Arvida Oakwoods Care
At a glance
- Vacancy
- No
- Name
- Arvida Oakwoods Care
- Category
- Hospital
- Address
- 357 Lower Queen Street
Richmond
Nelson P C 7020 - Postal Address
- 357 Lower Queen Street
Richmond 7020 - Region
- Nelson Marlborough
- Phone
- View Phone Number
- Fax
- View Fax Number
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Kathryn Brookes - 03 543 9704
- Owner
- Avida Group - 0800 278 432
- Village Manager
- Andrew Morrison - 03 543 9702
Other services
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Oakwoods offers a full range of accommodation styles, including fully-independent living in villas, assisted living in serviced apartments and studios, and 24/7 care in spacious rest home rooms. This breadth of options means it’s possible to adjust your level of support without changing your address.
Here’s a quick summary of how you can live at Oakwoods:
Serviced apartment: One-bedroom serviced apartments give you a balance of independent living and tailored assistance. Upstairs apartments have views. If your needs change in the future, assistance can be adjusted right up to rest home-level care.
Studio: Designed for assisted living, Oakwoods’ studios are all on the ground floor with their own patio and offer lovely outlooks –Studio floorplans include a bed area, living area and kitchenette.
Care room: If you need full-time care, Oakwoods care rooms are spacious and comfortable. Daily assistance is based on Arvida’s household model of care, which looks after residents in smaller groups that soon feel like family.
Respite room: Oakwoods has a room with kitchenette for respite care. It has a sunny aspect and opens onto a private courtyard. Respite guests are welcome to join in with community activities.
Please get in touch for more information, we'd love to hear from you.
Here’s a quick summary of how you can live at Oakwoods:
Serviced apartment: One-bedroom serviced apartments give you a balance of independent living and tailored assistance. Upstairs apartments have views. If your needs change in the future, assistance can be adjusted right up to rest home-level care.
Studio: Designed for assisted living, Oakwoods’ studios are all on the ground floor with their own patio and offer lovely outlooks –Studio floorplans include a bed area, living area and kitchenette.
Care room: If you need full-time care, Oakwoods care rooms are spacious and comfortable. Daily assistance is based on Arvida’s household model of care, which looks after residents in smaller groups that soon feel like family.
Respite room: Oakwoods has a room with kitchenette for respite care. It has a sunny aspect and opens onto a private courtyard. Respite guests are welcome to join in with community activities.
Please get in touch for more information, we'd love to hear from you.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
| Updated: 14 Sep 2021 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 22 |
| Vacancy | No |
| beds fully assigned | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Short stay considered | No |
| Premium Accommodation Charges | Some Rooms from $25.00/day up to $25.00/day as at 30 Nov 2023 |
| Extra admission requirements due to COVID-19 | No |
| Updated: 18 Apr 2024 | |
Testimonials
| "I have been living in the Hospital at Oakwoods since 2010 and the staff here do a great job and I love them all" Joan |
| Updated: 23 Nov 2016 |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | Andrew Morrison is Clinical Manager and Christine Borlase is Lead nurse. Both are an asset to the Oakwoods team and bring alot of experience. | |
| Nurse Practitioner | Yes | We have access to a highly skilled nurse practitioner should this be required at any time. | |
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | ||
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | Caregiving staff levels match national guidelines to ensure continuity of quality care. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | A Physiotherapist will be arranged by the registered nurse should the need occur. Staff are all educated in appropriate manual handling and transfer techniques. | |
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | Available as required | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | Oakwoods has a on-site Diversional Therapist who organises our activities programme, this changes on a regular basis.. Activites are arranged to cater for all levels of participation and a wide range of interests. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | Our activities co-ordinator works closely with the diversional therapist to create and deliver our activites programme. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Oakwoods has a on-site hairdressing salon, this was fully refurbished in 2013 and all equipment is new and designed for your comfort. Our hairdresser is under contract and is on-site every day. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | A Podiatrist visits generally once a month or more frequent if required. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | All our meals have been approved by a registered Dietitian. Offering residents choice in meals, with buffet breakfast and lunch. | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | ||
| Other Personnel | Yes | Volunteers, Therapeutic Massager | |
| Updated: 1 May 2019 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Bariatric (Care of the very overweight) | Yes | |
| Palliative Care (Contracted) | Yes | |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advice | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Clinical Management | Yes | |
| Updated: 1 May 2019 | ||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | If we have rooms available at the time, we can offer respite care for Hospital or Resthome Level. |
| High Care Needs | Yes | |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
| Updated: 1 May 2019 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Single Rooms | Yes | |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | Dependant of availability |
| Ensuite | Yes | |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Residents can have a drink, however this is monitored where medically required. We do have a Happy Hour once a month. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We do have a mixture of animals that visit the facility on a regular basis including Goats, Dogs and Ponies. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | In some instances, we can have birds, cats and fish. This needs to be discussed with management prior to admission. Unfortunately, we do not allow dogs. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | Underfloor heating |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Māori Kaupapa | Yes | |
| Newsletter | Yes | "The Oak Leaf", Oakwoods Village Quarterly Newsletter, Editor June Ward |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | Oakwoods Lifecare will care for confused residents as long as they do not interrupt the smooth running of the facility for other residents and their safety. |
| Smoking Permitted | No | Residents who choose to smoke may sit outside in the garden area and smoke, as long as residents are able to use the appropriate containers for disposal of their used cigarette butts in a safe manner. |
| Updated: 23 Nov 2016 | ||
Special Features
| For health services, Oakwoods is handy to the Lower Queen Street Health Complex, which includes a café, Med Lab, Fry’s Pharmacy, Matthews Eye Care, Triton Hearing Clinic, Tasman Medical Centre, South Rehab Health Care (physio with Gym) and Tasman Dental Centre. This complex also includes rooms for visiting specialists, including an eye specialist, ear noise specialist, sleep well clinic, vascular surgeon, skin institute, endocrinologist, general laparospic and endoscopic surgeon. |
| Updated: 14 Sep 2021 |
Interests & Activities
| Activity programme, Bowls, Cards, Canine friends, Care and Craft, Children, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Craft, Cooking, Dancing, Electric beds, Entertainment, Exercises, Games, Happy Hour, Housie, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Library, Minibus, Movies, Quizzes, Sing-a-longs |
| Updated: 23 Nov 2016 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing qualifications and details | We have a stable dedicated and hard working staff who take pride in the attention and personal care that they give to our residents. All our staff have completed the ACE ( Aged Care Education) training programme or are in the process of completing their aged care qualification. | |
| Details about meals | Meals are of consistently high standard and determined by a Dietitian approved menu. Our main meal is served at midday which includes a main course and dessert. Tea is served at 5pm which consists of soup, a variety of fresh sandwiches, a light savoury dish and fresh fruit. | |
| Updated: 23 Nov 2016 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Other Information | Yes | We aim for each resident to have a full understanding, within their potential, of events in this facility and issues related to their care, therefore we are able to access Interpreter services where there is a actual or perceived need. |
| Updated: 23 Nov 2016 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| (Other comments) | Yes | We have a church service on a Tuesday morning in the Ascot lounge in the Care Facility. Denominations vary on a weekly basis. Once a Month the resthome residents are supported to attend the 'Church of Christ' in Richmond. |
| Updated: 23 Nov 2016 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.50 Km | Within easy walking distance |
| Shops | 0.20 Km | Within easy walking distance to Richmond town and Medical centre on our boundary line |
| Mall | 0.50 Km | Within easy walking distance |
| Library | 0.30 Km | We also have a on-site library that supplies Oakwoods Lifecare residents with a variety of approximately 2000 books. There are resident liibrarians who manage the library. You may borrow these books at anytime. A large number of books are in large print. |
| Updated: 23 Nov 2016 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Retirement Village? | Yes | |
| Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand [Inc] (RVA) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 23 Nov 2016 | ||
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