Rest Home Care
Tarahill
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| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Address | 5 Golf Road View Map |
| City/Town | Te Awamutu |
| District Health Board Area | Waikato |
| Phone | (07) 871 3672 |
| Fax | (07) 871 3757 |
| Mobile | 027 291 3952 |
| Manager | Heather Lydford (Phone: 07 871 3672) |
| Owner | Heather & Gordon Lydford (Phone: 07 871 8448) |
| Website | www.tarahillresthome.co.nz |
| Updated: 11 Jun 2010 | |
| 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 | 19 |
| Long term vacancy | No |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| we presently have no vacancy for female or male | |
| Impending vacancy | Yes |
| Updated: 25 May 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | Yes | ||
| Registered Nurse | Yes | ||
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | ||
| Physiotherapist | Yes | ||
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | ||
| Own Social Worker | Negotiable | ||
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | ||
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | ||
| Hairdresser | Yes | ||
| Podiatrist | Yes | ||
| Dietitian | Yes | ||
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | ||
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Negotiable | ||
| Updated: 29 Oct 2006 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Urology | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Psychologist | Yes | |
| Psychiatrist | Yes | |
| Updated: 29 Oct 2006 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Rural Setting | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Updated: 29 Oct 2006 | ||
| Tarahill Resthome is a purpose built Resthome in Te Awamutu, and was named after the ‘Hill of Tara’ in Ireland where the ancient Kings of Ireland were crowned.
Tarahill was built in 1986,and is a level north facing home that gets the all day sun, looking across the surrounding farmland - the proprietors living quarters are attached and is 2 kilometres south of Te Awamutu. Tarahill won the ‘Garden of the Year’ award for the Best Resthome or Retirement Village in 2004 by the Keep Te Awamutu Beautiful Society. Tarahill Resthome is privately owned by Heather and Gordon Lydford - Heather has been Nurse Manager at Tarahill since 1996. Tarahill gained Certification for three years in 2010 and had a spot audit carried out in August 2011 which was passed with only 2 partial attained sector standards We are here to help you and your family and look forward to caring and sharing the experience with you all. |
| Updated: 15 May 2012 |
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Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Arthritis society, BBQ, Big print books, , Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Bridge, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Casino, Children, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Craft, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Games, Garden, Gardening, Greypower, Housie, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Library, Massage, Minibus, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Parkinson's Society, Pianist, Quizzes, Reading, Roses, RSA, Senior Citizens, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Stroke Group, Theatre, Travel, Vegetarian, Videos, Views, Womens Institute, Monthly "Armchair Travels"
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| Updated: 18 Nov 2009 |
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | All meals prepared on site and the main meal for the day is at night. Menu's are reviewed by a qualified dietician every 5 years. Resident's have monthly input into the menu planning | |
| Staffing Details | Kitchen staff have attained Food Hygeine Certificates | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Fee details given upon enquiry | |
| Updated: 18 Nov 2009 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese dialect | Yes | |
| Dutch | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Welsh | Yes | |
| Updated: 10 May 2009 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | Monthly in house service |
| Non denominational | Yes | any religiuos needs meet |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Rosetown Community church- monthly |
| Updated: 29 Oct 2006 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Shops | 2.00 km | Residents go into town to do personal shopping each week |
| Mall | 2.00 km | |
| Parks | 2.00 km | Resident's and family often visit our lovely parks with packed picnics |
| Library | 2.00 km | Those resident's that like to go to the library are taken in each week to select their choice of reading material. We also have the library drop off books each week to some resident's. |
| Updated: 18 Nov 2009 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Aged Care Association | 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 | |
| CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation) | Yes | |
| Bureau Veritas Quality International (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 7 Sep 2011 | ||