Retirement Housing (Rental)
Freeman Court
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To ensure a homely environment where people live in dignity, whereby encouraging respect, independence, social, emotional, intellectual, physical, cultural and spiritual well-being for our residents.
Our facility also offers these services: |
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Address | 387 Roche Street View Map |
| District | Waipa |
| City/Town | Te Awamutu |
| District Health Board Area | Waikato |
| Phone | 07 871 5260 |
| Fax | 07 871 3504 |
| Mobile | |
| Manager | Nicki Johnson (Phone: 07 871 5260) |
| Owner | Te Awamutu Eventide Home Trust (Phone: 07 871 8094) |
| Updated: 13 Aug 2011 | |
| Boarding House | |
| Total | 44 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| Weekly Rental | $385.00 |
| Details | Single room accommodation with communal bathrooms and toilets. Rooms have built in furniture with room for a television and arm chair. Other personal effects such as photographs and ornaments are welcome. There are two wings and each contains its own resident lounge to entertain guests as well as a kitchenette and resident laundry. |
| Updated: 13 Aug 2011 | |
| Rental Details | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What rental covers | Meals, weekly laundered linen, room clean, power and access to resident laundry. | |
| Eligibility Criteria | Must be able to maintain daily independence but would like to live somewhere safe and secure and enjoy the company of others. A Doctors Certificate must be produced. | |
| Garden Maintenance | We employ the services of a gardener to maintain our grounds and gardens, residents maintain smaller plots around the grounds such as the courtyard. | |
| Updated: 13 Aug 2011 | ||
| Personnel / Service | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Personnel | Yes | Our staff are trained caregivers in the elderly care sector. All staff have current first aid certificates. | |
| Home Help (External Provider) | Yes | Disability Support Link will generally assess our residents on recommendation from our staff and send support agencies to assist our residents who need assistance with their personal cares. | |
| Home Help (Internal Provider) | Yes | Our staff clean the residents rooms weekly which includes laundered linen. Residents can choose to do their own housekeeping. | |
| Meals - Internal Provider | Yes | All our meals are cooked fresh in our very own kitchen. Breakfast is served in bed. All other meals are held in our dining room. | |
| Dietitian | No | Special dietary needs are catered for on recommendation from residents GP's | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Our podiarist Tracey DeThierry visits our residents fornightly. (There is a small charge for this service.) | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | Yes | Lynley Dixon visits our residents on Tuesdays and Thursdays. (There is a small charge for this service) |
| Diversional Therapist | 40 | Yes | Erin Lyford is a fully qualified Diversional Therapist and has worked with our residents for over 15 years. |
| Own Social Worker | Yes | The RSA Welfare Officer makes regualar visits to our Veterans. We are able to assist residents with contacting other welfare agencies when needed. | |
| Updated: 13 Aug 2011 | |||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Social/Recreational Programme | Yes | Erin has a varied outings and activities programme, which aims at giving our residents a sense of purpose,and raising their self-esteem and awareness. |
| Emergency Call System | Yes | Emergency call bells are installed in all bedrooms, toilets,showers and bathrooms. |
| Outings | Yes | Erin regularly takes residents for outings to a variety of places and activities. Freeman Court has its own van for such purpose. |
| Transport Available | Yes | Van available for residents excursions. The Te Awamutu Community Health Transport Trust provides residents of Te Awamutu and the surrounding area with transport to and from medical appointments in Hamilton. Service operates: Monday to Friday |
| Craft Room | Yes | Freeman Court has a craft room with its own kitchenette. There are also other resources avaliable for a variety of hobbies and interests such as sewing, pickling, cooking. |
| Library | Yes | Freeman Court has library books delivered from the Te Awamutu Library. |
| Chapel | Yes | Freeman Court has weekly inter-denominational devotions held every Wednesday at 5.30pm. |
| Lounges | Yes | We have a large communal lounge, plus both wings of our home have their own lounge areas with televisions. |
| Gardens | Yes | Our residents take pride in their own courtyard garden. During warmer months some of the residents can be found relaxing in the sunshine in their courtyard under the market umbrellas or tending their own garden plots. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | Sprinklers and smoke detectors are installed throughout facility. |
| Other details | Yes | Our dining room is open to families and friends of residents if you wish to call in and enjoy a meal. Lunch is served at 12pm and consists of a cooked meal with desert and tea/coffee. The cost is $9.00 per person. |
| Updated: 19 Aug 2011 | ||
| Freeman Court is a unique residental provider, as it fosters independence for the elderly. It is a boarding home for those that no longer wish to live alone but do not require the services of a rest home. At Freeman Court we have a dedicated team of staff that believe that the residents welfare and needs come first and that independence is encouraged. Our team provide the residents with a safe and secure environment that help them enjoy their well earnt retirement years. |
| Updated: 13 Aug 2011 |
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Activity programme, Big print books, Bingo, Board games, Breakfast in bed, Cards, Care and Craft, Cooking, Entertainment, Exercises, Flower arranging, Happy Hour, Indoor Games, Lotto, Outings, Quizzes, RSA, Shopping |
| Updated: 13 Aug 2011 |
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Updated: 23 Apr 2010 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Weekly devotions held on Wednesday at 5.30pm, rostered among local church representatives. |
| Updated: 13 Aug 2011 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | Te Awamutu has a daily bus service to Hamilton with a varied timetable. The bus depot is located at the Information Centre on Gorst Avenue. There is a local taxi service to assist you into town for shopping or Doctors visits. | |
| Shops | As with any rural town, Te Awamutu has most shops and services. All these are within walking distance. The town centre is Alexander Street. | |
| Parks | Te Awamutu is the rose capital of New Zealand and this is evident in the towns rose garden that is located opposite the Information Centre on Gorst Avenue. | |
| Library | 0.30 km | Just a short stroll down the road to the Te Awamutu Public Library |
| Updated: 13 Aug 2011 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Updated: 13 Aug 2011 | ||