Contact Details

Detail
Address	621 State Highway 1 RD 3 Hamilton   View Map
Suburb	Tamahere
District	South East
City/Town	Hamilton 3283
District Health Board Area	Waikato
Phone	(07) 856 5162
Fax	(07) 856 9990
Manager	CEO: Louis Fick (Phone: (07) 856 5162 ext 829)
Owner	Methodist Church NZ (Phone: (07) 8565162)
Email
Website	http://www.eldernet.co.nz
Updated: 5 Feb 2010

Service/Facility Details

Detail	Status
Total number of beds at this level of care	57
Long term vacancy	No
Subsidised short term care vacancy	No
Private short term care vacancy	No
Respite Care - 3 bed We also provide a Day Programme Service!!
Contract with DHB	Yes
Certification	Yes
Updated: 12 Mar 2010

Personnel

Type	Hours Per Week	Status	Details
Registered Nurse		Yes	Minimum of one Registered Nurse on site 24 hours per day.
Enrolled Nurse		Yes
Nurse Assistant		Yes
Physiotherapist	6	Yes	Twice per week for three hours
Occupational Therapist	6	Yes	Twice per week for three hours
Diversional Therapist	60	Yes	Two Therapists 9 to 3
Activities Co-ordinator		Yes
Hairdresser	5	Yes	Every Monday 8 to 1
Podiatrist	2	Yes	Fridays 1 to 3
Dietitian		Yes
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor	8	Yes	Rev Alice Hill
Other Personnel		Yes	Personal trainer Footspa & nails $25.00 Exercise Therapy $20.00 Massage/Acupuncture $35.00
Updated: 16 Feb 2010

Nursing Specialists & Other Specialists

Nursing Specialists & Other Specialists	Status	Details
Oxygen Management	Yes
Wound Care Specialist	Yes
Diabetic Care Specialist	Yes
Continence Advisor	Yes	Debbie Crouch
Infection Control Specialist	Yes
Psychiatric Care Specialist	Yes
Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist	Yes
Specialised Dementia Care	Yes
Clinical Manager	Yes	Cushla Wolland csm@tamahere.co.nz
Psychologist	Yes
Psychiatrist	Yes
Updated: 20 Jun 2007

Features

Feature	Status	Details
Under 65 yrs with Disability	Yes
Day Care	Yes	Monday to Friday $49.25 includes main meal, morning tea, afternoon tea and transport from and to home.
Short Term Care	Yes	Please book well in advance.
Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility	Yes	Contact as soon as possible for availability. Fees charged at $114.23 .
Palliative Care Contract	No	One room in rest home set up for pallative care.
Whanau Room	Yes
Rooms (Single)	Yes
Rooms (Suit Couple)	Yes	Adjoining rooms
May Bring Own Furniture	Yes
Phone Access In Own Room	No	Cordless phone to be taken to resident and available tp make calls.
Resident can adjust heating in own room	Yes	Thermostat controlled with limited undividual control.
Residents Committee	Yes
Family Committee	No	However family meetings are held for residents reviews.
Newsletter	Yes	Tattler issued on a quarterly basis.
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes
Confused Residents	Yes
Lounges/seating areas	Yes	Main Lounge with large screen TV. Two smaller lounges for more personal visits.
Outings	Yes	Regular bus trips to Raglan, Tirua and other interesting places.
Rural Setting	Yes	Set on 26 acres on Hamilton boundary.
Smokers Room	Yes
Smoking Permitted	Yes	Only in smokers room
Semi-Secure	Yes
Sprinklers	Yes	Fitted through the whole building
Updated: 16 Feb 2010

Special Features

Rural setting on 10.48 hectares with large landscaped gardens.

Updated: 16 Apr 2007

Interests And Activities

Member of Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Blind Foundation, Parkinson's Society, RSA, art, craft, dancing, entertainment, exercises, garden, happy hour, pool, indoor games, bowls, library, massage, meal options, music, newspaper reading, quizzes, shopping, Sky TV, videos, outings., Petanque

Updated: 20 Jun 2007

Additional Information

Topic		Details
Details re Meals		Breakfast in bed, morning tea (baked), lunch and desert, afternoon tea, evening meal and desert, supper.
Staffing Details		Minimum of one Registered Nurse on site 24 hours per day.
Associated Complexes		Tamahere Retirement Village
Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include		Fees $111.95 per day GST included No extra charges to resident.
Updated: 16 Feb 2010

Languages Spoken

Language	Status	Details
Afrikaans	Yes
Chinese	Yes
Dutch	Yes
English	Yes
Maori - Te Reo	Yes
Tongan	Yes
Updated: 16 Apr 2007

Religious Affiliations

Religious Affiliations	Status	Details
Anglican	Yes
Christianity	Yes
Inter denominational	Yes
Methodist	Yes	Alternative Methodist, Anglican, Presbyterian services.
Presbyterian	Yes
Roman Catholic	Yes
Updated: 16 Apr 2007

Distances

Location	Distance	Details
Public Transport	2.00 km	Provide transport with 2 mini vans.
Shops	3.00 km	Hillcrest Shopping Center.
Mall	5.00 km	Weekly trips to Westfield Shopping Centre.
Parks	3.00 km	Own grounds of 26 acres, landscaped and paths.
Library	3.00 km	On site library.
Updated: 16 Apr 2007

Credentials

Credential	Status	Details
N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex ARCH)	Yes
ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme)	Yes
National Certificate in Diversional Therapy	Yes
National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010)	Yes
New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS)	Yes
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)	Yes
CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation)	Yes
Telarc Limited (Auditing Agency)	Yes
Updated: 16 Apr 2007