister from our local Church. |
| Christianity | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | We do our best to accommodate all religious affiliations as and when requested |
| Updated: 17 Dec 2008 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 300.00 km | Bus Stops at the top of Church Street |
| Shops | 1.00 km | Birkenhead Shopping Centre and Northcote Shopping Centre are close. Shoal Bay is located on North Shores' Northcote Point which makes it easy for families to commute from anywhere on the North Shore or from Aucklands, CBD |
| Mall | 1.00 km | Birken Head (1km)and Glenfield Malls (5km)are in close proximity and are easily assessible via bus |
| Parks | 0.25 km | Beautiful Shoal Bay is an easy walk from "The Villa"and often our Caregivers take our Residents to The Bay for lunch or just a lovely walk in the sunshine |
| Library | 1.00 km | Both Birkenhead and Glenfield have Public Libraries...our Caregivers often take our Residents for Library visits when requested. We have a supply of large print books here at "The Villa" and we refresh our supply from the Library regularly |
| Updated: 17 Dec 2008 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Report Available. | Yes | Shoal Bay Villa has a three year Certification with Mininstry of Health, a contract with Waitemata District Board. Our Certification certification is on display by the front door. |
| New Zealand Aged Care Association | Yes | Shoal Bay Villa is a financial members of HealthCare Providers Limited |
| ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme) | Yes | Our caregivers are all encouraged to participate in this very crediable Training Programme |
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | Our Diversional Therapist holds currently holds this National Certificate |
| National Certificate in Community Support Services (Core Competencies) | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Community Support Services (Residential) | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010) | Yes | Our caregivers are encouraged to complete this certificate |
| CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation) | Yes | |
| Home and Community Support Sector Standards (Standards NZ) | Yes | |
| Telarc Quality Health (Auditing Agency) | Yes | We have achieved the maximum 3yr Certification of Registration from the Ministry of Health through to February 2011 and Used Telarc Limited as our prefferred Auditing Agency. |
| Other details | Yes | "The Villa" holds an ACC Workplace Safety Management Practices Certificate to Secondary Standard |
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| Updated: 5 Jan 2011 | ||