Lister Home
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Lister Home
- Category
- Rest Home
- Address
- Lister Home
24 Innes Street
Waimate
Waimate 7924 - Postal Address
- Lister Home
PO Box 25
Waimate 7960 - Region
- South Canterbury
- Phone
- View Phone Number
- Fax
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- View Email Address
Personnel
- Manager
- Mandy Workman - 03 689 8935
- Owner
- Incorporated Society
- Clinical Manager
- Daphne Del Castillo - 03 689 8935
Other services
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Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
| Updated: 4 Oct 2012 | |
DHB Respite Care Booking Service
| We provide DHB Respite Care Booking Service. |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 30 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Short stay considered | Yes |
| Premium Accommodation Charges | No |
| 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: 23 Apr 2024 | |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | Registered Nurse available 24 hours a day | |
| Enrolled Nurse | 36 | Yes | Enrolled Nurse available 9 days per fortnight. |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | 24 | Yes | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Our Physiotherapist comes in twice a week. | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | We have two fully qualified Diversional Therapists. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | On Saturdays our Activities Co-ordinator takes over from the Diversional Therapists. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Our hairdresser comes in twice a week and by appointment as required. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Podiatrist comes in twice monthly. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | We have a Dietitian visit every 6 weeks. | |
| Accredited Visitors | No | But the community groups in Waimate visit on a regular basis. | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | As and when required. | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Visits at least once a week and more often as required. Available for both residents and staff. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Our Administration team is well trained and ready to assist you. | |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2019 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | No | Please refer to our hospital. |
| Wound Care | No | Staff are trained in Wound Care. |
| Continence Advice | Yes | Staff are trained in the management of Continence |
| Infection Control | No | Staff are trained in the management of Infection Control. |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | Please see us for more details. |
| Clinical Management | Yes | Clinical Management is undertaken by the Nurse Manager. |
| Updated: 21 Nov 2019 | ||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | We have one dedicated respite bed available |
| Carer Support | Yes | |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | We are happy to discuss this on an individual basis |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | |
| Updated: 2 Apr 2013 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We encourage residents to bring their own paintings, pictures and other nic-nacks. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | All our rooms are single. They all have views and are indivdually decorated. |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | No | but, we would work with you to provide a suitable solution. |
| Ensuite | Yes | all the rooms in the new wings are ensuited. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | We take medical advice on a case by case basis. We have enven arranged visits to the local pub if needed. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We have one tabby cat, owned by a resident. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | Within limits, they would have to be compatible with our current guests (see above). |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | All rooms have access to their own private line. Residents will need to pay for toll calls. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | No | The whole home is centrally heated. Both with ceiling and floor heating. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have one large lounge and three smaller lounges. They have views of the garden. |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | No | but our hospital provides this service. Please see us for more information. |
| Palliative Care Contract | No | but our hospital provides this service. Please see us for more information. |
| Outings | Yes | We go on lots of outings as decided by the residents, we have picnics, visit other homes, neighbouring towns and really like rural outings. |
| Māori Kaupapa | No | However, we understand peoples cultural needs and would be able to meet these requirements if necessary as we have an extensvie policy in place should the need arise. |
| Residents Committee | Yes | We have a bi-monthly meeting with residents. This is an informal meeting run by the Diversional Therapists. |
| Newsletter | Yes | This is sent to families by the Diversional Therapy team. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | Please see the Nurse Manager for this information. |
| Confused Residents | Yes | Please see the Nurse Manager for this information. |
| Rural Setting | No | We are in a township, but Waimate is a rural town, servicing rural folk. Many of our residents have come from farms in the outlying area. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | outside only. |
| Semi-Secure | No | but we keep a close eye on the comings and goings here, and have a wanderers system. |
| Updated: 10 Jan 2013 | ||
Interests & Activities
| Activity programme, Advocate, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Art, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Children, Church, Classical Music, Companion Club, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Digital camera,, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Gardening, Greypower, Happy Hour, Housie, Indoor Games, Internet, Jigsaw, Library, Lions, Lotto, Massage, Men, Minibus, Music, Newspaper reading, Organ, Outings, Park, Parties, Pastoral care, Petanque, Pianist, Picnic facilities, Probus, Quizzes, Reading, Roses, Rotary, RSA, Senior Citizens, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Sky TV, TAB, Vegetarian, Videos, Views, Womens Institute |
| Updated: 23 Jul 2013 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What's included in your fees and what's not | Our fees are set at the Government subsidided rate. | |
| Staffing qualifications and details | Most of our staff are Waimate residents and because of this we have a real feeling of the community looking after it's own. We have some staff who are caring for their own family members here. Our staff are long serving and have all been through an extensive induction period and are encourage to undergo ACE training programme. | |
| Details about meals | All our meals are cooked on site. Breakfast is served in bed every morning. Lunch is our main meal and a menu is available for residents - residents have input into our menus and special likes and dislikes are catered for. Dinner is a light meal, maybe soup and toast or scrabbled eggs. We have a dining room with tables for four and we encourage all residents to come together for meals, but meals will be served in the residents rooms if prefered. Family members are welcome to eat with us for meals to allow them to spend more time visiting. We are proud of the fact we also provide a Meals On Wheels service for Waimate residents. | |
| Updated: 10 Jan 2013 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Updated: 23 Jul 2013 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | We have services on a Thursday, run by different churches on a rostered basis. |
| Christian | Yes | Assembly of God and Grapevine Church. We have services on a Thursday, run by different churches on a rostered basis. |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | We have services on a Thursday, run by different churches on a rostered basis. |
| Inter denominational | Yes | We have services on a Thursday, run by different churches on a rostered basis. |
| Methodist | Yes | We have services on a Thursday, run by different churches on a rostered basis. |
| Non denominational | Yes | We have services on a Thursday, run by different churches on a rostered basis. |
| Presbyterian | Yes | We have services on a Thursday, run by different churches on a rostered basis. |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | We have services on a Thursday, run by different churches on a rostered basis. |
| Salvation Army | Yes | We have services on a Thursday, run by different churches on a rostered basis. |
| (Other comments) | Yes | We have services on a Thursday, run by different churches on a rostered basis. |
| Updated: 23 Jul 2013 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | We have a community vehicle that calls at the door daily to take people to clubs etc. | |
| Shops | 0.20 Km | The Main shops are two blocks away. It is an easy flat walk to the shops and would take most residents about 5 minutes. |
| Mall | see above - no mall | |
| Parks | 0.50 Km | A childrens play area is available here. |
| Library | 0.20 Km | The Diversional Therapist will also go to Timaru to get 'special' requests. |
| Updated: 23 Jul 2013 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA) | Yes | |
| New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) | Yes | |
| Other details | Yes | Members of South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce and Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce. Members of Standards New Zealand |
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| Updated: 23 Jul 2013 | ||
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