Marinoto Home & Hospital Care

The following services are not covered by the rest home fee (please note this list is not exclusive):
• Podiatry
• Hair dressing
• Insurance of the Residents personal belongings
• Non-subsidised medicines - many medicines are free but some are not covered fully by any government subsidy.
• Specialist services, eg medical specialists, dentists, opticians, audiologists
• Extra requested doctor's visits (outside entitled services, ie designated regular visits and when clinically indicated)
• Specialised assessment and rehabilitation services
• Customised equipment, such as modified wheelchairs, seating systems for postural support, specialised communication equipment
• The provision of equipment, aids, medical supplies or services that relate to conditions covered by DHB funding except clinical equipment for general use
• Clothing and personal toiletries, dry cleaning, shopping and special activities.

We appreciate relatives assisting with such items as powders, perfume, after-shave, face creams etc. These items are important for the emotional and psychological well-being of the resident.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this list, please contact the Rest Home Manager.

We operate a four-week menu and also a winter and summer menus which have had input from a registered dietician and the menu may be inspected. Residents have meals in our light, bright dining room unless unwell or having a birthday "breakfast in bed". We aim to create a family atmosphere at meal times.

A number of our Residents have lived in the Inglewood area for many years so they have established strong links within the community. Likewise as a community-based facility, we also have considerable input from local people who frequently visit. This interaction with local people maintains a sense of social connectedness.

We support our residents to retain as much independence as possible and to be involved as much as they wish in the day to day activities in the home.

Marinoto is spacious yet homely. Many of the living spaces look like one might expect in a large country home.

Management and the RN are available to help the resident and their family/whanau come to terms with the changes required when entering Rest Home care. The well-being , both emotionally and physically, of the resident's family/whanau is important to us. We try to make relatives and friends of the Resident as comfortable as we can. Family may assist in the care of their relative if they wish, and are invited to have input into care plans.

BRIEF HISTORY OF MARINOTO HOME

In 1970 Marinoto was purchased from the Taranaki Hospital Board by the Inglewood Welfare Society Incorporated. The Society is controlled by a voluntary Executive Committee of six members. The Inglewood Welfare Society is a non-profit organisation. Any excess funds are re-invested into maintaining Marinoto as a quality home which directly benefits our wonderful residents.

ACTIVITIES AT MARINOTO

An activity programme is developed every month and a variety of activities are provided in the home on a daily basis.

Group activities include exercises, bowls, games (eg quoits, target bowls, bean-bag throws), card bingo, cards, craft, cooking, music and singing, gardening in warmer weather, movies, nostalgia/memories sessions, quizzes, trips to other facilities & organisations.

Individual activities - jigsaw puzzles, reading (our books or library service), piano available for playing, variety of local newspapers to read, lots of music CDs to listen to, and watching the traffic go by (always something interesting driving by on SH 3!)

Entertainment - every week we host the best entertainers in the region and enjoy an afternoon of music and song. Happy hour is part of the event and friends and family are welcome.

Visitors - residents from other rest homes, volunteer visitors from community, invited speakers, Americana cars/drivers - whatever is currently happening, we try to take part in!

INTERESTS

If a resident has a particular interest, we try to support this interest to continue. For example, we have an artist, an entertainer, a knitter, some gardeners and keen walkers in our midst at present. Many residents come from a farming background.