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About Aberleigh Rest Home and Dementia Care - Dementia Care NZ
We are open and accepting admissions!
At Aberleigh we create a loving, warm and homely atmosphere where each person is supported to experience each moment richly.
Each person is immensely valuable and wonderfully unique.
Our team of staff know how to care for and connect with the people who live at Aberleigh like they would a very best friend.
Small homes have been created so that things are familiar. Each person has a private bedroom and can enjoy the beautiful garden.
We encourage people to continue with familiar roles like baking, gardening, arranging flowers, setting the table, raking up the leaves in autumn.
Family become an important part of the Aberleigh community
OUR VISION
To accept all people with kindness and love
To provide peace, comfort and joy
To be proactive, innovative and courageous
To enrich each person, the community and the world
OUR VALUES
We strive to achieve this vision by working
with openness, honesty, integrity and passion
THE WORK WE DO
We establish trusting relationships based on
respect and acceptance
We encourage people’s participation in
companionship-based care in their small homes
We are privileged to accompany people as they
journey towards the end of their life
We welcome family/whanau and the wider
community as integral to people’s lives
We promote inclusion and the rights and
values of each person
We celebrate unity in diversity
Dementia Care New Zealand is one of New Zealand’s highly regarded aged care providers.
We provide a full range of residential care including general rest home care, dementia rest home care, general hospital level care, and dementia hospital level care. At many of our facilities, a full continuum of care is available.
We specialize in person-centred care for people who live with dementia. This is the work we have passionately chosen to do.
We care for people in small, cosy homes with a loving, warm and homely atmosphere where each person is supported to experience each moment richly. Our small homes concept means that people with dementia experience life in a less clinical and more normalised, familiar way. Small homes that inter connect, also bring a sense of ‘community’ for a person with dementia.
Care Offering
Aberleigh Rest Home and Dementia Care - Dementia Care NZ 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.
Rest Home
No Vacancy
Hospital
No Vacancy
Dementia
Available
Psychogeriatric
No Vacancy
Areas of Expertise
- Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management
- End of Life/Palliative Care
- Continence Advice
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Infection Control
- Surgical Followup
- Clinical Management
- Other Specialties
Availability
We currently have no availability
We currently have a lovely, brand new room available at Aberleigh Rest Home and Hospital. We welcome your enquiry and would love to meet with you.Please visit our comprehensive website for further information about Aberleigh www.dementiacarenz.co.nz. For any enquiries please call Maja Yu on (03) 578 7966 or 021 040 3488
Updated:
8 Dec 2025
Short Term / Respite
We are currently not accepting short stay admissions
Regulatory Information
Ministry of Health Certified
Yes
Contract with Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
Yes
Areas of Expertise
- Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management
- Palliative Care (Contracted)
- End of Life/Palliative Care
- Continence Advice
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Infection Control
- Surgical Followup
- Clinical Management
- Other Specialties
Availability
We currently have no availability
We have a lovely room available in our hospital.
Updated:
8 Dec 2025
Short Term / Respite
We are currently not accepting short stay admissions
Regulatory Information
Ministry of Health Certified
Yes
Contract with Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
Yes
Areas of Expertise
- End of Life/Palliative Care
- Continence Advice
- Infection Control
- Clinical Management
- Other Specialties
Availability
Yes we have availability
We currently have a lovely sunny room available at Aberleigh Rest Home. At Aberleigh we offer two, small, 10 room care units. Please visit our comprehensive web site for further information about Aberleigh. Please call Maja Yu on (03) 578 7966, if you would like to come and meet our team.We welcome your enquiry and look forward to meeting you.
Updated:
8 Dec 2025
Short Term / Respite
We are currently not accepting short stay admissions
Regulatory Information
Ministry of Health Certified
Yes
Contract with Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
Yes
Areas of Expertise
- End of Life/Palliative Care
- Continence Advice
- Infection Control
- Clinical Management
- Other Specialties
Availability
We currently have no availability
Updated:
8 Dec 2025
Short Term / Respite
We are currently not accepting short stay admissions
Regulatory Information
Ministry of Health Certified
Yes
Contract with Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
Yes
Care Features & Services
Residents at Aberleigh Rest Home and Dementia Care - Dementia Care NZ 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
Enrolled Nurse
Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers
Physiotherapist
Social Worker (on site)
Diversional Therapist
Activities Co-ordinator
Hairdresser
Podiatrist
Dietitian
Kaumatua
Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor
Other Personnel
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Languages Spoken
English
Fijian Indian
Filipino
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
Denominations/Faiths represented
Inter denominational
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May Bring Own Furniture
Single Rooms
Rooms suitable for a couple
Ensuite
Alcohol Permitted
Negotiate To Bring Own Pet
Phone Access In Own Room
Resident can adjust heating in own room
Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability
Lounges/seating areas
Provide End of Life/Palliative Care
Day Programme for day stay clients
Outings
Whānau Room
Residents Committee
Family Committee
Newsletter
Policy for management of challenging behaviour
Confused Residents
Rural Setting
Smoking Permitted
Semi-Secure
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National Certificate in Diversional Therapy
Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA)
Other details
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!
What's included in your fees and what's not?
Please contact our manager Maja Yu in regards to fees
Details about meals
We do our own inhouse cooking. Our main meal is served in the evening and includes roasts twice a week. We will cater to individual preferences. Morning and afternoon tea consists of home baked goodies.
Special features
Aberleigh offers care to those with dementia as well as rest home care for elderly who do not have dementia.
Our home for people who need care because they have dementia is highly specialised. Each resident is loved and known. Each person is very precious. Our team is highly skilled in managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. We love this work - it is hugely satisfying to enrich these peoples lives.
Interests & activities
We have diversional therapists who are trained or training. They work with residents to help them to get to know each other, have fun, develop interests, exercise their bodies and stimulate their minds. Entertainers come into the home on a regular basis for the residents' enjoyment.
We have an activity programme which includes art, bingo, bowls, care and craft, weekly church services, cooking, craft, dancing, visits from entertainers, flower arranging, games, Happy Hour, housie, jigsaws, music, daily newspaper reading, quizzes and sing-a-longs.
Exercises include regular walks, quoits, "bobs" and balloon tennis. We also have a lovely, freshly landscaped garden with paths to walk and shaded areas to sit. We have a vege garden, and residents are free to assist with this if they wish.
We have links with or can assist with contact with the following community groups: Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Blind Foundation, RSA and Senior Citizens Presbyterian Support.
At Aberleigh we also have on site or can provide access to aromatherapy, a BBQ, a range of big print books, board games, classical music, a piano, picnic facilities, a library, a van for outings and Lotto. Sky TV can be arranged at the individual resident's expense.
A volunteer from the community acts as an advocate for our residents should they have any problems or concerns.
Residents are able to have breakfast in bed at any time if they wish.
We also encourage visits from canine friends and children.
Location
17-19 McCallum Street, Springlands, Blenheim 7201Mall
1.00 km
We are approximately 1 km from Blenheim town centre with its many cafes and shops.
Parks
0.50 km
We are close to Pollard Park which has wonderful gardens, a river walk and children playground.
Library
Blenheim Library is our closest being in the centre of the shopping area in town.
To find out more about Aberleigh Rest Home and Dementia Care - Dementia Care NZ or to book a viewing get in touch today.
Key Contacts
Manager
Maja Yu
Owner
Jim Haines and Alison Hume
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