Hospital Care
Whareama
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Whareama means “House of treasured possessions”.
The Vision: “Delivering Environments of LIFE choice for older New Zealanders” Our facility also offers these services: |
| Detail | |
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| Address | 81 Neale Ave View Map |
| Suburb | Stoke |
| City/Town | Nelson |
| District Health Board Area | Nelson Marlborough |
| Phone | (03) 547 7786 |
| Fax | (03) 547 6174 |
| Manager | Raye Wilkes (Phone: (03) 547 7786) |
| Owner | Oceania Group |
| Website | http://www.oceanialiving.co.nz |
| Updated: 6 Jul 2010 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 14 Mar 2011 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Total number of beds at this level of care | 81 |
| Updated: 14 Mar 2011 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | Whareama is a combined Rest Home and Hospital facility therefore we have a Registered Nurse on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. | |
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | Duties in the Hospital Wing | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Qualified Physiotherapist Tuesdays and Thursdays. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | Two activies co-ordinaters. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Monday to Wednesday. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Monthly | |
| Dietitian | Yes | ||
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Interdenominational church service each Sunday. Sharing and caring Thursdays. | |
| Updated: 7 Dec 2008 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Stomal Therapist | Yes | |
| Specialist Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Updated: 17 Apr 2008 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Contract | No | We work closely with Hospice Nelson with shared care. This depends on room availablity at the time. |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | |
| Rooms (Shared) | Yes | |
| Ensuite | Yes | Some rooms have single or shared ensuite facilities. |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Limited space. Encouraged to bring items to individually personalise the room. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | "Happy Hour" is available in the main lounge at 4pm daily. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We have 1 cat (Smudge) and a budgie (Buttercup). |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | All welcome with meetings held every 2 months. |
| Family Committee | Yes | Morning teas organised. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | We do not provide a secure environment. Behaviour will be assessed to ensure safety of the resident. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Many separate small lounges as well as the main large lounges. |
| Outings | Yes | We have our own van. Outings are paid for by the Anglican Trust Funds. |
| Smokers Room | Yes | Designated room. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Updated: 7 Dec 2008 | ||
| Whareama is centrally located in the Stoke community within walking distance of shops, library, cafes, dentist, police station, churches, work and income and many more. Isel park and the Broadgreen rose gardens are within a 5 minute walk.
We are fortunate to have Anglican Trust Funds from the founding members of Whareama which has purchased items to improve the quality of life of residents who live at Whareama. This includes specialised items for individual residents and many activites e.g. treats, Mr Whippy, outings and fun events. |
| Updated: 7 Dec 2008 |
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Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Art, Arthritis society, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Care and Craft, Church, Children, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Digital camera, Electric beds, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Games, Garden, Gardening, Golden Oldies, Greypower, Happy Hour, Holidays, Housie, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Lectures, Library, Men, Minibus, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Organ, Outings, Parkinson's Society, Parties, Pastoral care, Pianist, Pool, Quizzes, Reading, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Sky TV, Stroke Group, Swimming, Theatre, Travel, Vegetarian, Videos. |
| Updated: 7 Dec 2008 |
| Topic | Details | |
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| Details re Meals | Home cooked meals | |
| Staffing Details | Registered Nurse 24hrs/day | |
| Associated Complexes | We have a Rest Home facility on site. We are also a part of the Oceania Group of Care Facilities | |
| Updated: 7 Dec 2008 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
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| English | Yes | |
| French | Yes | |
| German | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | We can access these services. |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Updated: 7 Dec 2008 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
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| Anglican | Yes | Whareama began with a concept of Bishop Hulme- Moir in 1957. The Neale family home was donated to the Anglicans, with Government funding for the buildings and grounds. "Trust Funds" are available to our residents.This is managed by the Anglican Centre. |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | Will visit on request. |
| Updated: 7 Dec 2008 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 0.50 km | |
| Parks | 0.50 km | Isel Park and Broadgreen rose gardens. |
| Updated: 7 Dec 2008 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
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| New Zealand Aged Care Association | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010) | Yes | This is our 6th year of running the National Certificate on site in association with Wellcare Education and we have had 67 successful graduates. We have opened the course to other facilities who attend classes at Whareama. |
| ISO (International Organization for Standardization) | Yes | |
| CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation) | Yes | |
| Bureau Veritas Quality International (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 7 Dec 2008 | ||