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Detail | Status |
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Contract with DHB | Yes |
Certification | Yes |
ORA Applies | No |
Updated: 6 Jun 2017 |
Detail | Status |
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Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 42 |
Vacancy | Yes |
Impending vacancy | No |
Premium Room Charges | Some Rooms from $167/day up to $183/day as at 15 Jan 2021 |
MOH Certification and Audit Report | View MOH certification and audit report (opens in a new tab) |
Updated: 15 Jan 2021 |
Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
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Registered Nurse | Yes | 24 Hours | |
Enrolled Nurse | Yes | ||
Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | ||
Physiotherapist | Yes | Visits weekly or by appointment | |
Diversional Therapist | Yes | Works with residents both individually and in groups. A varied programme including outings, music therapy,entertainment,reflexology and maintenance of everyday tasks. | |
Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | ||
Hairdresser | Yes | Visits x2 weekly in purpose built saloon | |
Podiatrist | Yes | Visits 8 weekly or by appointment | |
Dietitian | Yes | Summer and winter menues are set by a qualified dietician | |
Accredited Visitors | Yes | ||
Kaumatua | Yes | ||
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Weekly interdenominal service Weekly catholic service | |
Other Personnel | Yes | ||
Updated: 2 Mar 2018 |
Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
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End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | Staff with extensive background in palliative care employed at VAP |
Wound Care | Yes | Attends regular study days and seminars |
Diabetic Care | Yes | Easily accessible through Wellington Public Hospital |
Continence Advice | Yes | Attends regular study days and seminars |
Infection Control | Yes | Attends regular study days and seminars |
Clinical Management | Yes | Attends ongoing professional development |
Updated: 2 Mar 2018 |
Feature | Status | Details |
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May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | And every effort is made to personalise rooms with the use of the residents' own belongings |
Single Rooms | Yes | All bedrooms are spacious with large ensuites |
Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Regular happy hours |
Pets In Residence | No | Regular visit from the SPCA with kittens, puppies and rabbits |
Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
Lounges/seating areas | Yes | A variety of lounges |
Outings | Yes | |
Whanau Room | Yes | |
Residents Committee | Yes | Meetings are held every 2 months. Visitors are welcome |
Newsletter | Yes | |
Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
Confused Residents | Yes | |
Smoking Permitted | Yes | |
Updated: 2 Mar 2018 |
A purposely built facility and one of Wellington's newest and most centrally located. This 42 bed unit has large, spacious rooms, all with views onto outdoor landscaped areas, ensuite facilities, individual laziboy chairs, electric beds and pressure mattresses. There are numerous lounges and a large dining room for residents to enjoy during the day, so that they are not confined to their rooms. |
Updated: 2 Mar 2018 |
Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Art, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Bridge, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Digital camera, Electric beds, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Gardening, Golden Oldies, Happy Hour, Housie, Indoor Games, Massage, Men, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Pianist, Parties, Quizzes, Reading, Reflexology, Roses, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Sky TV, Vegetarian, Videos, Views |
Updated: 2 Mar 2018 |
Language | Status | Details |
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Cook Island Maori | Yes | |
English | Yes | |
Fijian | Yes | |
Fijian Indian | Yes | |
Filipino | Yes | |
German | Yes | |
Greek | Yes | |
Interpreter | Yes | Available as required for all languages |
Italian | Yes | |
Niuean | Yes | |
Samoan | Yes | |
Somali | Yes | |
Updated: 6 Jun 2017 |
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
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Inter denominational | Yes | Weekly service |
Roman Catholic | Yes | Weekly service |
(Other comments) | Yes | We welcome all religions and cultures and will endeavour to meet their needs in every way possible |
Updated: 6 Jun 2017 |
Location | Distance | Details |
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Public Transport | Outside the gate | |
Shops | 0.50 Km | Newtown Shopping centre |
Mall | 0.50 Km | Newtowm Mall |
Parks | 1.00 Km | McAlister Park |
Library | 0.50 Km | Newtown |
Updated: 6 Jun 2017 |
Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
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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 | |
Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand [Inc] (RVA) | Yes | |
Spark of Life | Yes | |
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Updated: 6 Jun 2017 |
The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.