Hetherington House
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Hetherington House
- Category
- Rest Home
- Address
- 98 Parry Palm Avenue
Waihi
Waihi 3610 - Postal Address
- 98 Parry Palm Avenue
Waihi 3610 - Region
- Waikato
- Phone
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- Fax
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Personnel
- Manager
- Olwyn Kunz - (07) 863 8526
- Owner
- Incorporated Society
Other services
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STAFF OF HETHERINGTON HOUSE - STATEMENT OF BELIEF
The Residents of Hetherington House have the right to live in a warm friendly and home like environment where caring relationships are fostered between relatives and their friends, where dignity, self worth and independence are honoured, individual rights and responsibilities fostered and there is an avoidance of institutional regimes.
The staff provide an effective team, acknowledging the interdependence of shared skills, knowledge and experiences, the support and care fellow caregivers give to each other and the respect they convey for the Residents in response to their needs by both attitude and by action.
The Residents of Hetherington House have the right to live in a warm friendly and home like environment where caring relationships are fostered between relatives and their friends, where dignity, self worth and independence are honoured, individual rights and responsibilities fostered and there is an avoidance of institutional regimes.
The staff provide an effective team, acknowledging the interdependence of shared skills, knowledge and experiences, the support and care fellow caregivers give to each other and the respect they convey for the Residents in response to their needs by both attitude and by action.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
| Updated: 15 Aug 2018 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 29 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| We also have day respite. | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Premium Room Charges | Some Rooms from $8.00/day up to $8.00/day as at 15 Aug 2022 |
| MOH Certification and Audit Report | View MOH certification and audit report (opens in a new tab) |
| Extra admission requirements due to COVID-19 | Yes |
| Updated: 16 Aug 2022 | |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 168 | Yes | A registered Nurse is on site 24 hours per day. |
| Enrolled Nurse | Yes | ||
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | Our caregivers are trained and pride themselves in giving quality care. | |
| Physiotherapist | 18 | Yes | A Physiotherapist will visit as requested for individual residents, this is an additional charge if not referred by a GP. However on-going therapy is maintained by our highly qualified Physiotherapy Assistant, who is on site 2 days per week. |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | We can access a community Occupational Therapist if required. | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | ||
| Activities Co-ordinator | 40 | Yes | Our Diversional Therapist team are on site from Monday to Friday. |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Available every Tuesday for an additional charge. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | An external Podiatrist visits approximately every 6-8 weeks. There is an additional charge for this service | |
| Dietitian | No | Our menu's are audited by an external dietitian every 2 years. A dietitian can also be contracted for an individual if required. Dependent on circumstances this may incur an additional charge. | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | A Kaumatua can be contact if needed | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | We have weekly church visits from various denominations, and communion on a weekly basis for those residents who wish to recieve it. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Hetherington House has a fantastic group of volunteers who donate their time to enhance the lives of our residents. | |
| Updated: 24 Feb 2021 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | Oxygen is stored on site for any resident who requires this. |
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | All our trained staff are competent in managing any requirement the resident has. |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | All our staff are trained in Palliative care needs for resident. We also have continuous access for advice and support from Hospice Waikato, and the Palliative care team at the Waikato DHB as Well as the Hospice in Te Puna. |
| Dialysis | Yes | If required |
| Wound Care | Yes | All Wound Care is managed by our on site Registered Nurses. We also have access to additional support and advice from Waihi District Nurses and The Waikato DHB specialist nurses. |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | Provided by our on site Registered Nurses |
| Continence Advice | Yes | Access is available to support and advice from the Waikato DHB specialist nurses. |
| Tracheotomy Care | Yes | If required |
| Infection Control | Yes | We have an allocated Infection Control Nurse. |
| Clinical Management | Yes | Hetherington House has an experienced Senior Nurse, who monitors the care of all the residents in the home. |
| Other Specialties | Yes | |
| Updated: 24 Feb 2021 | ||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | We take people for periods of respite when we have a room available. Booking in advance does not guarantee availability. |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
| Updated: 15 Aug 2018 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Furniture is provided, but you may bring your own if you prefer. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | We have one room designed to accomodate a married couple. |
| Ensuite | Yes | Some rooms share one bathroom between two rooms,no room is far from a toilet or bathroom. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | The home has two resident cats Jack and Bella. We have regular visits from SPCA. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | We will accomodate other pets if possible. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | No | Residents may have a phone line installed at their own expense. |
| Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Contract | No | Pallative care is provided with support of the Pallative care team. |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | New respite/daycare contract 7 days a week |
| Outings | Yes | We own a purpose built van with wheelchair hoist, and enjoy many different outings. |
| Maori Kaupapa | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | |
| Family Committee | Yes | |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Rural Setting | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | outside area |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
| Updated: 3 Mar 2020 | ||
Special Features
| We have a contract for day/respite care within the home 7 days a week, clients join our residents in activities and outings. Regular exercise programmes are by the physiotherapist Assistant. All residents have opportunity to try our spa pool which has a hoist . We now have a new 6 bed secure dementia unit |
| Updated: 15 Aug 2018 |
Interests & Activities
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Activity programme - Hetherington House employs 1 Diversional Therapist who with volunteers and assistants, organises and assists with games, outings and entertainment. Our Therapist will also assist with tasks such as personal letter writing if required. We have adopted the Spark of Life programme into the home. All staff will be under going further training and the programme currently runs once a week in our Dementia Unit. BBQ's are enjoyed by some residents and their families in summer. Big print books - some are available in our library, and the Waihi Library provide a visiting service providing big and normal print books. Breakfast in bed - or in the dining room, our residents choose. Cards, especially 500 are enjoyed by some residents. Church groups visit their parishioners regularly, and the different Church groups rotate the taking of Sunday Service. The is also a mid week service held every Wednesday morning. Craft groups are held weekly. Digital camera is used to record birthdays, special days and fun moments, and can if a Resident wishes, be emailed to family. Electric beds - some beds are electric, enabling the Resident to move the head or foot from a remote control. All our other beds are new and of the hospital type, allowing the head to be raised for confort. Email from and to family and friends is assisted and encouraged. Entertainers, concert groups, school groups and others regularly come into the home to entertain. Fax facilities are available to all Residents. Garden - we all love our beautiful gardens. Happy Hour is held every day at 4:30 p.m., residents provide their own alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks, a social time, which is of course optional. Housie is enjoyed by many residents weekly , prizes provided by the home. Meal choices - menu is provided each day for the following days meals, all cooking is done on the premises and we will cater to individual dietary needs and preferences. Minibus -= the homes own minibus with lifter is used for outings, transportation to appointments, and sometimes just a drive in the country., Music - the home has a new stereo with C.D.player, tape and turntable and we have a wide vareity of music to suit most tastes. RSA monthly outings to the Waihi and Beach RSA are organised, to encourage our residents to enjoy socialising with a wider variety of people. Shopping - a volunteer roster of shoppers has been organised to do personal shopping at Waihi village for our Residents. Happy Hour happens every day at 4.30 |
| Updated: 15 Aug 2018 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing qualifications and details | Trained staff cover all shifts | |
| Details about meals | We cater for special diets | |
| Updated: 15 Aug 2018 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Yes | A Volunteer staff member is available to assist us if required. |
| English | Yes | |
| German | Yes | |
| Maori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Swiss German | Yes | |
| Other Details | Yes | If required we can access the New Zealand translator service to meet any individual needs. |
| Updated: 15 Aug 2018 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | Weekly communion and visits can be arranged on request. |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Christian | Yes | |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | We have contacts available for each religious faith. |
| Inter denominational | Yes | Weekly devotional sessions |
| Jehovah Witness | Yes | Contacts available and visit regularly. |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | Weekly communion. |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Seventh Day Adventist | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | We can arrange visits/ input from any religious leaders as requested. Some residents attend their own churches. |
| Updated: 15 Aug 2018 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.00 Km | |
| Shops | 1.00 Km | A pleasant stroll to the village of Waihi. There is a dairy less than half a kilometre away. |
| Mall | 0.00 Km | Shopping expeditions are enjoyed from time to time to Goldfields Mall in Thames, Care Givers and helpers accompany and assist Residents with their shopping. |
| Parks | 0.50 Km | A childrens adventure playground just down the road |
| Library | 1.00 Km | The Waihi library provide a visiting service once a fortnight. |
| Updated: 15 Aug 2018 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Approved provider of Professional Development and Recognition Programme | Yes | All our Registered and Enrolled Nurses are encourage to participate in the programme. |
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | |
| New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 15 Aug 2018 | ||
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