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Essie Summers Retirement Village
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Essie Summers Retirement Village
- Category
- Hospital Care
- Address
- 222 Colombo St
Beckenham
South East
Christchurch - DHB
- Canterbury
- Phone
- (03) 337 2702
- Fax
- (03) 332 4470
- Mobile
- 0276716691
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Rosemary Deane - 03 337 2702
- Owner
- Ryman Healthcare
- Clinical Manager:
- Melanie Asuncion
Other services
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 Essie's Novella Winter Newsletter 2017 |
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Description
The village features the latest designs in retirement living including beautiful townhouses, serviced apartments and a resthome set amongst beautifully landscaped gardens.
The village is in a excellent location close to Beckenham’s wonderful community facilities, including a supermarket, library, cafes and specialty boutique stores.
With exceptionally friendly staff, our residents are able to enjoy the library, internal atrium, regular happy hours, beautifully landscaped gardens, frequent trips to the shops and much, much more.
Living at Essie Summers Retirement Village is not about slowing down - it's about having time to do so much more!
We welcome your call.
The village is in a excellent location close to Beckenham’s wonderful community facilities, including a supermarket, library, cafes and specialty boutique stores.
With exceptionally friendly staff, our residents are able to enjoy the library, internal atrium, regular happy hours, beautifully landscaped gardens, frequent trips to the shops and much, much more.
Living at Essie Summers Retirement Village is not about slowing down - it's about having time to do so much more!
We welcome your call.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Yes |
| Updated: 18 Jul 2017 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 41 |
| Long term vacancy | Yes |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| Beautifully appointed room with sunny aspect and views over the garden. Full ensuite, all furnishings supplied to the very highest quality. | |
| Impending vacancy | Yes |
| Updated: 17 Aug 2017 | |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | Yes | ||
| Registered Nurse | Yes | ||
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | ||
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | ||
| Physiotherapist | Yes | ||
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | ||
| Own Social Worker | Yes | ||
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | ||
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | ||
| Hairdresser | Yes | ||
| Dietitian | Yes | ||
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | ||
| Kaumatua | Yes | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | ||
| Other Personnel | Yes | ||
| Updated: 18 Jul 2017 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | |
| IV Antibiotic Capability | Yes | |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Stomal Therapist | Yes | |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | |
| Tracheotomy Care | Yes | |
| Dialysis | Yes | |
| Spinal Injuries | Yes | |
| Specialised Dementia Care | Yes | |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | |
| Urology | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Other Nursing Specialities | Yes | |
| Psychologist | Yes | |
| Psychiatrist | Yes | |
| Other Post Graduate Specialities | Yes | |
| Updated: 18 Jul 2017 | ||
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 Jul 2017 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Day Care | Yes | |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | |
| Other End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Whanau Room | Yes | |
| Rooms (Suit Couple) | Yes | |
| Ensuite | Yes | |
| Female residents only | Yes | |
| Male residents only | Yes | |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | |
| Family Committee | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Smokers Room | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Audit report available | Yes | |
| Updated: 18 Jul 2017 | ||
Special Features
| Beautiful new purpose built facility, sunny warm rooms with attractive views. All rooms are fully ensuited. |
| Updated: 18 Jul 2017 |
Interests & Activities
| Activity programme, Age Concern, Aromatherapy, Art, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Bridge, Cards, Care and Craft, Chapel, Children, Classical Music, Church, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Electric beds, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Gardening, Golf, Happy Hour, Holidays, Housie, Hydrotherapy, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Lectures, Library, Lotto, Massage, Minigolf, Minibus, Minigolf, Movies, Music, Outings, Park, Parties, Pianist, Picnic facilities, Pool, Pool table, Probus, Quizzes, Reading, Senior Citizens, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Sky TV, Theatre, Videos, Views |
| Updated: 18 Jul 2017 |
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Christian | Yes | |
| Evangelical | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Orthodox Christian | Yes | |
| Pentecostal | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Updated: 18 Jul 2017 | ||