Rata Park Rest Home
At a glance
- Vacancy
- No
- Name
- Rata Park Rest Home
- Category
- Rest Home
- Address
- 94 Gap Road East
RD 1
Winton 9781 - Postal Address
- Same as above
- Region
- Southern (Southland)
- Phone
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- Mobile
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- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Darren & Vicky Gwynn
- Owner
- Darren & Vicky Gwynn - 03 236 0141
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We are an open facility which is set on a secure site so that if someone needs to take a walk they are safe from wandering away onto the road.
Family values Country living, being an individual is your right.
OUR RESIDENTS DO NOT LIVE IN OUR WORKPLACE WE WORK IN THEIR HOME.
Family values Country living, being an individual is your right.
OUR RESIDENTS DO NOT LIVE IN OUR WORKPLACE WE WORK IN THEIR HOME.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
| Updated: 24 Oct 2023 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 20 |
| Vacancy | No |
| We can add you to our waiting list | |
| Impending vacancy | No - Waiting List available |
| Short stay considered | No |
| Premium Accommodation 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 | No |
| Updated: 26 Apr 2024 | |
Testimonials
| We will happily introduce you to our residents and their families who will be able to talk to you about Rata Park and their personal experiences. |
| Updated: 2 Jun 2017 |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 168 | Yes | Darren & Vicky are the owners of Rata Park and they both are Registered Nurses. Darren and Vicky's house is attached to the rest home. Rata Park also employees 1 other registered nurse Justine who is an intricate part of their team. |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | 336 | Yes | Rata Park has trained caregivers on site 24 hours per day 7 days per week |
| Physiotherapist | Negotiable | There is a physiotherapy service in the Winton township. | |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | There is a Occupational Therapist service in Invercargill which can be accessed by Rata Park. | |
| Social Worker (on site) | Negotiable | There is a Social Work service in Invercargill which can be accessed by Rata Park. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | 15 | Yes | Bex is our Activities Coordinator and are excited to provide outings, entertainment with residents so that outings accommodate their interests. You can see photo's of some of our outings on our Rata Park Rest Home Facebook page. |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Our visiting hairdresser who comes every 4 weeks or by appointment. There is also hair saloons in the Winton township. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Our podiatrist visits every 6 weeks or by appointment. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | We are able to access the dietitian at SDHB if needed. We provide traditional home cooked meals, and cater for all dietary requirements. | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | We have an open and transparent relationship with local Iwi and Kaumatua. | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | We have visiting Chaplains,Ministers & Priests who accommodate all religious and spiritual needs of our residents. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | We have friends and families of Rata Park Rest Home who visit as they want and help support residents and staff during outings and special occasions at our home. | |
| Updated: 16 Mar 2024 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care as we currently have residents on oxygen therapy. |
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care. |
| Bariatric (Care of the very overweight) | Yes | We are able to safely care for people of significant weight. |
| Palliative Care (Contracted) | Yes | We historically have applied for a palliative care contract as required. |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | Supported by our General Practitioner, Hospice and District Nurses. We have extensive experience and equipment to assist with end of life care which includes hospital level electric beds, hoist,pressure area management mattresses and a syringe drive. |
| IV Antibiotic Capability | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care. Darren & Vicky are certified by the SDHB to administer IV antibiotics. |
| Dialysis | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. |
| Wound Care | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care and have a close relationship with the SDHB wound clinic and staff. |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care and have managed both diet controlled and insulin controlled diabetes at Rata Park. |
| Continence Advice | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We also have a continence specialist from the community who is happy to advice. We have experience in this area of care. |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care. |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner, Rehabilitation Services and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care and have cared for many residents post stroke. |
| Tracheotomy Care | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care. |
| Spinal Injuries Care | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. |
| Infection Control | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area and are proactive with surveillance and monitoring of any infections. |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care and have provided post operative care for both surgical and orthopaedic operations. |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner, Mental Health Unit and or District Nurses. We have experience in this care. |
| Updated: 25 Sep 2021 | ||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | We have availability for both a single room or a double room for a couple who require Respite Care. No extra fee's charged for this valuable service. |
| Carer Support | Yes | We happily can provide Carer Support of short term care. No extra fee's charged for this valuable service. |
| Other Short Stay Programme | Yes | We have offered day care for people as required. No extra fee's charged for this valuable service. |
| High Care Needs | Yes | We are able to provide a very high level of care with the support of our GP and at the request of community providers. We will not accept a resident we do not think we can care for in an appropriate manner. |
| Subsidised | Yes | We accepted fully and partially subsides residents. |
| Private Paying | Yes | We are happy to provide short term or long term care for residents who are finding it difficult to find accommodation in their own region. We are happy to assist arranging travel to and from Rata Park. Private paid post-operative care can be provided. |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | We are happy to take advanced bookings but will do our best to accomidate people who require urgent support at times of crisis. |
| Updated: 20 Feb 2018 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Some of our residents have choosen to have only their own furniture and ormanents in their room. Residents rooms are their own to decorate as they wish.(Prior approval required from Darren please). |
| Single Rooms | Yes | Rooms are able to be self furnished or come furnished. All rooms do have a hospital high/low bed available to aid in mobility if required. |
| Shared Rooms | Yes | We have 4 shared rooms. |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | Our shared rooms can accommodate either 2 single beds or 1 double bed to accommodate our couples wishes. The rooms is large enough to also accommodate some personal furniture for a couple. |
| Alcohol Permitted | No | We are an alcohol free site |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We have two pugs that visit most days. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | New animals are considered if house trained and up to date on all vaccinations. Residents animals are cared for at the cost of the resident who owns the animal. Permission for a new animal must be granted by the existing residents and home management. If the resident becomes unable to care for the animal then family must arrange for its ongoing welfare. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | A portable phone is available, residents may get a phone line put in to their own room if they wish. |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes WiFi is available in the home. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | We have a central diesel fueled fire in the lounge and all rooms have electric heaters that can be adjusted to specific temperatures. |
| Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | Under 65 year old are very welcome |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have two areas of lounge with comfortable chairs, TV and radio available in both areas. |
| Gay / LGBT IQ Friendly | Yes | We have provided care for a transgender resident previously. |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | Rata Park is available to provide short-term post operative care. |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | Palliative care is provided for residents who become terminally unwell while they are a resident in our care. This is a decision that is made by the resident, residents family, General Practitioner, Hospice and Darren & Vicky. |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | Rata Park Rest Home is able to provide Palliative care under specific contract for non-residents. |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | We provide Day Care, often day care users align their care with outings. |
| Outings | Yes | We have a very active outings calendar, we travel all about Southland in our 24 seater bus. |
| Whānau Room | No | We do not have a dedicated Whanua Room, but we have many quite places for friends and family to talk with our residents and their family. |
| Residents Committee | Yes | We have 2 monthly residents meeting. Darren & Vicky's office door is always open to residents & their family. |
| Family Committee | No | We do not have a family committee, but we welcome all families input and ideas. |
| Newsletter | Yes | We update our face-book page very regularly. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | We have policies and training in place for challenging behavior. Our property is secure to reduce the dangers to wandering residents and our animal from the nearby road. |
| Confused Residents | Yes | We historically have been able to meet the needs of confused residents. We find our small rest home is conducive to a calm and safe environment for people who suffer confusion. Our property is secure. |
| Rural Setting | Yes | Rata Park is set on 4 acres, surrounded by farmland. Rata Park is 3 km's from the rural town of Winton. |
| Smokers Room | No | Smokers sit on our veranda to smoke. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Smoking permitted outside. |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | Our property is secure to reduce the dangers to wandering residents and our animal from the nearby road. |
| Updated: 14 Jan 2024 | ||
Special Features
| Rata Park's belief statement say it all "country living, family values". WE WORK IN OUR RESIDENTS HOME OUR RESIDENTS DO NOT LIVE IN OUR WORKPLACE. We are a small privately owned 20 bed rest-home. We pride ourselves on superior service and quality care that is affordable. Both Vicky and Darren have vast experience in acute and medical nursing. We endeavor to provide a high level of nursing care on site so the need to transfer is reduced significantly. We believe our rest-home is very unique and unlike any other facility. Our property is secure to reduce the dangers to wandering residents and our animal from the nearby road. No extra fee's charged for our service. Please check us out on the Internet either on Face-book & our infomercial on U tube or webpage www.ratapark.com |
| Updated: 25 Sep 2021 |
Interests & Activities
| Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Art, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Children, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Digital camera, Email, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Happy Hour, Housie, Holidays, Indoor Games, Internet, Jigsaw, Lotto, Massage, Men, Minibus, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Parties, Pastoral care, Park, Pianist, Probus, Quizzes, Senior Citizens, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Sky TV, Videos, Womens Institute |
| Updated: 7 Sep 2020 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What's included in your fees and what's not | Fee's do not include meals out, extra personal Dr's consults (seen 3 monthly routinely and as required which is paid for by Rata Park), dentist, non diabetic podiatrist treatment If you are unsure please ask a staff member. | |
| Staffing qualifications and details | We have Registered Nurses, Care Givers (full and part time), a full time cook, all staff help with cleaning as part of their job, part time activities co-coordinator, part time gardener and Darren also helps with the handyman chores. | |
| Details about meals | Breakfast 08.30 - Porridge,ceral,toast,tea/coffee Morning tea - scone or simlar with tea/coffee Lunch 12.30 - Meat and 3 veg, dessert (hot or cold), cold or hot drink. Afternoon tea - sweet biscuit tea/coffee Evening Meal - 17.30 Soup and toast with a light meal such as savories or samwiches etc, plus cold or hot drink. Supper - Cheese and crackers tea/coffee/milo Staff are available to help make a snack. | |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2018 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | No | Afrikaan friends of Rata Park |
| Danish | No | Danish friends of Rata Park |
| Dutch | No | Dutch friends of Rata Park |
| English | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Russian | No | we have 2 Russian families living in our local community. |
| Tagalog | Yes | |
| Updated: 14 Jan 2024 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Christian | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Seventh Day Adventist | Yes | |
| The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints | Yes | |
| Updated: 1 Mar 2016 | ||
Ethnic Diets
| Ethnic Diet | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Yes | |
| Indian | Yes | |
| Vegetarian | Yes | We have two very skilled Chiefs who can cook many varied and different ethnic meals. James has a passion for Thai. Singaporean and Philippine food. Sophie is an amazing baker and previously work as a cook in a high end restaurant |
| Updated: 16 Mar 2024 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | Unavailable, we do own a wheelchair capable van and a 24 seater bus of our own which we use to go to town and other areas of interest. | |
| Shops | 3.00 Km | Winton township |
| Mall | 25.00 Km | Invercargill City |
| Parks | 3.00 Km | Winton Township |
| Library | 3.00 Km | Winton Township & Invercargill City |
| Updated: 13 Sep 2018 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Approved provider of Professional Development and Recognition Programme | Yes | All staff are using Care Training Online to keep relevant to current and appropriate care practices. |
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | |
| Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA) | Yes | We belong to the NZACA |
| Other details | Yes | Our staff are continuously doing self directed on-line learning through CareTraining on-line. |
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| Updated: 3 Jun 2020 | ||
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