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Woodfall Lodge Retirement Home

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Woodfall Lodge provides a home and family for its residents where quality of life is offered through the pursuit of excellence in care and services. Individuality and dignity is respected and revered. Security, care and comfort given with honesty and love. Residents, their families/whanau and our staff are recognised and encouraged to participate as members of our family.

Contact Details
Detail
Address2 - 4 Bowen St   View Map
City/TownFeilding
District Health Board AreaMidCentral
Phone(06) 323 8489
Fax(06) 323 2303
Mobile
ManagerDebra Corbett (Phone: 06 3238489 x 278)
OwnerKaylexcare Ltd (Phone: 09 4281976)
Email
Updated: 24 Feb 2012

Service/Facility Details
DetailStatus
Contract with DHBYes
CertificationYes
Additional Room CostsNo
Updated: 12 Mar 2012

Vacancy Details
DetailStatus
Total number of beds at this level of care34
Long term vacancyNo
Short term vacancyNo
Impending vacancyNo
Updated: 25 May 2012

Personnel
TypeHours Per WeekStatusDetails
Registered Nurse 40 Yes Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm and on call duties.
Physiotherapist Negotiable Can be arranged if required.
Occupational Therapist Negotiable As required.
Own Social Worker Negotiable As required.
Diversional Therapist 27.5 Yes Gail works Monday through to Friday 9.30am -3pm
Hairdresser Yes Visits each Wednesday
Podiatrist Yes 8 weekly
Dietitian No As required.
Kaumatua Negotiable Can be arranged.
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor Yes Monthly church service (optional).
Updated: 14 Sep 2009

Specialities or Areas of Expertise
Specialities or Areas of ExpertiseStatusDetails
Infection Control Yes Infection Control managed by the Registered Nurse on site
Gerontological Care Yes Pat our Registered Nurse attends courses, seminars and training to ensure she is kept up to date with care of the older person and the related issues affecting their care
Other Nursing Specialities Yes These can be arranged if required.
Updated: 14 Sep 2009

Features
FeatureStatusDetails
Under 65 yrs with Disability Yes By arrangement with management.
Day Care Yes Subsidised and private.
Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care Yes If you wish to come into Woodfall to recuperate or for a short time stay we can arrange this
Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility Yes Woodfall can offer respite care to give your families a holiday
Rooms (Single) Yes All our rooms are single, you can bring your own photo's, pictures, favourite pieces of furniture to make them your very own
Ensuite Yes 2 Rooms.
May Bring Own Furniture Yes You are very welcome to make the room your very own. Those special items are important.
Alcohol Permitted Yes Residents may have own alcohol, if this is medically approved.
Pets In Residence Yes Woodfall has Shadow, a cat who is very special and pampered by everyone!
Negotiate To Bring Own Pet Yes This would be assessed on an individual basis
Phone Access In Own Room Yes Personal phone for each resident.in every bedroom
Resident can adjust heating in own room No We have underfloor heating throughout the building
Residents Committee Yes Monthly residents/management meetings are held every month and minutes of these meetings are displayed on the notice board.
Family Committee No No formal arrangement.
Newsletter Yes 4 times per year
Policy for management of challenging behaviour Yes
Lounges/seating areas Yes Three various sized areas.
Outings Yes Woodfall's own van is regularly out and about.
Smokers Room No Smoking in designated sheltered outside areas.
Smoking Permitted No Smoke free inside Woodfall.
Sprinklers Yes Smoke detectors/fire doors/alarms.
Updated: 5 Oct 2009

Special Features
Renowned for friendly, welcoming, homely atmosphere.
Right in the heart of town
Updated: 14 Sep 2009

Interests & Activities

Woodfall Lodge is located right in the heart of Feilding, close to all the town’s amenities so residents can walk, drive their motorized scooters or go in a wheelchair to the shops, library, Feilding Senior's, the Rangitikei Club or any number of clubs and amenities available in the town.
Our Qualified Diversional Therapist takes residents out for weekly shopping and van rides in the Minibus.
Movie afternoons, Housie, pampering, card games including Hoy, quizzes, monthly Happy Hour to celebrate residents Birthdays are all part of our social calendar.
Daily exercises and newspaper reading followed by discussion start each day.
Entertainers and school groups come in to sing or play music for us which is a delight.
Cooking sessions including making the home’s Christmas cake and household chores e.g peeling the vegetables are essential to make Woodfall as much like home as possible.
Deck areas situated around the property are ideal spots to sit and enjoy the sunshine and gardens. Areas of garden, including a veggie plot, are available for any resident who wishes to continue their hobby.
Inter-denominational church services are held monthly, or residents can attend church on Sundays as they are close by.
Families and visitors are very welcome to ‘pop in’ on there way past for a chat.

Updated: 1 Sep 2010

Additional Information
TopicDetails
Details re Meals Hot meal in the middle of the day, renown for home baking.
Staffing Details Minimum of two staff on at all times. Registered Nurse on duty Monday to Friday 8am-4pm. Manager is a Registered Nurse
Associated Complexes Mt Herbert House Home & Hospital in Waipukurau Central Hawkes Bay and Eastcare Residential Home - Specialised Dementia Care in Hamilton
Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include Hairdresser, toll calls, podiatry and non-government subsidised pharmaceuticals.
Updated: 1 Sep 2010

Languages Spoken
LanguageStatusDetails
English Yes
Filipino Yes
French Yes limiting
German Yes limiting
Interpreter Yes can be arranged
Updated: 1 Sep 2010

Religious Affiliations
Religious AffiliationsStatusDetails
Inter denominational Yes
Roman Catholic Yes
Updated: 2 Jul 2008

Distances
LocationDistanceDetails
Public Transport 0.50 km
Shops 0.50 km
Parks 1.00 km
Library 0.50 km
Updated: 2 Jul 2008

Credentials
CredentialStatusDetails
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
Telarc Quality Health (Auditing Agency) Yes
New Zealand Aged Care Association
Updated: 23 Jun 2009


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