CHT St Johns Care Home
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- CHT St Johns Care Home
- Category
- Hospital
- Address
- 54 Pah Rd
Epsom
Auckland 1023 - Postal Address
- PO Box 74341
Greenlane
Auckland 1546 - Region
- Auckland
- Phone
- View Phone Number
- Fax
- View Fax Number
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Jenny Vollmer - 09 625 6054
- Owner
- CHT Healthcare Trust - 09 522 4585
Other services
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Located in the heart of Epsom, CHT St John's Hospital has held a special place in the community since 1962. Surrounded by gardens and courtyards, CHT St John’s provides a tranquil and peaceful sense of home for residents.
Redeveloped initially in 1999 and a second stage added in 2003, CHT St John's is a unique concept in residential care around 8 and 10 bed suites.
A specialist dementia care unit was opened in early 2016.
Quality care, compassion and a strong connection to the community is at the heart of CHT Healthcare Trust. For over 55 years we have been taking great care of older people in the Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty areas. Each of our properties provides a sense of home for residents, seamless transition across levels of care and support for families.
As an independent healthcare trust, CHT focuses all energy and resources into caring for residents, their families and communities.
Amenities provided:
• Gardens
• Outdoor seating spaces
• BBQ area
• Shared lounge spaces
• Shared dining room
• Activities programme
• Organised outtings
Redeveloped initially in 1999 and a second stage added in 2003, CHT St John's is a unique concept in residential care around 8 and 10 bed suites.
A specialist dementia care unit was opened in early 2016.
Quality care, compassion and a strong connection to the community is at the heart of CHT Healthcare Trust. For over 55 years we have been taking great care of older people in the Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty areas. Each of our properties provides a sense of home for residents, seamless transition across levels of care and support for families.
As an independent healthcare trust, CHT focuses all energy and resources into caring for residents, their families and communities.
Amenities provided:
• Gardens
• Outdoor seating spaces
• BBQ area
• Shared lounge spaces
• Shared dining room
• Activities programme
• Organised outtings
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
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Updated: 8 Sep 2017 |
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Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 70 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| Private bedrooms all with their own ensuite bathroom. Unique layout with 8 to 10 private rooms sharing a lounge and dining room. Long and short term placement.Hospice and respite care have become one of our specialities.We welcome visits to view our sunny open layout. | |
| Impending vacancy | Yes |
| Short stay considered | Yes |
| Premium Accommodation Charges | Yes from $12.00/day up to $45.00/day as at 19 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 | No |
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Updated: 31 Oct 2024 |
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Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | We have Registered Nurse cover at all times every day of the week. | |
| Nurse Practitioner | Yes | Visits by Gerontology Nurse - A+ LInks Auckland City Residential Support Service free of charge to clients in this area | |
| Enrolled Nurse | No | ||
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | We have an experienced team of Healthcare Assistants who are required to completed the Aged Care Education Programme and attend regular in-service training. | |
| Physiotherapist | 8 | Yes | Provides assessments and reviews every Tuesday - can provide a limited range of interventions that can be self-directed by clients. Private Physiotherapists are available and visit by own arrangement. |
| Diversional Therapist | No | See below | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | 30 | Yes | They organise a range of activities from scrabble,bingo,sit dancing,movies and bus trips twice a month. One on one sessions are also arranged for clients with particular needs. |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Private Hairdresser comes once a week on Wednesdays for mens haircuts and will do a variety of options for the ladies. Prices available on request. Own hairdresser welcome to visit. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Visits are usually 6 weekly at a cost of $34.50. unless medically prescribed (diabetics/ certain conditions) which are paid for by the hospital. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Visits organised when clinically indicated. | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Visits once a month from NZ Church of Christ and St Johns the Evangelist Anglican Church. Catholic Priest visits weekly. Representatives of other denominations also visit. | |
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Updated: 8 Sep 2017 |
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Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | We have oxygen cylinders on site and oxygen concentrators are available fro 24 hour use |
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | We provide palliative care and its associated pain management techniques as required. |
| Wound Care | Yes | Our nurses are experienced and skilled in the management of wound care. |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | We provide diabetic care as required. |
| Continence Advice | Yes | Nurses have sound knowledge of continence products and will select appropriate items for individual needs. |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | External specialist nurses are available to call when necessary. Staff have experience managing ileostomy and colostomy for clientsgeneral |
| Infection Control | Yes | We have a designated infection control nurse to maintain systems and procedures throughout the hospital, which ensures hight standards of infection control. |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Clinical Management | Yes | |
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Updated: 19 May 2010 |
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Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We do provide a large wardrobe/cupboard/drawers and a bed side table. Residents welcome to bring a personnal belongings. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | All rooms are single with own ensuite. Most have access out to a private garden. |
| Ensuite | Yes | All rooms have own ensuite with a shower |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Reasonable intake permitted - own supply needs to be safely stored |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We have Rosie the parrokeet and Garfield the hospital cat. Residents are welcome to have pets visit |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | Provided care can be provided for the animal by the resident/ family and health is managed by regular Immunisations |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Private phones are to be paid for by resident. There is a phone point in each room. Telecom will connect for a fee which is payable by the resident. |
| Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Shared social space in each suite |
| Outings | Yes | Bus trips arranged with Activities co-ordinators |
| Māori Kaupapa | Yes | By arrangement |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Regular residents meetings |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Smoking is restricted to designated areas only. Outside covered areas |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
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Updated: 2 Jul 2012 |
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Special Features
| Pleasant open aspect to most areas and rooms. Privacy is ensured and gardens link outddors to inside for all areas. |
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Updated: 18 May 2010 |
Interests & Activities
| Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Art, Arthritis society, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Board games, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft |
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Updated: 3 Jul 2008 |
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Yes | |
| Bengali | Yes | |
| Cantonese | Yes | |
| Chinese | Yes | |
| Chinese dialect | Yes | |
| Cook Island Maori | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Hindi | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | available on request |
| Mandarin | Yes | |
| Māori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Niuean | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | |
| Tongan | Yes | |
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Updated: 18 May 2010 |
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Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Brethren | Yes | |
| Buddhist | Yes | |
| Christian | Yes | |
| Confucius | Yes | |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | |
| Hindu | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Muslim | Yes | |
| Jehovah Witness | Yes | |
| Jewish | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Non denominational | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
| Seventh Day Adventist | Yes | |
| Sikh | Yes | |
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Updated: 18 May 2010 |
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Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.05 Km | Public Transport along Pah Road and Manukau Roads |
| Shops | 1.00 Km | Royal Oak Mall and Greenwoods corner |
| Mall | 1.00 Km | Royal Oak Mall |
| Parks | 1.00 Km | Cornwall Park |
| Library | 2.00 Km | Epsom Library - bus trips arranged for collection and visits by Hospital |
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Updated: 18 May 2010 |
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Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA) | Yes | |
| Other details | No | Three years certificatuion received on recent Audit with continuous improvment rating for Activities |
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Updated: 7 Nov 2012 |
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The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.