Woodfall Home and Hospital
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Woodfall Home and Hospital
- Category
- Rest Home Care
- Address
- Woodfall Home and Hospital
Warwick Street
feilding
Feilding 4702 - Postal Address
- 4 Bowen Street
Feilding 4702 - DHB
- MidCentral
- Phone
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- Fax
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- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Gail Hart - 06 323 8489
- Owner
- Experion Care NZ Limited - 06 323 8489
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Woodfall Lodge is situated in the heart of Feilding approximately 5 minutes walk from the town centre. Woodfall Lodge offers both Rest Home and Hospital Level care, providing a home and family for its residents where quality of life is offered through the pursuit of excellence in care and services. Individuality and dignity is respected and revered. Security, care and comfort are given with honesty and love. Residents, their families/whanau and our staff are recognised and encouraged to participate as members of our family.
With a total of 15 Hospital beds, we have 2 lounge areas plus a lovely conservatory area where residents can enjoy the sunshine while remaining indoors. Daily activities include outings to local places of interest, shopping, games and cooking. Our homecooked meals and baking create a homely atmosphere. Our garden areas are visible from multiple decks where residents can sit and enjoy or even get involved in veggie or flower gardening if they wish to. We have an open door policy with regards to visiting, allow friends and family to stop by at any time convenient to them. Residents are welcome to have their husband/wife join them for meals from time to time (a small fee is charged for the meal).
An information pack is available from the home and we invite anyone considering Rest Home or Hospital Level care for their loved one to visit us.
With a total of 15 Hospital beds, we have 2 lounge areas plus a lovely conservatory area where residents can enjoy the sunshine while remaining indoors. Daily activities include outings to local places of interest, shopping, games and cooking. Our homecooked meals and baking create a homely atmosphere. Our garden areas are visible from multiple decks where residents can sit and enjoy or even get involved in veggie or flower gardening if they wish to. We have an open door policy with regards to visiting, allow friends and family to stop by at any time convenient to them. Residents are welcome to have their husband/wife join them for meals from time to time (a small fee is charged for the meal).
An information pack is available from the home and we invite anyone considering Rest Home or Hospital Level care for their loved one to visit us.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 16 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| Swing/Dual beds available, respite, palliative care | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Premium Room Charges | No |
| MOH Certification and Audit Report | View MOH certification and audit report (opens in a new tab) |
| Extra admission requirements due to COVID-19 | Please enquire |
| Updated: 23 May 2022 | |
Testimonials
| "Our family would like to thank you all for the wonderful love and care shown to Dad in his stay at Woodfall. He always spoke highly of his time there, he felt comfortable and safe and never had a complaint. Every time we visited, we always felt welcome and like it was home away from home for him, with everyone extremely pleasant and helpful. So once again thank you all so much. Regards.." "Our sincere thanks for the love and care you all gave to Mum (& Dad) over the last 2 1/2 years." |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 24/7 | Yes | There is 24 hour RN cover and during the week there is the Facility Manager who is a RN and Jenni the Clinical Lead available too. |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | 24/7 | Yes | Our team of caregivers are trained with the ACE training programme gaining the National Certificate as well as regular upskilling courses to ensure they have the knowledge to care for our residents. |
| Physiotherapist | Negotiable | Can be arranged if required. | |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | As required. | |
| Social Worker (on site) | Negotiable | As required. | |
| Diversional Therapist | 27.5 | Yes | Gail and Latasha, our Activities staff, work Monday through to Friday 9am-3pm arranging and running our interesting and varied Activities Programme. The company van takes residents to various shopping and outings. |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Negotiable | Volunteers assist with playing bingo, entertaining and helpign with crafts. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Shirley, our hairdresser provides cuts and sets at Woodfall each Thursday. Your own hairdresser is welcome to come on site too. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | A local Podiatist visits every 8 weeks. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Our menus are reviewed by a Dietitian every 2 years and we use menus from the Otago University Dietician School. | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | Can be arranged as required. | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | We have a monthly church service at Woodfall Lodge led by the local Anglican church. A number of churches are within easy walking distance. Monthly service with Salvation Army. A monthly communion service is also held at Woodfall Lodge. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Woodfall have a personal laundry service, in-house handyman who can hang pictures in bedrooms to make the room more personal, in-house gardener and in-house cooks to provide homecooked meals and baking. | |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | Available on site if required and can be administered by Registered Nurses |
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | Available on site if required by Registered Nurses |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | End of life care is provided by our Registered Nurses with support from Arohanui Hospice if required. |
| IV Antibiotic Capability | Yes | With support from the DHB and the HITH nurses. |
| Dialysis | Yes | Woodfall can accommodate residents who require Dialysis at the local Palmerston North Hospital. |
| Wound Care | Yes | Managed by the Registered Nurses on site with input as required from the DHB Wound Care Nurse Specialist |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | Diabetics on site are cared for by the Registered Nurses with input from Diabetes Lifestyle Trust if required. |
| Continence Advice | Yes | Andrea, one of our Registered Nurses specialising in this area attends seminars to keep her skills updated. |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | Undertaken by Registered Nurses with support from DHB Stoma Nurse. |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | Registered Nurses will work to rehabilitate residents who have had a stroke to become independent as possible. |
| Tracheotomy Care | Yes | Registered Nurse on site to provide this care. |
| Infection Control | Yes | Elly, one of our Registered Nurses specialises in Infection Control attending seminars to keep her skills updated. We are members of Bugs Control where we can access assistance, training and advice. |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | Registered Nurses on site 24 hours a day |
| Clinical Management | Yes | Manager and Clinical Care Manager are both Registered Nurses with many years experience and continue to keep their skills updated by attending courses. |
| Other Specialties | Yes | These can be arranged if required. |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 | ||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | We can cater for respite care residents and will try to make your stay with us a home away from home. |
| Carer Support | Yes | We can cater for carer support/short stay residents and will try to make your stay a home away from home. |
| Subsidised | Yes | Need to be assessed by NASC Agency as to their level of care required |
| Private Paying | Yes | Private paying residents are welcome at Woodfall Lodge. Fees can be quoted on enquiry. |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | Advance bookings can be taken on availability of beds |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Residents and families are encouarged to personalise their bedroom to create a home environment and are more than welcome to bring their own furniture. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | All our rooms are single and all except 2 have hand basins. There is a very effective underfloor heating system complemented by natural light and sun. Each room has a call bell. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Alcohol is permitted but care is taken as it can impact on certain medications. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | Woodfall a cat who is very special and pampered by everyone! |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | This would be assessed on an individual basis. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Personal phone for each resident in every bedroom |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | No | We have underfloor heating throughout the building |
| Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | By arrangement with management. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Two various sized areas as well as multiple decks and a lovely sunroom |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | Woodfall offers Liverpool Care Pathways and is supported by Arohanui Hospice if required. |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | All day care residents are welcomed and made to feel a part of our home and the activities as they may wish to participate in. |
| Outings | Yes | Shopping outings every week, a weekly drive out in the Woodfall van as well as special outings to places of interest. |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Monthly residents/management meetings are held in which Residents are encouraged to partake in the scheduling of outings and special occasions. Minutes of these meetings are displayed on the notice board. |
| Family Committee | No | No formal arrangement. |
| Newsletter | Yes | Internal bi-monthly newsletters are displayed and every six months a newsletter will go the families as well. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | Staff have training in de-escalation technique, however if behaviour impacts on our other clients we may have to seek the advice of Elder Health and their GP. |
| Confused Residents | Yes | We do not take residents who may wander as we are not secure and on a busy town intersection. |
| Smokers Room | No | Residents are able to smoke in a designated sheltered smoking area outside but this is being scaled down due to non smoking goals. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Residents are able to smoke in a designated sheltered smoking area outside. |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 | ||
Special Features
| Woodfall Lodge is renowned for its friendly, welcoming, homely atmosphere. Situated right in the heart of town, Woodfall Lodge is within walking distance of the RSA, Senior Citizens Club and Library. Woodfall Lodge is a single story building with no internal steps. We currently have a few sought after vacancies so please phone Chris and she will show you around. |
| Updated: 24 Aug 2016 |
Interests & Activities
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Woodfall Lodge is located right in the heart of Feilding, close to all the town’s amenities so residents can walk or drive their motorized scooters or go in a wheelchair to the shops, library, Feilding Senior's,RSA, the Rangitikei Club or any number of clubs and amenities available in the town. Our Qualified Diversional Therapist takes residents out for weekly shopping and van rides in the Minibus. We have recently purchased Electric Hospital Beds with Pressure mattresses and chairs suitable to maintain a quality of life and mobility while providing the best of comfort for our residents. This allows most residents to attend the Activities provided. Movie afternoons on weekends, Housie, pampering, card games including Hoy, quizzes, monthly Happy Hour to celebrate residents Birthdays are all part of our social calendar. Daily exercises and newspaper reading followed by discussion start each day. Entertainers and school groups come in to sing or play music for us which is a delight. Cooking sessions including making the home’s Christmas cake are essential to make Woodfall as much like home as possible. Many residents have taken up or gone back to artwork as an Activity at Woodfall Lodge. Deck areas situated around the property are ideal spots to sit and enjoy the sunshine and gardens. Areas of garden, including a veggie plot, are available for any resident who wishes to continue their hobby. Inter-denominational church services are held monthly, or residents can attend church on Sundays as they are close by. Families and visitors are very welcome to ‘pop in’ on their way past for a chat. We encourage you to go out and enjoy your life in the community as you always have if this is your wish. |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What's included in your fees and what's not | Hairdresser, toll calls, podiatry and non-government subsidised pharmaceuticals. We will provide a list upon enquiry. | |
| Staffing qualifications and details | Minimum of three staff on at all times one of which is a Registered Nurse. | |
| Details about meals | Meals are all homecooked on site with individual needs catered for. A four week menu which is reviewed by a Registered Dietitian. Recipes are used from the Otago Dietitian Dept to ensure the correct nutrition for residents in our care. | |
| Associated Complexes | Mt Herbert House Home & Hospital in Waipukurau Central Hawkes Bay and Eastcare Residential Home - Specialised Dementia Care in Hamilton | |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | can be arranged |
| Korean | Yes | |
| Sign Language | Yes | Can be arranged. |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | Members of the Anglican congregation are available to visit as requested. |
| Christian | Yes | Residents also choose to go to local churches within Feidling. |
| Inter denominational | Yes | Communion and Salvation Army Church Services open to any residents who wish to attend. |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | Communion services held at Woodfall Lodge monthly and are open for any denomination to attend. |
| Salvation Army | Yes | A monthly service and singing are held at Woodfall Lodge. |
| Updated: 23 Aug 2016 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.50 Km | Buses, taxis and health shuttle available |
| Shops | 0.50 Km | Shops are within walking distance from Woodfall Lodge and some residents have their own scooters |
| Parks | 1.00 Km | Kowhai Park is close to Woodfall Lodge where there are plenty of trees, a lovely walk through the rose garden, a duck pond and a number of avaries with various birdlife. |
| Library | 0.50 Km | The local library is within a short walk from Woodfall Lodge and has a great collection of historic photos. |
| Updated: 8 Nov 2019 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | |
| Other details | Yes | Members of Bugs Control Members of Employers Manufacturers Assocation |
| Updated: 12 Jun 2020 | ||
The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.
