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Cook Street Nursing Care Centre
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Cook Street Nursing Care Centre
- Category
- Hospital Care
- Address
- 141 Cook St
Palmerston North 4410 - Postal Address
- PO Box 1882, Palmerston North
- DHB
- MidCentral
- Phone
- (06) 358 8530
- Fax
- (06) 358 8518
- Mobile
- 0212945100
- View Email Address
Personnel
- Manager
- Philippa Taylor - 358 8530
- Owner
- Mura Winchcombe - 357 1373
- Nurse Manager
- Finah Singson - 358 8530
- Clincial Team Leader
- Rebecca Winchcombe - 358 8530
Other services
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Description
To form a partnership with our Residents to ensure their Privacy, Dignity, Cultural, Physical and Spiritual needs are met. To provide assistance and direction enabling them to meet their daily needs.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | No |
| Updated: 14 Sep 2016 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 17 |
| Long term vacancy | Yes |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| We have one vacancy for hospital level care | |
| Impending vacancy | Yes |
| Updated: 26 Jun 2017 | |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | Registered Nurse on duty at all times | |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | ||
| Physiotherapist | 0.00 | Yes | Chris Hattle conducts a 2 physio sessions every Thursday in the facility. One for the Rest Home Residents and one for the Hospital Residents. |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | Linda Barnes is our Diversional Therapist and has a current registration. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | ||
| Hairdresser | Yes | Lesley Day - her speciality is hair sets and perms. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Lorraine McCrae | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Gaye Philpott oversees the winter and summer menu to make sure the residents diets are varied and well balanced. | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | Bill and Jackie TeAweAwe Larkin | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Jackie Larkin and Bill Larkin. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Danny Karatea-Goddard - Educator on Maori Health and the Treaty of Waitangi. | |
| Updated: 1 Nov 2016 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | Debbie Middlemiss |
| Infection Control | Yes | Bug Control |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | Rebecca Winchcombe |
| Other Nursing Specialities | Yes | Shelley Rayner - Infection Control |
| Updated: 14 Sep 2016 | ||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | If a bed is availabe at the time that respite care is needed we are happy to accomodate this. |
| Carer Support | Yes | |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
| Updated: 14 Sep 2016 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | |
| Ensuite | Yes | |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We encourage residents to bring in their favourite chair and pictures to make them feel right at home. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Under management supervision |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | If you can't bear to part with your pet please let us know and we will do our best to accomodate your request. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | The majority of our rooms have a connection for your own telephone. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Residents have a meeting once a month |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | We enjoy taking the residents out in our van to various locations around the city. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | In designated area only |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Audit report available | Yes | |
| Updated: 14 Sep 2016 | ||
Special Features
| Cook Street Nursing Care Centre offers a homely atmosphere where it is easy to make friends. With a maximum occupancy of 30 people it enables our staff to get to know all our residents and their families. |
| Updated: 14 Sep 2016 |
Interests & Activities
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Activity programme
Big print books Bingo Board Games , Breakfast in bed, Care and Craft, , Church, Cooking, Craft, Entertainers, Exercises, Games, Gardening, Happy Hour, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Music, Newspaper reading, Pianist, Quizzes, Reading, RSA, Advocate, Age Concern, Art, Blind Foundation, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Minigolf, Minibus, Music |
| Updated: 14 Sep 2016 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | All meals are cooked on the premises. If you have any special requests this can be discussed on admission | |
| Updated: 14 Sep 2016 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cantonese | Yes | We have a resident who speaks cantonese and one of our tutors can speak Cantonese |
| Chinese dialect | Yes | |
| Dutch | Yes | We have one resident and our supervising housekeeper is from Holland |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | We can arrange a interpreter when required |
| Rumanian | Yes | Our casual cook is from Romania |
| Tongan | Yes | One of our lovely housekeepers is from Tonga |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Christian | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Updated: 14 Sep 2016 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.30 km | |
| Shops | 0.10 km | There is a dairy across the road along with oderings flower centre. Cook St Pharmacy is also located across the road and is open Monday to Friday 8.30 - 5.30 |
| Mall | 2.00 km | |
| Parks | 0.50 km | We are just a stones throw away from The Esplanade. |
| Library | 2.00 km | |
| Updated: 28 Apr 2014 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CareerForce | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | |
| National Certificate in Support of the Older Person (not available after Dec 2010) | Yes | |
| New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 14 Sep 2016 | ||