Northanjer Rest Home
At a glance
- Vacancy
- No
- Name
- Northanjer Rest Home
- Category
- Rest Home Care
- Address
- 318 Thames Highway
Oamaru
Oamaru North 9400 - Postal Address
- 318 Thames Highway
Oamaru North
Oamaru 9400 - DHB
- Southern (Otago)
- Phone
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- Fax
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- Web
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Personnel
- Manager
- Belinda Blackler - 0212290707
- Owner
- Glenhays Ltd
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Northanjer is a small 15-bed rest home which means that we can tailor the care of our residents to be personal and home-like. We are committed to providing the best care and believe that every resident is an individual and deserves to be treated like one. Our home has been completely renovated with new wallpaper, flooring and lighting throughout and our beautiful new log burner as been installed to make Northanjer even more like a home away from home!
We have been granted 4-year Certification in our most recent Ministry of Health Audit which reflects the excellent level of care provided to our residents.
We have been granted 4-year Certification in our most recent Ministry of Health Audit which reflects the excellent level of care provided to our residents.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 15 |
| Vacancy | No |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Premium Room Charges | No |
| MOH Certification and Audit Report | View MOH certification and audit report (opens in a new tab) |
| Updated: 21 Oct 2021 | |
Testimonials
| “It feels like my home.” “I just like being here – is it just so comfortable knowing that you are being looked after.” "Everything spot on. Could NOT be any better." "I am very satisfied with everything about meals." "Thank you all for the lovely care you gave to Mum." “These girls (the staff) think the world of me… I don’t know why!” “They (the staff) are always a good crowd” “Everything is perfect." “I am perfectly happy here.” “Lovely, I can’t complain at all” “Can’t complain – the food is good” “Amazing, clever baking.” "They are very kind to us here." "Close to town which suits me!" "Excellent place to be living" |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | We have 2 wonderful RN's who are available 24/7. | |
| Nurse Practitioner | Yes | Available through the hospital as required. | |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | We have very experienced staff who are passionate about what they do - many have been at Northanjer for more than 10 years. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Belinda (Manager) is a registered Physiotherapist with post-graduate experience in neurorehabilitation. She provides Physiotherapy as required for our residents. | |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | Available through the hospital as required. | |
| Social Worker (on site) | Negotiable | Available through the hospital as required. | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | We have an excellent DT who oversees the activities program. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | ||
| Hairdresser | Yes | Our 2 regular hairdressers attend to our residents' needs however residents are welcome to have their own hairdresser come in to use our salon or to go into the community for a haircut. We are happy to accommodate whichever suits you. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | We pay for our residents' podiatry needs and have a lovely podiatrist who visits regularly. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Oversees and approves the menu and available to review residents and their diets as required or indicated. | |
| Accredited Visitors | Negotiable | ||
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | A variety of religious denominations provide services at Northanjer, and we are happy to arrange services to suit our residents' needs. | |
| Other Personnel | Negotiable | ||
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | We have oxygen concentrators available as required and prescribed. |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | Overseen by our wonderful registered nurse, Renee. |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | Overseen by our registered nurse, Renee. |
| Continence Advice | Yes | Overseen by our registered nurse, Renee and we also have regular input from an external provider for advice as required. |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | Overseen by our registered nurse, Renee and we also have regular input from an external provider for advice as required. |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | Belinda (Manager) is a registered physiotherapist with post-graduate experience in neurorehabilitation. |
| Infection Control | Yes | Overseen by our wonderful registered nurse, Renee. |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 | ||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | Please contact Belinda directly on 021 229 0707 to arrange respite care. |
| Other Short Stay Programme | Yes | We have a day program where people are able to come for a lunch time meal and activities. Please contact Belinda on 021 229 0707 for information. |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
| Updated: 21 Aug 2020 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Residents are encouraged to bring their own furniture and things to make their rooms as homely as possible. If they don't wish to use their own, then we are happy to fully furnish their room with lovely furniture that we have available. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | Our rooms are so large that couples could share if they chose to and use the other room as a private lounge. |
| Ensuite | Yes | 8 of our rooms have ensuite vanity facilities. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | Our golden retriever 'Winston' visits the rest home regularly, as well as 'Harley' who provides pet therapy. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | We are happy to discuss options for residents to move their pets in with them! |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
| Wifi | Yes | We provide unlimited Wifi free of charge. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | Thermastatically controlled. Residents may change the setting to suit them and our staff help to monitor appropriate temperatures as required. |
| Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have a wonderful conservatory which looks out onto the garden and you can sit and watch the cars and school students walk by. There is a lounge with a beautiful log burner where there is a piano and activities are often held and also one smaller TV room where residents can watch TV, movies or sport (including SKY). A lovely new deck has been built and is fully furnished for the warmer days! There is also a lovely sunny conservatory area that looks out onto the deck where some residents love to sit and read. |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | We are able to provide day care as required - please contact Belinda on 021 229 0707 for information. |
| Outings | Yes | We have weekly van outings and regular outings into the community depending on what our residents want to do and where they want to go (decided at our monthly activities meetings which several of our residents attend). Most recently, we had a picnic at All Day Bay and the residents were able to feel their feet in the sand! |
| Residents Committee | Yes | We have residents' meetings on a regular basis and at the residents request. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Outside only with shelter provided. |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 | ||
Special Features
| At Northanjer Resthome, we believe that the elderly are valued members of our society. We offer a relaxed homely atmosphere for only 15 residents. This enables us to deliver personal and individualised care with flexibility and freedom. Being such a small home, we are able to really know our residents and provide the care that they want – if someone doesn’t like peas, they don’t get them! We are so close to Oamaru town! We strongly encourage and assist our residents to maintain and create new links into accessing the community – we have a rest home mobility scooter that our residents can use at their leisure and several scoot down town to partake in different groups or even to just pop into a cafe or around to friends and family to visit. We are located on the main highway, enabling easy access for visitors, or trips to town and appointments. Visitors are welcome at any time. |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 |
Interests & Activities
| Our activity programme is run by our passionate activities team and overseen by our lovely Diversional Therapist, Kerri. Our activities meetings are held monthly and all of our residents are invited to come along to ensure that the plan reflects what they actually want to do! |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What's included in your fees and what's not | We do not have any premium charges at Northanjer. | |
| Details about meals | Our meals are all lovingly made on site. We make every effort to provide meals that our residents love and cater to people's likes and dislikes. We have delicious home cooked baking. | |
| Associated Complexes | Southanjer Rest Home. | |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Other Information | Yes | We can arrange interpreters as required. |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | We support our residents in the practice of their own faith as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others. |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Shops | 0.20 Km | We are just along from Meadowbank Dairy on Thames Highway. |
| Mall | 2.00 Km | Oamaru town is easily accessed on weekly outings, or if our residents are willing and able, they can use the resident mobility scooter to access the town for themselves! |
| Parks | 0.20 Km | We are just along Thames Highway from Orana Park so residents can easily access the park if and when they want to. |
| Library | 3.00 Km | We are happy to organise to take the residents along to the library at their request. We also have an extensive library of our own with a variety of topics with several large print books available. |
| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Care Association New Zealand | Yes | |
| New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 1 Feb 2021 | ||
The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.
