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Whalan Lodge
At a glance
- Vacancy
- No
- Name
- Whalan Lodge
- Category
- Rest Home Care
- Address
- 5 Diggers Gully Road
Kurow OAMARU 9435 - DHB
- Southern (Otago)
- Phone
- (03) 436 0578
- Fax
- (03) 436 0011
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Sarah Green - 034360578
- Owner
- Whalan Lodge - 034360578
- Registered Nurse
- Brittney Haugh - 034360578
- HR
- No Job Vacancies - 034360578
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Description
A true home atmosphere for the elderly.
Enjoy quality care - tranquillity and timeless rural views in your retiring years.
Enjoy quality care - tranquillity and timeless rural views in your retiring years.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 12 |
| Vacancy | No |
| 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 Feb 2019 | |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | On call 24 hours | |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | ||
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | We have regular visits from the local preschool, weekly movie afternoons, Happy Hour with live music on a Friday. Nails with Nicky every Monday and starting from February 2018 a Relaxation and Movement session every Tuesday. | |
| Hairdresser | Negotiable | Hairdressing can be arranged on site or at the Hairdressers salon. | |
| Podiatrist | Negotiable | Massage treatment, Podiatrist and monthly a Ear Health Clinic. | |
| Dietitian | Negotiable | We have had a Dietitian's input when planning our Summer and Winter menus and your special diet requirements can always be catered for. | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | When appropiate | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | services every second sunday and always available | |
| Other Personnel | 40 | Yes | Trained cook and Gardener. |
| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Palliative Care (Contracted) | Yes | |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | Our Registered nurse deals with all wound care and has been most successful in dealing with ulcers. Recently a Resident with a psuedomonis infection in an ulcer has now completely healed. |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advice | Yes | Ou registered nurse is in regular contact and recieves advise on all continence products available. |
| Infection Control | Yes | This subject is covered through staff trainings and the Home is very proactive in their day to day operation of the Home. |
| Primary Rural Health Care | Yes | |
| Other Specialties | Yes | |
| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 | ||
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: 27 Nov 2018 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Single Rooms | Yes | |
| Shared Rooms | Yes | |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | If required |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | If required at residents own cost. Portable phone also available. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Rural Setting | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | lovely veranda with views of the valley |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 | ||
Special Features
| Whalan Lodge is a licensed Stage 2, 14 bed Rest Home. We are situated at Kurow in the Waitaki Valley which is in close proximity to the Lakes and the Waitaki River. We have spacious grounds and gardens to wander in.
The Home was it purpose built Maternity Hospital for the rural area. It has the advantages of 10 single and 2 double bedrooms of which 8 bedrooms face north with 5 opening onto the sun trapped veranda. The spacious hallway has double doors into the Lounge and some of the bedrooms which makes easy access for wheelchair or walking frame users as well as the spacious toilets and bathrooms. The Home is heated by log burners situated in the Dining Room, Lounge and hallway as well as electric heaters in these same areas as well as in each bedroom to give you that real homely atmosphere and not one of an institution. |
| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 |
Interests & Activities
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We have a planned Activity schedule which includes Happy Hour, trips out in our own Home Bus.
In the grounds we have landscaped gardens, established trees, an accessible pathway for you to walk around or just sit and take in the views. We grow our own vegetables which compliment our homely cooked meals. "Our open home visiting policy" - for your family/whanau and friends we welcome them to come and help make our home your home. |
| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details about Meals | All our meals are served in the dining room, with the exception of Breakfast which you may wish to have in your bedroom. We supply the Meals on Wheels service to our community. We pride ourselves on our home cooked Morning and Afternoon Teas along with our birthday celebration teas. | |
| Staffing Qualifications and Details | The Home staffing consist of 1 Registered nurse who is on site Monday, Wednesday & Friday and on call 24hrs plus access to the community Prime care nurse. We have employed experienced Caregivers , a cook, an Activity coordinator, and Residential Manager. The Community Doctor makes regular visits and can be called if required. | |
| What's included in your fees and what's not | Please contact the Whalan Lodge office for details. | |
| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Shops | 1.50 km | Easy to visit on a mobility scooter. Lots of lovely cafes too. |
| Library | 0.40 km | Located across the road at the Waitaki Valley School |
| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| CareerForce | Yes | |
| New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) | Yes | |
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| Updated: 27 Nov 2018 | ||
The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.
