Rest Home Care
Waikiwi Gardens Rest Home (Previously Abbotsleigh Village)
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To provide quality rest home care to the people of Southland.
To create a rest home with a homely atmosphere, with care that provides a holistic approach to each individual's needs. |
| Detail | |
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| Address | 25 Ruru St View Map |
| Suburb | Waikiwi |
| City/Town | Invercargill 9810 |
| District Health Board Area | Southern (Southland) |
| Phone | (03) 215 7200 |
| Fax | (03) 215 7539 |
| Manager | Nikki Gollop (Phone: (03) 215 7200) |
| Owner | Marilyn Gollop (Phone: 03 215 7200) |
| Updated: 1 May 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 16 Aug 2010 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Total number of beds at this level of care | 39 |
| Long term vacancy | Yes |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Updated: 21 May 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
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| Nurse Practitioner | 40 | Yes | Carmen Harris |
| Registered Nurse | Yes | We have two registered nurses. There is always a nurse on call 24/7. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | Judy is our Activities Coordinator and she has a passion for the elderly. We have a varied, exciting and flexible programme. Judy is very ably assisted by Geraldine. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Once a week on site. We have a salon. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Monthly visits or as required. | |
| Dietitian | No | Our menu's are signed off by a dietian as being well balanced, varied and tasty. | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | We have number of Chaplains/Minsters/Priests who come to the home for regular visits. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Ray and Russell are our maintenance crew who currently updating our facility. | |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2010 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
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| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | If required, our nurses have the required stills and experience. |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Stomal Therapist | Yes | |
| Palliative Care | No | Although we do not have a contract for this service we try to manage our residents end of life care. A number of our staff have training in this area. |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | Carmen Harris RN |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2010 | ||
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| Feature | Status | Details |
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| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Day Care | Yes | As required. |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | Depending on bed avalibility and funding we are able emergency respite care, short term care and carer support. |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | Bookings for respite care can be made through the manager or RN. |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Whanau Room | Yes | We have rooms available for family if they wish to stay overnight to be with a family member. |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | With a handbasin. |
| Rooms (Shared) | Yes | Three double rooms - used by couples. We do not have 'shared' rooms in that people who do not know each other will share a room. |
| Rooms (Suit Couple) | Yes | We have three double rooms, these are suitable for couples. |
| Ensuite | No | Only in the double rooms. |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Usually some bedroom furniture and a chair. There is a fixed desk/drawer unit in most rooms. You are welcome to hang picture etc on the wall. This is your home! |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | We have a happy hour. Residents have alcohol in their own rooms. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We have a black and white cat called Abbie |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | We would look at this on a case by case situation. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Portable phone available. Own line at own cost. Some rooms will have phone jacks already. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | Yes, radiator heating in each room. Our care staff will keep an eye on this for you too. |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Monthly meetings, chaired by Activities Officer and some Residents. Any issues raised are taken to the manager who will take this to the correct person and reported back to the committee by the Activities Officer. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | Please contact the manager if you need to see this. |
| Confused Residents | Yes | We have some mildly confused residents, each managed with a unique care plan, if we can no longer manage someone with this we will seek re-assessment as a last resort. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have one main lounge with a piano, that goes off to a sunny, warm, conservatory. We also have another OT room for people to do activities. |
| Outings | Yes | We go all over Invercargill - Bluff for ice-cream, Colac Bay, drives around town and to the supermarket and shopping centre and The Warehouse. We have our own 12 seater van and St Vincent dePaul bus for our less mobile residents. |
| Rural Setting | No | But we are surrounded by paddocks and in a quiet cul-de-sac. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | We have a number of designated smoking area for those who smoke. |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | We are fully fenced and have a key coded doors for exit, residents able to come and go safely can do so independently. For residents who need to be supervised when leaving the grounds the coded doors makes this a safe environment. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Audit report available | Yes | |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2010 | ||
| Waikiwi Gardens is an friendly relexable rest home full of warmth and happiness. We aim to make this a home where residents and their families feel comfortable and relaxed.
We have a very experienced staffing team who know that understanding a residents needs, treating each person as an individual and taking the time to get to know a person is what makes an excellent care giver. They pride themselves on doing a good job and genuinely care about Waikiwi Gardens and it's residents, often going above and beyond the call of duty. |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2010 |
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One of the reasons that Waikiwi Gardens is such a great place is the excellent activities program that we offer. It includes many visiting entertainers as well as an extensive range of outings. We offer a real variety of entertainment to suit all physical abilities and a wide range of interests. Housie, bowls, live music, inter rest home sports, concerts, BBQ's, picnics, movies, country drives, walks down memory lane, dancers and school visitors are to name but a few of the exciting activites that Judy has planned each and every month.
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| Updated: 8 Jun 2010 |
| Topic | Details | |
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| Details re Meals | Breakfast is 7.00, this is served in bed. This may be toast, cereal, fruit and porridge, and a tea or coffee and juice. We have morning and afternoon teas with home baking usual scones, muffins or loaf. Lunch is the main meal. This can be fish and chips to a full roast. We have really good meals with great vegetable selection. Our deserts range from apple sponge to sago and fruit. Lighter meal in the evening is usually something like scrabbled eggs or smoked fish on toast, spaghetti and baked beans on toast. We offer fruit or muffins to finish. Supper is served later in the evening and is a sandwich and cake or a biscuit. We have an area where you are welcome to make your own tea and coffee throughout the day. | |
| Staffing Details | We have very low staff turnover, as our staff have great relationships with the residents. We have registered nurses and all our caregivers are well trained. Our support staff are really good, always a friendly face. | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Please contact us for more details. | |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2010 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
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| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Hokkien | Yes | |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2010 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
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| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Brethren | Yes | |
| Christianity | Yes | |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2010 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 0.30 km | Bus stops at the end of of our very short road. |
| Shops | 0.30 km | Hairdressers, skin clinic, op-shop, fish and chips and a restaurant are all in Ruru street. |
| Parks | 0.10 km | School playground next door for the children, plus there are many other lovely parks in the area. |
| Library | 8.00 km | Central Library. |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2010 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
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| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | |
| CareerForce (ex CSSITO (Community Support Services Industry Training Organisation) | Yes | |
| Telarc Quality Health (Auditing Agency) | Yes | |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2010 | ||