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Aria Park Retirement Village
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Aria Park Retirement Village
- Category
- Rest Home Care
- Address
- 1-3 Claude Rd
Epsom
Central
Auckland 1023 - Postal Address
- as above
- DHB
- Auckland
- Phone
- (09) 630 8430
- Fax
- (09) 630 6507
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Hyrum-Daniel Dennis - 09 630 8430
- Owner
- Arvida Group - 09 972 1180
Other services
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Description
Senior Living - security, companionship and care. Room now available.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Updated: 28 Feb 2017 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 37 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| We welcome your enquiry. You are also welcome to view our facility at any time. We can also offer respite care for both Resthome and Hospital and can admit at the weekend by prior arrangement. | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Additional Room Costs | No |
| MOH Certification and Audit Report | View MOH certification and audit report (opens in a new tab) |
| Updated: 22 Jan 2019 | |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | There are Registered Nurses on duty 24 hours per day, each day of the week. | |
| Nurse Practitioner | Yes | ||
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | There is an Enrolled Nurse employed full time as are Senior Care Givers. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | A physiotherapist is on site three mornings per week. There is also an on-call Physiotherapist available. Weekly exercise classes are available and through the Activities programme . | |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | ||
| Social Worker (on site) | Negotiable | ||
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | A comprehensive activities and entertainment plan is developed and run by our Activities Staff members with input from our Physiotherapist. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | There is a Hair Salon on site and the Hairdresser visits 4 days a week - Tuesday-Friday. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | A podiatrist calls every six weeks. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | We have access to a Dietician for review and advice. | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | Please enquire | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | Please enquire | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Catholic, Anglican and Christian services weekly. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | As required | |
| Updated: 28 Feb 2017 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advice | Yes | |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | |
| Tracheotomy Care | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Psychiatric Care | No | Please enquire. |
| Clinical Management | Yes | |
| Other Specialties | Yes | |
| Updated: 28 Feb 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: 28 Feb 2017 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | You are most welcome to bring items of your own providing it does not compromise your safety any other resident/visitor or your caregiving staff. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | You are welcome to personalise your room. All rooms are equiped with a Call Bell. Electric blankets and other electrical items must be tested annually by a registered inspection service at your own cost. |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | No | Adjoining rooms do become available from time to time. |
| Ensuite | Yes | Most rooms share an adjoining ensuite. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | 'Ginger Boy' our house cat is very friendly and well fed! . |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | Please enquire. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | You can arrange to have a telephone installed within your room at your own cost. Please be aware however that if we need to move you to another room the cost will be yours. This applies to Sky TV as well. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | No | Central heating. |
| Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Comfortably furnished lounges. |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | A village minibus takes residents on special trips to places of interest. |
| Whanau Room | Yes | |
| Maori Kaupapa | No | Please enquire |
| Residents Committee | No | Residents meetings are held bi-monthly. The Health & Disability Commission provides an Advocacy service that all residents can make use of. |
| Family Committee | No | Family meetings are by request of the family or the facility. |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | As with all residents, individual Care Plans are kept up to date with appropriate and safe interventions. |
| Smoking Permitted | No | The facility is a smoke free zone. Smokers may smoke outside the premises. |
| Updated: 28 Feb 2017 | ||
Special Features
| Relocating into any new setting can be unsettling and may take time to adjust to over time. However, with our support and experience in providing Rest Home and Continuing Care services to individuals and their families, this change should become a pleasant and positive experience.
Because of its location, many Aria Park residents continue to live near relatives and friends in a secure caring environment. The residents have a community lounge, a large sunny conservatory and extensive outdoor decks on two levels that are used for social get-togethers or private moments with families or friends. Aria Park is near shops a movie theater, cafe's, restaurant's, Alexander Race Way and community parks. The center of Auckland is just a short bus ride away and the bus stops near the front door. A village minibus takes residents on special trips to places of interest. Please also feel free to request a copy of our Information Brochure. In it you will find additional information such as: The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights, an overview of our services and answers to practical issues such as care of clothing, our policy re residents banking and security. A tour of our facility and services is available throughout the week or weekend so please call to arrange a convenient time to visit. |
| Updated: 28 Feb 2017 |
Interests & Activities
| Personalised lifestyle plans are put together with the resident and family involved. Activity programmes may include any of the following: Alzheimer's Society, Art, Arthritis society, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Bridge, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Children, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Electric beds, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Happy Hour, Housie, Indoor Games, Internet, Jigsaw, Library, Minibus, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Park, Parkinson's Society, Parties, Pianist, Picnic facilities, Quizzes, Reading, Roses, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Sky TV, Stroke Group, Videos, Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern |
| Updated: 28 Feb 2017 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details about Meals | Meal times are as follows: Breakfast 7.30am to 8.30am (served in residents rooms) Lunch (main meal) 12.00pm to 1.00pm Evening 5.00pm to 6.00pm Residents have the choice of using the dining room or their own room as they wish. Home cooked meals with special dietary needs catered for, plus in betweens. | |
| Staffing Qualifications and Details | A Registered Nurse on duty at all times (two in the morning, two in the evening and one at night in addition to Care Givers. You are most welcome to retain the services of your existing General Practitioner. We contract out pharmaceutical services to a Pharmacist who provides medications in pre-packed dispensing systems. Residents may self medicate with their Doctors permission. | |
| Associated Complexes | Aria Bay (Browns Bay Auckland & Aria Gardens (Albany Auckland) | |
| What's included in your fees and what's not | ||
| Updated: 28 Feb 2017 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Yes | |
| Cook Island Maori | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Finnish | Yes | |
| Hindi | Yes | |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Rarotongan | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | |
| Tongan | Yes | |
| Updated: 28 Feb 2017 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | Every second Thursday at 10.00am, in the Conservatory. |
| Christian | Yes | Greenlane Christian Church every Tuesday 9.30am. |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | Every Wednesday 10.30am. |
| Updated: 28 Feb 2017 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.03 km | There is a bus stop 100 meters from the front entrance. |
| Shops | 0.10 km | Antiques, cafe's, restaurants, business (varied), groceries, hairdresser, beauticians. |
| Mall | 0.50 km | Centrally located, just minutes from Newmarket and a short bus ride from Queen Street. |
| Parks | 0.20 km | Alexandra Park Trotting Course and other community parks are within a short walking distance. |
| Library | 0.50 km | A mobile Library visits every two weeks. |
| Updated: 28 Feb 2017 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CareerForce | 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 | |
| Other details | Yes | Aria Park has developed its quality policy and procedure systems to align with the Health and Disability Standards implimented by the Ministry of Health and Standards New Zealand. These standards set a high threshold of quality monitoring & audit |
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| Updated: 28 Feb 2017 | ||
The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.
