Rest Home Care
Lawrence Rural Health Centre
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| Our mission statement is to provide Health Services for the Tuapeka/Lawrence community and this includes our 5 bedroomed rest home. This is situated within a beautiful garden setting that was a garden makeover by Maggie Barry and her team in 1999. We have a commitment to ensure that time spent in our rest home is always with a feeling of family love and attention from our highly trained staff and in a relaxed atmosphere. We invite you to view our information/details and arrange a visit with our Manager. Lawrence township is a new revived township with cafes and gift shops for family to visit. |
| Detail | |
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| Address | 43 Whitehaven Street View Map |
| City/Town | Lawrence |
| Postal Address | 9532 |
| District Health Board Area | Southern (Otago) |
| Phone | (03) 485 9056 |
| Fax | (03) 4859088 |
| Manager | Barbara Homer (Phone: (03) 4859056) |
| Owner | Tuapeka Community Health Co Ltd (Phone: (03) 4859056) |
| Updated: 4 Mar 2010 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Unknown |
| Updated: 6 Jan 2012 | |
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Total number of beds at this level of care | 7 |
| Updated: 6 Jan 2012 | |
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | A registered nurse is available 24/7. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | On-site 2 days per week. | |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | We have a contract with a Balclutha based Occupational Therapist to service needs of our district. | |
| Own Social Worker | Negotiable | Social Worker can be accessed from Balclutha should you wish to discuss any matters. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | On-site Monday Thursday Friday 2 hours minimum per day. Individual and group activities. Members of community are encouraged to join with us. A couple of years ago our residents went for a holiday to Queenstown and had a great time. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Six weekly visits, including perms and all other hairdressing services. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Six weekly visits from registered nurse from Diabetes Society. | |
| Dietitian | Negotiable | Dietitian is available to discuss any matters or concerns. | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | Local Maori advisor. | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | We have easy access to local ministers, calling when required. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | On site General Practitioner, Practice Nurse, District Nurse, Manager. | |
| Updated: 4 Mar 2010 | |||
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | Close relationship with Southern District Health Board. |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | GP Inpatient Bed (low level hospital care) available for convalesencing. |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | District Nurse will contact specialist at Southern District Health Board when required. |
| Palliative Care | Yes | Ongoing relationship with Hospice which may allow us to manage your palliative care requirements in our peaceful surroundings. . |
| Community Health | Yes | Medical Centre attached to rest home building and a range of services operate from the premises, e.g. District Nursing, meals on wheels, personal cares, home help. |
| Updated: 2 Aug 2010 | ||
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Day Care | Yes | |
| Short Term Care e.g. Carer Support, Respite Care | Yes | |
| Carer Support/Respite Care Booking Facility | No | However, we are willing to discuss your needs and do our best to assist you. We may be able to organise ongoing long term support. |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | No | However, due to the flexible funding we receive, we are able to provide two GP Inpatient Beds for short term care. |
| Whanau Room | Yes | We are able to provide a one bedroomed flat attached to the rest home which allows you to be handy to your loved one. Full cooking facilities available, laundry, separate bathroom, separate bedroom. No charge for short term use. |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | Five single rest home rooms. |
| Ensuite | No | No, however as in a domestic setting, our five residents have easy access to the two toilets opposite their rooms. |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We encourage residents to bring their own furniture to help them create their own space. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Care and consideration must be given to other residents and staff. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | At resident's own cost. We have a portable phone that can be used in privacy of resident's own room or our sitting room. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | We will do our utmost to provide suitable care for a confused resident, referring in need to our General Practitioner. Registered Nurse visits residents daily and along with caregivers is able to observe closely any change in health. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have a large domestic size communal lounge with SkyTV, sunny with french doors opening out into a conservatory with wonderful views of our beautiful garden and surrounding hills and farmland. |
| Outings | Yes | Outings are planned when possible with picnics and visits to families in surrounding towns. We have a community van with wheelchair facility. |
| Rural Setting | Yes | Definitely, you can not get better than this tranquil, peaceful setting. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Outside in a designated area. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Audit report available | Yes | |
| Updated: 14 Jul 2011 | ||
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| Our residents start off the day with breakfast in bed and get up basically when they feel like it. They are not rushed or forced to be out of bed at a certain time.
Residents can now sit out in our newly build conservatory,no matter what the weather is like. We provide a family atmosphere in our renovated cottage hospital that welcomes families to join us for a chat and a cup of tea. |
| Updated: 6 Dec 2010 |
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Activity programme, BBQ, Advocate (can be accessed on request), , Big print books, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Cards, Church, Classical Music, Craft, , Entertainment, Exercises, Garden, Games, Holidays, Housie, Jigsaw, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Organ, Outings, Parties, Quizzes, Reading, Senior Citizens, Sky TV, Womens Institute |
| Updated: 4 Mar 2010 |
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | We employ a cook so we have lovely home cooked meals and baking | |
| Updated: 4 Mar 2010 | ||
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Yes | GP |
| Dutch | Yes | GP |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | Activities Person |
| German | Yes | GP - slightly |
| Interpreter | Yes | If you require an interpreter, please advise us of your needs. |
| Updated: 4 Mar 2010 | ||
| Religious Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Elim Church |
| Updated: 4 Mar 2010 | ||
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Shops | 1.00 km | Several coffee shops and craft/gift shops available. |
| Library | 1.00 km | We are well serviced with a library and information Centre - mobile library visits frequently. |
| Updated: 4 Mar 2010 | ||
| Credential | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Report Available. | Yes | |
| N.Z. Aged Care Association (ex ARCH) | Yes | |
| ACE ("Aged Care Education" Training programme) | No | All caregivers have been fully trained under ARCH caregiver training programme. |
| National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010) | Yes | Some staff have this qualification. |
| Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand Limited (Auditing Agency) | Yes | Recent full audit of rest home obtained a 100% certification. Auditor told us we were one of the best rest homes in New Zealand. We are very proud of our achievements and continuing improvements. |
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| Updated: 4 Mar 2010 | ||