Brooklands Rest Home and Memory Care
At a glance
- Vacancy
- No
- Name
- Brooklands Rest Home and Memory Care
- Category
- Dementia
- Address
- 22 List Street
Welbourn
New Plymouth 4310 - Postal Address
- 22 List Street
Welbourn
New Plymouth 4310 - Region
- Taranaki
- Phone
- View Phone Number
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Heather Marshall - 0272035712
- Owner
- Dementia Specialists Limited
Other services
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Brooklands Rest Home and Memory Care provides rest home and dementia level care.
The newly renovated secure dementia area has been completed (October 2016) with rooms available now.
The newly renovated secure dementia area has been completed (October 2016) with rooms available now.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
| Updated: 17 Oct 2016 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 16 |
| Vacancy | No |
| We offer Permanent Care, Short Term Care. We welcome you to get in touch and come see for yourself the wonderful family-orientated facility. | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Short stay considered | Yes |
| Premium Accommodation Charges | No |
| MOH Certification and Audit Report | View MOH certification and audit report (opens in a new tab) |
| Extra admission requirements due to COVID-19 | Unknown |
| Updated: 16 Apr 2024 | |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | There are two Registered Nurses providing clinical oversight of care provided to the residents by our very experienced and skilled caregivers. The Registered Nurses carry out clinical assessments and liase with members of the interdisciplinary team. | |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | We have wonderful experienced and skilled caregivers who know the needs and desires of each resident well, and provide exemplary care. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | We have our own contracted physiotherapist who works with the Registered Nurses to provide appropriate assessment and care planning. | |
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | We work closely with the Occupational Therapy Department at Taranaki Base Hospital as needed. | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | Our Diversional Therapist is very experienced, and skilled at providing a diverse range of activity programmes tailored to meet the individual wishes of each resident. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | The hair dresser visits regularly. Prices are available on request. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | The podiatrist visits approximately every 6 weeks and the cost is met by the resident, unless prescribed by the GP. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | We have access to a dietician who assists with menu planning and liaises with the Registered Nurses to provide specific diets for residents as required. | |
| Accredited Visitors | Negotiable | ||
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | We have a volunteer chaplain/resident advocate, who visits regularly and is available to provide support as required. | |
| Updated: 18 Oct 2016 | |||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | |
| Carer Support | Yes | |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | |
| Updated: 18 Oct 2016 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Single Rooms | Yes | |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | |
| Ensuite | No | Not at this time, however potentially in the future |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Residents have access to a telephone in the dining room and to the mobile phone. You are welcome to have your own personal phone installed, however all costs related to personal phone must be met by the resident or family. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | Brooklands has gas heating throughout the public areas of the Home and fixed heating in the bathrooms, which is monitored by staff to ensure a safe temperature is maintained. The Dementia Home - Memory Lane, features individual heating in each room. |
| Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Whānau Room | No | Though this can be arranged |
| Residents Committee | Yes | |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | No | The Facility is smokefree |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | The Dementia Home - Memory Lane is an entirely secure enviroment, featuring a beautifully renovated indoor area, and a sunny secure outdoor area - complete with a 'Man Cave'. |
| Updated: 18 Oct 2016 | ||
Interests & Activities
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In addition to the listed activities, Memory Lane will have house assistants who will support residents with whatever they need. They will eat dinner family style, explore in the secure garden area, and even be encouraged to help with household tasks, including arranging vases of flowers, folding the laundry, and eventually collecting eggs from the planned resident chickens. In time ‘shops’ will also be built, so people can buy the things they need without actually exchanging money, allowing them to feel that they are participating in the community just as they have done throughout their lives. Other activities include; Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Concerts, Craft, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Games, Garden, Gardening, Happy Hour, Housie, Library, Minibus, Movies, Music, Outings, Park, Parkinson's Society, Parties, Quizzes, Reading, RSA, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Videos |
| Updated: 18 Oct 2016 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What's included in your fees and what's not | Please see the Manager for details of additional fees. | |
| Staffing qualifications and details | There is always a minimum of 2 staff available to provide care. Staffing levels are set by the Manager according to assessed resident need. | |
| Details about meals | As a guideline, Breakfast 8am, Morning Tea 10am, Lunch/Hot Dinner 12MD, Afternoon Tea 2pm, Tea 5pm, Supper 7.30pm. However residents may eat their meals whenever and where ever they wish. Cultural or spiritual food preferences, food dislikes or any allergies are catered for. | |
| Updated: 18 Oct 2016 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Updated: 18 Oct 2016 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | Regular services |
| Inter denominational | Yes | Regular Church services are advertised on the residents notice board for those wishing to attend |
| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | Regular services |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | Regular Services |
| Updated: 18 Oct 2016 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mall | 4.00 Km | |
| Parks | 0.00 Km | The Facility boundary is Brooklands Park |
| Library | 4.00 Km | |
| Updated: 18 Oct 2016 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 18 Oct 2016 | ||
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