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Rata Park Rest Home
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Rata Park Rest Home
- Category
- Rest Home Care
- Address
- 94 Gap Road East, RD 1
Regional Southland
Winton - Postal Address
- 94 Gap Road East, RD 1, Winton
- DHB
- Southern (Southland)
- Phone
- 03 236 0141
- Fax
- 03 236 0141
- Mobile
- 0274804742
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Personnel
- Owner
- Darren & Vicky Gwynn - 03 236 0141
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Description
Family values Country living, being an individual is your right.
OUR RESIDENTS DO NOT LIVE IN OUR WORKPLACE WE WORK IN THEIR HOME>
OUR RESIDENTS DO NOT LIVE IN OUR WORKPLACE WE WORK IN THEIR HOME>
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with DHB | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2018 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 20 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| Set in rural Winton we have double and single rooms. | |
| Impending vacancy | Yes |
| Additional Room Costs | No |
| Updated: 21 Jun 2018 | |
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 | 168 | 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. | |
| Own Social Worker | Negotiable | There is a Social Work service in Invercargill which can be accessed by Rata Park. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | 15 | Yes | Alice is our Activities Co-Ordinator she is passionate about providing 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 | Vicky our visiting hairdresser who comes every 4 weeks or by appointment. There is also hair saloons in the Winton township. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Amanda 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: 8 Jun 2018 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Palliative Care Contract | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 & Justine are certified by the SDHB to administer IV antibiotics. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 Advisor | 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. |
| 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. |
| Stomal Therapist | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care. |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner, Mental Health Unit and or District Nurses. |
| 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. |
| Dialysis | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. |
| Spinal Injuries | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. |
| Specialised Dementia Care | Yes | We do provide care for residents with Dementia. Our facility however is not a secure gated facility. We have experience in this area of care. |
| Gerontological Care | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care. |
| Urology | Yes | With the support of our General Practitioner and or District Nurses. We have experience in this area of care. |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2018 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | Under 65 year old are very welcome |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | Rata Park is available to provide short-term post operative care. |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | Rata Park Rest Home is able to provide Palliative care under specific contract for non-residents. |
| Other 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. |
| Whanau 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. |
| Rooms (Single) | 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. |
| Rooms (Shared) | Yes | We have 4 shared rooms. |
| Rooms (Suit 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. |
| 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). |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Residents may keep their alcohol in their own room or in the managers locked cubboard. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We have a pet goat called Sam, an aviary, a large fish tank, 2 turtles in an indoors outside and are surrounded on our property by sheep (lambs during lambing), an American miniature horse and two dogs.We welcome additions to this collection of animals. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | New animals are welcomed 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. |
| 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 multi-fuel burner in the lounge and night stores in all rooms that can be adjusted to specific temperatures. |
| 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 behaviour. |
| 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 confussion. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have two areas of lounge with comfortable chairs, TV and radio available in both areas. |
| Outings | Yes | We have a very active outings calendar, we travel all about Southland in our 24 seater bus. |
| 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. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Smoking permitted outside. |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | Rata Park Rest Home can be made secure but the grounds are not gated. |
| Sprinklers | Yes | |
| Audit report available | Yes | We are proud to provide our audit report on request. |
| Updated: 12 May 2016 | ||
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. No extra fee's charged for service. Please check us out on the Internet either on Face-book & our infomercial on U tube |
| Updated: 8 Jun 2018 |
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: 2 Jun 2017 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Details re 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 crackes tea/coffe/milo Staff are always available to make a snack and some residents keep special snacks in our kitchen. We are happy for you to have a small bar fridge in your room if you wish to keep personal food and drink. | |
| Staffing 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. | |
| Fees Details/Fees Do Not Include | 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. | |
| Updated: 2 Jun 2017 | ||
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 | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Indonesian | Yes | |
| Russian | No | we have 2 Russian families living in our local community. |
| Tagalog | Yes | |
| Updated: 1 Mar 2016 | ||
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 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | Unavailable, but we have a 5 seater van plus a wheelchair 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: 1 Mar 2016 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Approved provider of Professional Development and Recognition Programme | Yes | CareTraining on-line. All our staff participate and do on-line training as part of their professional development. |
| New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) | Yes | We belong to the NZACA |
| Rest Home MOH Audit Report Available. | Yes | We are happy to provide our audit report to prospective residents and their family. |
| Other details | Yes | Our staff are continuously doing self directed on-line learning through CareTraining on-line. |
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| Updated: 11 Jan 2017 | ||
