Lyndale Care
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Lyndale Care
- Category
- Dementia
- Address
- Lyndale Villa
52/95 Cole Street
Masterton
Masterton 5810 - Postal Address
- PO Box 732
Masterton 5840 - Region
- Wairarapa
- Phone
- View Phone Number
- Mobile
- View Mobile Number
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Emma Taylor - (06) 378 7059
- Owner
- Kevin & Vanessa Donaldson - 0274770828
Other services
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LYNDALE CARE - Supporting Life's Journey
Our team’s aspiration for all residents at Lyndale is that each person is made to feel unique, through
Receiving authentic communication
Having the opportunity to be partners in their care Perceiving they are being touched with care and kindness
Knowing they are being listened to, heard and understood
Sensing their individual situation is always recognized and respected
Identifying Lyndale as their home where there is a sense of hope and possibility
Our team’s aspiration for all residents at Lyndale is that each person is made to feel unique, through
Receiving authentic communication
Having the opportunity to be partners in their care Perceiving they are being touched with care and kindness
Knowing they are being listened to, heard and understood
Sensing their individual situation is always recognized and respected
Identifying Lyndale as their home where there is a sense of hope and possibility
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 23 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Short stay considered | No |
| Premium Accommodation Charges | Some Rooms from $25.00/day as at 24 Sep 2024 |
| MOH Certification and Audit Report | View MOH certification and audit report (opens in a new tab) |
| Extra admission requirements due to COVID-19 | Yes |
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Updated: 20 Dec 2024 |
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Testimonials
| “Lyndale is a warm, friendly, homely place to live. Safe environment. Living here has given me a purpose in life. My kids can get on with their life and not worry about me. Recreational activities are great. I can walk to town. Meals to die for. My home for the rest of my life” Resident “It has been a pleasure being associated with Lyndale, the staff are superb-welcoming cheerful, while providing such personal care”. Elizabeth, daughter of a Resident “Mum loves the friendly, caring and generous staff, nothing is too much trouble for them.” Resident’s daughter “My greatest relief and certainty surrounding my mother and her long-term stay at Lyndale Villa is the reliable care and professional concern of staff, and the natural friendships woven among the other residents. Throughout the day, they sustain and uplift Mum, in the place she calls home Resident’s son |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | Yes | Available when needed | |
| Enrolled Nurse | No | None on staff currently | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Contracted Physiotherapist and mobility assistant. | |
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | Available as needed through the DHB | |
| Social Worker (on site) | Yes | Available as needed through the DHB | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | One diversional therapist on site. Two other staff apprenticeship Diversional Therapists | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Once a week or more often if required. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Contracted. Oversees the menu. Provided 1:1 resident consultation if required. | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | ||
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Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | With oversight from the Wound specialist at the DHB |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | With oversight from the Diabetic Nurse at the DHB |
| Continence Advice | Yes | With oversight from a continence specialist |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | With oversight from the DHB Stoma Specialist |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | With oversight from the Stroke Foundation and DHB specialist |
| ACC Rehabilitation | Yes | With oversight from ACC assigned case manager |
| Infection Control | Yes | With oversight from the Infection Control expert at the DHB |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | Can accommodate hospital appointment |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | Seek if required |
| Community Health | Yes | As required |
| Clinical Management | Yes | |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | We welcome Residents for short term stays at Lyndale Villa and Manor |
| Other Short Stay Programme | Yes | Lyndale Day Care provides care-givers with much needed respite to take time out for themselves, to work, run errands or spend time with family - with the reassurance loved ones are catered for. |
| High Care Needs | No | We do not provide for high needs residents. There are other facilities in the Masterton area that provide this care. |
| Subsidised | Yes | Lyndale welcome Residents who are subsidised |
| Private Paying | Yes | Lyndale welcome Residents who are private paying |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | We invite you to come and have a look around our facilities and chat with management about what we can provide. Happy also to send through an information folder on services. Bookings in advance can be made at Lyndale. |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Single Rooms | Yes | |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | arrangements can be made |
| Ensuite | Yes | |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | In Moderation |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | Consultation with Management |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
| Wifi | Yes | |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | No | Staff maintain comfortable temperature in each room |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Gay / LGBT IQ Friendly | Yes | |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | Can be delivered |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Whānau Room | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | |
| Family Committee | No | Family support evenings three times a year |
| Newsletter | Yes | Lyndale Crier- Monthly |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | Updated dated every two years |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Special Features
| A large open unit with lots of window and light. Wide open corridors for walking. Communal areas for socialising and activities. Sensory rooms for residents. Nursing station at the front entry to monitor and welcome visitors to the facility. Lovely outdoor courtyards with gardens and mature trees. Out door covered area with seating. Small GHB Shop - Shop of Memories for residents. Van for outings to the community. Lovely location enabling residents to walk supervised along the street. Engaged and educated staff , specially selected to work in our specialist facility. |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
Interests & Activities
| Videos, Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Art, Arthritis society, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Children, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Gardening, Golden Oldies, Happy Hour, Holidays, Housie, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Internet, Massage, Men, Minibus, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Outings, Park, Parkinson's Society, Parties, Pastoral care, Pianist, Picnic facilities, Quizzes, Reading, Senior Citizens, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Sky TV, Stroke Group, Videos, Womens Institute |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing qualifications and details | General Manager - Registered nurse BA Nursing, Post Graduate Diploma Health Service Management, Masters health Service Management. Trained as a Spark of Life Master Practitioner (2014). Quality Auditor ( 2014) Owned and managed care facilities for over 20 years. Clinical Manager Dianne Downie Registered nurse, Completed qualification in Dementia Care through Tasmania University. Over 20 years working in age care overseas and in New Zealand Educator: Lesley DeMenech Registered Nurse, Career-force Assessor, Infection Control and Prevention specialist Two registered Nurses with age care experience and palliative care qualifications. Diversional Therapist with Dementia specific training. Food Service Staff - Food Safety Training Housekeeping Staff - ECO Lab Chemical training Care-givers - Careerforce Health and wellbeing training - level 2, level 3 and level 4. | |
| Details about meals | Good selection. Four week rotational menu signed off by facility contracted dietitian. Seasonal menu. Winter menu May - October. Summer menu October - May. Buffet breakfast, Cooked breakfast available. Accommodate food preferences and dietary restrictions. | |
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Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Island Maori | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Māori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Christian | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Other arranges can be made. Please contact Management |
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Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 1.00 Km | Good Public Transport. Van and supervision available for Residents |
| Shops | 1.00 Km | Van and supervision available for residents |
| Mall | Delivered daily | |
| Parks | Numerous parks around Masterton. Van outings to these amenities. | |
| Library | Visit to the library on a regular basis | |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Approved provider of Professional Development and Recognition Programme | Yes | Registered Nurses are currently completing requirements to achieve PDRP. |
| Care Association New Zealand | Yes | Active membership at National and local level |
| Home and Community Health Association | No | This is not applicable to our service provision |
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | Lyndale Have a Diversional Therapist and two staff undertaking the Career-force Apprenticeship Diversional Therapist Programme. |
| Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA) | Yes | Active Involvement |
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The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.