Arvida St Albans

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Vacancy

Yes

Care Suite Vacancy

Yes

Name

Arvida St Albans

Category

Hospital

Address

St Albans Retirement Village
41 Caledonian Road
Saint Albans
Christchurch 8014

Region

Canterbury

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Personnel

Manager: Hayley Madden - 03 364 9988
Owner: Arvida Group Limited - 0800 278 432
Sales Manager: Ian Chamberlain - 021 489 784
Clinical Manager: Theresa Santiago

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Arvida’s St Albans care community is on a journey to transform the ageing experience, so that you can always live the best version of your life. We’ve turned the traditional model of care on its head with a fundamental shift in how we provide support to residents who need 24/7 assistance. Now care is shaped to the person, rather than making the person fit into care.

The recently-refurbished care centre at St Albans offers long-term rest home and hospital-level care accommodation in fully-furnished care rooms, which are available in a choice of standard or premium. Residents in our care centre are grouped into homely micro-communities called households.

We currently have rooms in our beautiful care centre, please give us a call to find out more and make an appointment to view.

Service/Facility Details

Service/Facility Details
Detail	Status
Contract with Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora	Yes
Certification	Yes
ORA Applies	No
Updated: 15 Dec 2022

Bed and Vacancy Details

Bed and Vacancy Details
Detail	Status
Approximate number of beds at this level of care	20
Vacancy	Yes
Our hospital wing has been recently upgraded and refurbished. All rooms have new ensuites and are newly painted, have new carpet, and the atmosphere is light and airy. The vacant rooms offer a large bay window ideal for displaying your treasures and photographs, or a ranchslider bringing in all day sunshine.
Impending vacancy	No
Short stay considered	Yes
Premium Accommodation Charges	Some Rooms from $25.00/day up to $30.00/day as at 30 May 2025
MOH Certification and Audit Report	View MOH certification and audit report (opens in a new tab)
Extra admission requirements due to COVID-19	No
Updated: 15 Jul 2025

Care Suite Bed and Vacancy Details

Care Suite Bed and Vacancy Details
Detail	Status
Approximate number of beds at this level of care	59
Care Suite Vacancy	Yes
Premium room charges do not apply to Care Apartments
Care Suite Impending vacancy	No
Care Suite Short stay considered	No
MOH Certification and Audit Report	View MOH certification and audit report (opens in a new tab)
Updated: 15 Jul 2025

Testimonials

Testimonials
From the partner of one of our residents... "I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the staff for the wonderful care afforded to Esther in her stay at the village. The courtesy and kindness shown to me was absolutely amazing and more than one could ever ask for. To take Esther into care was a tremendous relief to me and her family at the time and I cannot thank you enough for that."
Updated: 15 Apr 2020

Personnel

Personnel
Type	Status	Details
Registered Nurse	Yes	Our Professional, Experienced Registered Nurses are on site 24 hours per day.
Enrolled Nurse	Yes	We have three Enrolled nurses on staff
Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers	Yes	Our Friendly and Experienced Caregiving team offer personalised care
Physiotherapist	Yes	Local company 'On The Go Physio' provide physio care and support to our residents
Activities Co-ordinator	Yes	Our Wellness Co-ordinator offers a full, varied programme Monday to Friday.
Hairdresser	Yes	Our hairdresser Sue is available for appointments in our onsite salon every Thursday and Friday.
Podiatrist	Yes	Riccarton Podiatry visits the village every six weeks
Dietitian	Yes	All of our food service is overseen by a registered dietitian
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor	Yes	Our village enjoys a close relationship with our neighbours, 'the Little Company of Mary', as well as having relationships with other community support people
Updated: 3 Jan 2020

Specialities or Areas of Expertise

Specialities or Areas of Expertise
Specialities or Areas of Expertise	Status	Details
Oxygen Management	Yes
Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management	Yes
Palliative Care (Contracted)	Yes
End of Life/Palliative Care	Yes	We are able to provide End of Life care
Wound Care	Yes	Our nurses are trained in the latest wound management techniques
Diabetic Care	Yes
Continence Advice	Yes	All of our care staff are well trained in continence management.
Stomal Therapy	Yes
Stroke Rehabilitation	Yes	A physio visits weekly
Infection Control	Yes	All staff receive regular training in Infection Control
Clinical Management	Yes	Our Clinical Manager Penny is a registered nurse with many years experience.
Updated: 9 Jun 2020

Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay

Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay	Status	Details
Respite	Yes	We offer hospital level respite care when rooms are available.
Subsidised	Yes
Private Paying	Yes
Updated: 20 Aug 2018

Features

Features
Feature	Status	Details
May Bring Own Furniture	Yes	We encourage our residents to personalise their room with a small amount of appropriate furniture
Single Rooms	Yes	Our spacious hospital rooms all have ensuites and large windows
Ensuite	Yes	All rooms have ensuites
Alcohol Permitted	Yes
Pets In Residence	Yes	Pets may be able to reside with you in your new home, we do have a pet policy. We have 2 village cats, Sooty and Smokey. We also have gold fish.
Negotiate To Bring Own Pet	Yes	We can consider individual requests. Please feel free to ask.
Phone Access In Own Room	Yes	There are phone jack points in every room and residents are welcome to arrange a phone connection with their choice of provider
Wifi	Yes	Our village has Wifi, but we encourage residents, who want fast and reliable internet, to organise their own broadband connection
Resident can adjust heating in own room	No	Our heating is underfloor and centrally controlled. However, we will happily adjust it to each resident's needs.
Lounges/seating areas	Yes	We offer several lounges, with one dedicated hospital lounge. There are also a number of landscaped outdoor seating areas.
Gay / LGBT IQ Friendly	Yes
Provide End of Life/Palliative Care	Yes	We are able to offer End of Life care, subject to availability
Outings	Yes	Our Activities staff arrange regular outings to cafes, events, shopping and sightseeing.
Whānau Room	Yes	We have a dedicated hospital lounge where family can spend time with our residents
Residents Committee	Yes	Residents' meetings are held every two months.
Newsletter	Yes	Our village newsletter is published bi monthly. It is distributed to all residents and emailed to family and friends.
Policy for management of challenging behaviour	Yes	Our staff are trained in the management of Challenging Behaviour.
Confused Residents	No	Our village is an open facility
Updated: 27 Dec 2019

Special Features

Special Features
As a central Christchurch care community, St Albans is handy to shops, parks, galleries, museums, gardens and historic places. The restaurants and cafés of Oxford Terrace are just minutes away, and the community runs regular van outings for shopping, special events and scenic drives.
Updated: 15 Dec 2022

Interests & Activities

Interests & Activities
Our Wellness Co-ordinator Lee co-ordinates a varied monthly calendar of activities e.g. art & crafts, board games, Church service, cooking & baking, dancing, entertainment, exercises, flower arranging, games, gardening, happy hour, housie, theme events, piano, quizzes, reading, guest speakers, shopping, sing-a-longs, Sky TV, men's group, indoor games e.g. bowls & golf, jigsaw puzzles, library, movies in house and out, music, newspaper readings, further outings e.g. lunches, afternoon teas, exhibitions, preschool, casino, & picnics.
Updated: 21 Aug 2018

Languages Spoken

Languages Spoken
Language	Status	Details
Burmese	Yes
English	Yes
Fijian Indian	Yes
Nepali	Yes
Rumanian	Yes
Tagalog	Yes
Updated: 21 Aug 2018

Religious/Spiritual Affiliations

Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations	Status	Details
Anglican	Yes
Christian	Yes
Methodist	Yes
Presbyterian	Yes
Roman Catholic	Yes
Salvation Army	Yes
Updated: 21 Sep 2020

Distances

Distances
Location	Distance	Details
Public Transport	0.50 Km	An excellent bus route is located close to the village.
Shops	0.10 Km	Local dairy is within 100mt. The Edgeware shops are ten minutes walk away.
Mall	1.70 Km	Merivale Mall, City Mall and Northlands Mall are local malls
Parks	1.00 Km	Local parks are Hagley Park and Abberley Park which both are a short drive away.
Library	0.50 Km	We have a library available for all residents use. We also offer an in-house library exchange (books supplied by Ch-Ch City Libraries). The Peterborough Library is less than a kilometre away.
Updated: 9 Jun 2020

Credentials & Membership

Credentials & Membership
Credentials & Membership RC	Status	Details
Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA)	Yes
Registered Retirement Village?	Yes
Retirement Village Accreditation (Expiry date)	Yes	9 June 2022
Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand [Inc] (RVA)	Yes	We are a member of this organisation

Updated: 21 Sep 2020

The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.