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Summerset on Summerhill (Palmerston North) - Summerset Care Palmerston North
At a glance
- Vacancy
- No
- Name
- Summerset on Summerhill (Palmerston North)
- Category
- Hospital Care
- Address
- 180 Ruapehu Drive
Fitzherbert
Palmerston North 4410 - Postal Address
- 180 Ruapehu Drive
- DHB
- MidCentral
- Phone
- 06 3544964
- Fax
- 06 3544961
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Sue Gould - 0275 722310
- Owner
- Summerset Group Holdings Ltd - 04 894 7320
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Description
Our modern, purpose-built Care Centre offers a range of care services designed to meet the level of care you need. Our friendly and professionally trained Care Centre staff are supervised by registered nurses, available on-site 24 hours a day.
Summerset on Summerhill offers round-the-clock hospital level care. Our hospital suites are comfortable and homely and our residents can expect to be looked after in a warm and caring way.
Please contact Margaret, our Care Centre Manager on 06 354 4964 for more information.
Summerset on Summerhill offers round-the-clock hospital level care. Our hospital suites are comfortable and homely and our residents can expect to be looked after in a warm and caring way.
Please contact Margaret, our Care Centre Manager on 06 354 4964 for more information.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | Some Rooms |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2012 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 37 |
| Long term vacancy | No |
| Short term vacancy | No |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Updated: 26 May 2017 | |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 168 | Yes | 24hrs per 365 days RN on duty always |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | 2 - 8 on duty at any time total of 28 trained Care Givers | |
| Physiotherapist | Negotiable | ||
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | ||
| Diversional Therapist | 35 | Yes | Certificated |
| Activities Co-ordinator | 32 | Yes | Qualified |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Mon & Weds | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Monthly visits By appointment | |
| Dietitian | Negotiable | Per Food Services provider | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | No | 3 x services wkly | |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2012 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advisor | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Clinical Manager | Yes | |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2012 | ||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | We provide resthome Respite care if a standard room is available. Alternatively you may like to book our luxury Ruapehu Suite which includes private ensuite and Sky TV. This Suite with its many extras requires a top-up private payment contribution. |
| Carer Support | Yes | |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | A premium applies for this luxury room, additional to our contracted rate with the Ministry of Health. Please contact our Nurse Manager or Facility Manager for the specific daily rate and details. |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | Because the primary use of our Ruapehu Suite is for hospice care, bookings for resthome level Respite Care will only be confirmed four weeks prior to the requested date of admission. |
| Updated: 22 May 2013 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Day Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | |
| Rooms (Single) | Yes | 32 |
| Ensuite | Yes | 9 |
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Rural Setting | Yes | |
| Smokers Room | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Audit report available | Yes | |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2012 | ||
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re Meals | Meals provided daily from our own kitchen. | |
| Staffing Details | 8 qualified Registered Nurses and an RN on duty every minute of every day and night. | |
| Associated Complexes | Summerset Group has 13 operating Villages, most with care facilities. see www.summerset.co.nz | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | Resthome - $118.64 per day incl GST Hospital - $203.06 per day incl GST | |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2012 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | Yes | |
| Cantonese | Yes | |
| Dutch | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Hungarian | Yes | |
| Korean | Yes | |
| Ndebele | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | |
| Sindhi | Yes | |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2012 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2012 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.10 km | adjacent |
| Shops | 0.10 km | adjacent |
| Mall | 0.10 km | adjacent |
| Parks | 0.10 km | adjacent |
| Library | 0.10 km | mobile fortnightly |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2012 | ||
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 | |
| Registered Retirement Village? | Yes | |
| Rest Home MOH Audit Report Available. | Yes | |
| Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand [Inc] (RVA) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 11 Jan 2017 | ||