Rest Home Care
Archer - Modern, spacious rest home and cottages
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We warmly welcome you to consider joining our 'Archer family'.
'Living life...loving life' is our motto. We have a desire that everyone who joins our family, not only 'lives life' but is enjoying themselves that they really 'love life' once again. We take pride in creating a loving atmosphere for everyone who is involved with Archer, and that's why some of our caring staff have been here for many years. We've also celebrated our 50-years of serving people in this community, so why not come and have a look at what we have to offer. Our facility also offers these services: |
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| Address | 166 Colombo St View Map |
| Suburb | Beckenham |
| District | South East |
| City/Town | Christchurch |
| Postal Address | PO Box 12-189, Beckenham |
| District Health Board Area | Canterbury |
| Phone | (03) 943-6006 |
| Fax | (03) 332 7189 |
| Mobile | 021-460-338 |
| Manager | Graeme Mitchell (Phone: (03) 943 6262) |
| Owner | Archer Memorial Baptist Home Trust |
| Website | http://www.archer.org.nz |
| Updated: 22 Dec 2011 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Some Rooms |
| Updated: 12 Apr 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
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| Total number of beds at this level of care | 55 |
| Long term vacancy | No |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| Please contact us on RECEPTION 03-943 6006, or our SENIOR NURSE Mrs Adele Bishop on943-6265, or 021-460-336 for questions on future availability.
Thank you. | |
| Impending vacancy | Yes - Please contact home for detail |
| Updated: 25 May 2012 | |
| Current Food Safety Plan ( HACCP's)
FSA Exemption status ACC Workplace Safety Management Practices Tertiary Level Australasian Benchmarking Member EDEN Associate Member |
| Updated: 19 May 2011 |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
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| Registered Nurse | 40 | Yes | Mrs Adele Bishop |
| Enrolled Nurse | 60 | Yes | Anne Whitfield, Hilary Mason, Mel Finlay |
| Physiotherapist | Negotiable | An excellent physiotherapy service is provided directly across the road | |
| Occupational Therapist | 0.00 | Negotiable | |
| Own Social Worker | 0 | Negotiable | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | Mrs Katrina Rushton | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | 40 | Yes | Mrs Katrina Rushton, has been involved with Archer for over 10-years, and has attanied the Nation Certificate in Diversional Therapy. |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Here every week. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Here every three weeks. | |
| Dietitian | Negotiable | Our menus are reviewed by a dietician | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | Family of highly valued volunteers offer a range of services from visitation to hand massage to floral arranging, etc. | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | 20 | Yes | Rev. Ilene Allan is employed by Archer to provide a range of Chaplaincy and Pastoral support to everyone involved at Archer. |
| Other Personnel | Yes | A great team of caregivers, catering, cleaners, admin and property staff, many of whom have been here for a number of years Our people are our greatest asset. | |
| Updated: 19 May 2011 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
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| Oxygen Management | Yes | with support from the CDHB |
| Wound Care | Yes | provided through Nurse Maude |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Other Nursing Specialities | Yes | We have a strong network of support services. |
| Updated: 6 Apr 2009 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
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| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | Where possible we would consider this, but a special exemption would need to be attained. |
| Day Care | Yes | People are offered a range of activities that run daily. |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | A very popular option, with a number writing to us to thank us for the lovely time they experienced at the Archer Home. |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | Yes | Bookings can be made through our Nurse on Duty. |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Whanau Room | Yes | Jasmine Lounge |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | All are single rooms, with 39 rooms having an ensuite. |
| Ensuite | Yes | 39 rooms provided. |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We encourage people to make their room as homely as possible. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | Absolutely! We are a 'Home' so pets are welcome, and come on a 'good behaviour' agreement. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | We will consider all animals, but we do ask that they have approval from the General Manager first. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Free Phone service to each room available for incoming calls. Outgoing calls charged on a monthly rate that is discounted off the normal retail rate. No installation/connection charges occur either. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | No | Centralised heating monitoring system. Each room can be altered individually to cater for personal needs. |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | Archer's values parallel many Maori values.e.g. Karakia, Whanau support, Maanakitanga are all considered important |
| Residents Committee | Yes | We have a weekly 'Residents Forum', where residents contribute to the daily running of their Home |
| Family Committee | No | Families are just part of the place, and we interact on a personal basis day by day. |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | Close involvement with families and Health Specialists. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Several lovely spacious areas over looking gardens. One lounge has just recently been repainted and new soft lighting installed. Large screen TV's are in both lounges. Plenty of outside seating areas |
| Outings | Yes | Variety of outings scheduled each week. |
| Smokers Room | Yes | Outside covered area overlooking a garden. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | In the smoking area, NOT in the home itself. |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | Private, well enclosed, security patrols each night. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | Meeting all compliance regulations. |
| Audit report available | Yes | Audit reports are available online through CDHB. |
| Updated: 19 May 2011 | ||
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| Archer Care is renouned for its genuine care of it's residents and staff for over 50-years.
It has a Christian heritage but welcomes all people to join our Archer family. We support the EDEN Alternative approach to Life for our residents. This is creating a home, not a rest-home institution, for our residents. We focus on providing resident-centred care, where residents have the say in how our Archer Home will be run. We dont just provide care for the clinical needs of a resident, but take an holistic approach. The whole person matters. Nurturing the Human spirit, not just the human body. Come and talk to us about it, we'd love to show you how much our residents are enriched by our approach to life here! Now we're completing the building a new residents recreation Centre too. Including a swimming pool, spa pool, gym, cafe, auditorium, and library for our residents, families and staff to enjoy. Nestled also in complex is our Archer Retirement Village with a range of independent-living villas for our Retirement Community. Archer also owns a second Retirement Village, Linrose, in Linwood as well.. |
| Updated: 19 May 2011 |
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'Living life...loving life' is our theme. We want our people to really enjoy their life at Archer, so much so, that they start to love life again!
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| Updated: 19 May 2011 |
| Topic | Details | |
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| Details re Meals | Our meals are varied, with great pride being taken to present them nicely. We cater for specific needs, like diabeties, etc. We review our menu 6-weekly. | |
| Staffing Details | Our staff are our greatest asset. We have a low staff turnover with many of our staff being members of the Archer family for years, often spanning generations They are always willing to go the extra mile to ensure our residents are well looked after. Our caregiver's are involved in the ACE training to ensure we provide quality care and support to all our residents. Interestingly, we have very little staff turnover, as the Archer Village is like one big family. We're all interested in helping and supporting each other. All our staff undergo continual training from achieving the ACE certificate and comprehensive first aid certificate (which we pay for). We run monthly In-service and In-house training sessions to keep everyone informed of changing trends and new skills that need to be learnt. | |
| Associated Complexes | As well as our rest home, we have independent living -one and two bedroom villas available at Archer Village and two bedroom villas available at Linrose Village. We also offer short term stays, which are very popular. | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Our fees are comparable with other places of our nature. | |
| Updated: 19 May 2011 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
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| English | Yes |
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
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| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | We employ our own Archer Chaplain. |
| Christianity | Yes | We hold two Devotional Services weekly, and a Sunday Service weekly as well. |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | All the Christian denominations are supported. |
| Inter denominational | Yes | Ministers from various denominations lead our church services. |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Non denominational | Yes | All the Christian faiths are supported. |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Seventh Day Adventist | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | We have a Christian heritage, support the Christian faith, and employ our own Chaplain. |
| Updated: 19 May 2011 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 0.05 km | Bus stops outside our main entrance. |
| Shops | 0.20 km | Shopping village outside main entrance. |
| Mall | 1.00 km | Short bus trip to Mall. |
| Parks | 0.75 km | Parks and streams nearby. |
| Library | 0.50 km | Fantastic new library 5 minutes walk. |
| Credential | Status | Details |
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| Audit Report Available. | Yes | Through Ministry of Health Website |
| Registered Retirement Village | Yes | Both Archer and Linrose Villages are fully Registered and Accredited Retirement Villages |
| New Zealand Aged Care Association | Yes | Full membership |
| RVA (Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand (Inc)) | Yes | Fully Accredited Members |
| ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme) | Yes | as provided through Health Education Trust |
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | Our Activities Coordinator has attained this Certificate. |
| National Certificate in Community Support Services (Core Competencies) | Yes | A number of our Staff are enrolled on the nationally recognised Aged-Care Training programme called ACE. |
| National Certificate in Community Support Services (Residential) | Yes | Senior of our Senior Nursing Staff have attained this Certificate |
| National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010) | Yes | |
| New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) | Yes | |
| Verification New Zealand Limited (Auditing Agency) | Yes | Verification NZ is our Auditing agency for both the Health and Disability Certfication and the ACC Workplace Safety Management Practices Audit in which we currently hold Tertiary level |
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| Updated: 19 May 2011 | ||
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