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Updated: 8 Dec 2025

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About Riverside Home & Care

Our Home is Your Home

"Riverside Home & Care is proud to have a multicultural team fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, Hindi, and Punjabi, ensuring our residents feel supported and understood in their own language."

Riverside Home & Care provides personalised care services for elderly individuals who may no longer live independently, aiming to ensure their comfort and enjoyment of life to the fullest extent possible.

Nestled by the riverside, dedicated to providing a warm and supportive environment for elderly residents.

Tailored to each individual's needs
Our home offers personalised care plans tailored to each individual’s needs, ensuring comfort and security.

Designed to promote well-being
With a team of compassionate caregivers and a range of activities designed to promote physical and mental well-being, Riverside Home & Care strives to create a home-away-from-home atmosphere where seniors can thrive and enjoy their golden years.

Great atmosphere
Our facility offers various programs, and being situated right next to Tamaki River and a park. With a large yard, residents can enjoy walks and fresh air at any time. Located in Otahuhu, this place is ideal for rejuvenation and relaxation.

Expert Staff
Trained staff who attend regular in-housetraining and other courses.

Warm and Friendly
Our staff who treat everyone with respect and empathy,

Certification
Ministry of Health certification and independent audit.

24*7 Medical Service
Our GP is on call at all times and at the house regularly.

Building
Fully renovated and improved building for our elderly to move in.

Care Offering

Riverside Home & Care provides a range of care offerings and services. If you are unsure which type of care is right for you or your loved one or would like to learn more about key terms and concepts, explore Eldernet's Knowledge Lab.

Areas of Expertise
  • Wound Care
  • Diabetic Care
  • Continence Advice
  • Infection Control
  • Primary Rural Health Care
  • Clinical Management
Availability

Yes we have availability

Updated: 3 Dec 2025
Short Term / Respite

Yes currently accepting short stay admissions, please contact us for specific availability

Premium Accommodation Charges

From $30 up to $50 /day

Regulatory Information

Ministry of Health Certified

Yes

Contract with Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora

Yes

Audit Report

Care Features & Services

Residents at Riverside Home & Care have access to care, services, and activities that promote wellbeing, this is underpinned by our trust and reputation. Explore our offerings below, for more information on care homes and what they offer explore Eldernet's Knowledge Lab.

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Registered Nurse

Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers

Physiotherapist

Activities Co-ordinator

Hairdresser

Podiatrist

Dietitian

Kaumatua

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Languages Spoken

Cantonese

English

Filipino

Mandarin

Tongan

Vietnamese

Ethnic Diets

Chinese

Indian

Korean

Kosher

Vegan

Vegetarian

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May Bring Own Furniture

Single Rooms

Shared Rooms

Rooms suitable for a couple

Ensuite

Phone Access In Own Room

Wifi

Resident can adjust heating in own room

Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability

Lounges/seating areas

Cafe

LGBTQIA+ Friendly

Primary Health Funded Short Term Care

Outings

Whānau Room

Māori Kaupapa

Policy for management of challenging behaviour

Smoking Permitted

Semi-Secure

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Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA)

Police checked

Other Key Information

It's not unusual to want to know more about payments and meals. We also invite you to explore the special features and activities we offer. If you have any other questions, please reach out, we’d love to hear from you!

Special features

Flexible to accommodate individual dietary requirement
PRIDES itself on having delicious meals and snacks cooked in our kitchen by our full-time chef.

We offer fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Our menus are flexible to accommodate individual dietary requirements, tastes, and preferences.

Our nutritious four-weekly menu sometimes features vegetables from our garden. Please see below for the menu.

"Cultural menu is available on request"

Interests & activities

Our activities programme is regularly updated to cater for individual, interests and capabilities.

Location

158 Avenue Road East, Ōtāhuhu, Auckland 1062

Shops

5.00 km

Mall

5.00 km

Parks

10.00 km

Library

5.00 km

To find out more about Riverside Home & Care or to book a viewing get in touch today.

Key Contacts

Manager

Dawn Tatham

Director

Chetan Kumar

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