Millvale House Miramar - Dementia Care NZ
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Millvale House Miramar - Dementia Care NZ
- Category
- Psychogeriatric
- Address
- 60 Weka Street
Miramar
Wellington 6022 - Postal Address
- 60 Weka Street
Miramar
Wellington 6022 - Region
- Capital & Coast
- Phone
- View Phone Number
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Evelyn Uy /Operations Coordinator - 04 388 6780
- Owner
- Jim Haines and Andrew Sheard - 04 388 6780
Other services
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We invite you to experience the very special character of Millvale House Miramar.
Ngā matawhānui – 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.
Kia tomo mai ngā tangata katoa i runga i te atawhai me te aroha. Kia whakaratongia te maungārongo, te āhurutanga me te koa. Kia taunakitia te auahatanga me te kaha. Hei whakangakohia te tangata, te hāpori me te ao hoki.
Ngā uara – Our values
We strive to achieve this vision by working with openness, honesty, integrity and passion.
Mā te whakarīrā o te matawhānui nei ka tutuki. Ma te tautika, ma te ngākau pono, ma te ngākau tapatahi, ma te ngakau whiwhita hoki ka tāea.
Ngā mahinga – 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
Kia whakapūmautia e mātau i te whai tikanga o te whanaungatanga, kia pono, kia tapeke hoki i ngā tangata katoa.
Kia whakahauhau mātou i te whai wāhitanga a te tāngata.
Kia tiaki ā-hoa i o rātau kāinga iti.
Kia whakamana ai mātou i a rātou, ā, ka hikoi ai mātou hoki hei hoa haere ki te wā ka whakawhiti atu ki tūa o te arai.
Kia whai tikanga te āheitanga o te whānau me te hāpori hoki.
Kia tomo mai ki te tautoko nei i tō whānau.
Kia whakatuarā mātou i te kotahitanga me ngā uara hoki o te mana o ia tangata.
Kia whakanui hoki mātau i te kotahitanga ahakoa ngā rerekētanga.
Dementia Care NZ 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 specialise 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 interconnect, also bring a sense of ‘community’ for a person with dementia.
We offer 24 hour Registered Nurse coverage to all of our residents at Millvale House Miramar.
Ngā matawhānui – 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.
Kia tomo mai ngā tangata katoa i runga i te atawhai me te aroha. Kia whakaratongia te maungārongo, te āhurutanga me te koa. Kia taunakitia te auahatanga me te kaha. Hei whakangakohia te tangata, te hāpori me te ao hoki.
Ngā uara – Our values
We strive to achieve this vision by working with openness, honesty, integrity and passion.
Mā te whakarīrā o te matawhānui nei ka tutuki. Ma te tautika, ma te ngākau pono, ma te ngākau tapatahi, ma te ngakau whiwhita hoki ka tāea.
Ngā mahinga – 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
Kia whakapūmautia e mātau i te whai tikanga o te whanaungatanga, kia pono, kia tapeke hoki i ngā tangata katoa.
Kia whakahauhau mātou i te whai wāhitanga a te tāngata.
Kia tiaki ā-hoa i o rātau kāinga iti.
Kia whakamana ai mātou i a rātou, ā, ka hikoi ai mātou hoki hei hoa haere ki te wā ka whakawhiti atu ki tūa o te arai.
Kia whai tikanga te āheitanga o te whānau me te hāpori hoki.
Kia tomo mai ki te tautoko nei i tō whānau.
Kia whakatuarā mātou i te kotahitanga me ngā uara hoki o te mana o ia tangata.
Kia whakanui hoki mātau i te kotahitanga ahakoa ngā rerekētanga.
Dementia Care NZ 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 specialise 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 interconnect, also bring a sense of ‘community’ for a person with dementia.
We offer 24 hour Registered Nurse coverage to all of our residents at Millvale House Miramar.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
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Updated: 14 Oct 2015 |
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Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 26 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| We provide care in our small and homely residence. Contact Laurie, Clinical Manager on 388 6780 if you wish to come and view our home and meet our people. We would love to meet with you. Please see our comprehensive web site for further information about Millvale House Miramar. | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Short stay considered | No |
| Premium Accommodation Charges | No |
| 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: 24 Dec 2024 |
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Testimonials
| August 2022 Here is our family's story with Millvale House in Miramar, Wellington, a wonderful and secured dementia care facility. My mom's name is Peng, she is 74 old chinese lady who barely speaks any English, then last year she was really not able to look after herself anymore.... With the help of the community service team we were very lucky to be able to have her now staying with Millvale House Miramar. and over the last 14 months, I have to say that I am really impressed with not only the facility but also the staff, who are really putting effort to know the residents and look after them, I couldn't be more happier to be honest. Mom is not an easy person to be pleased and with her mental state is even harder, but staff at Millvale House did the best they could do to offer mom the best comfortable life in the house, they kept her tidy and helped her with a lot of her fuzzy requests sometimes I couldn't even understand what she was talking about. I think the place is very special for all the residents, all the people there are bonding well and the staff are really helpful, that brings a smile to me and makes me happy too. I felt very happy that mom is able to stay at the facility and certainly a great relief for all our families. Thanks a lot to Eden and her team at Millvale House, you guys are real angels who brought lights onto these elderlies who couldn't look after themselves anymore. I would easily recommend Millvale House 100% to others who need help and I felt really touched by what they have done for everyone. Thanks Steven August 2022: Millvale House in Miramar has been my husband’s home since June 2021, after a 3 month stay at Kenepuru Hospital. The very difficult transition for us for us both was made easier by the care, empathy and understanding of the wonderful staff. I am grateful to have a caring home which is close to where I live (also in Miramar). The staff are amazing with Rob, myself, and any family or friends that go to visit him. They are engaging and always treat residents with respect and dignity. While Millvale Miramar is not a modern complex, but the layout is great, and it has a lovely, homely feel. All the rooms have doors leading both inside to a corridor and outside to the garden area, which leaves the patients feeling a lot freer, and during the warmer weather lets fresh air flow throughout. I am eternally gratefully for the team at Millvale and would recommend them to anyone. Lynne Marshall June 2018: Our father John Jamieson has spent the last 4 - 5 months of his life at Millvale. He recently died through his 4th heart attack. The last 2 years have been very hard for the family as Dad’s body and mind started to fail him. The last 8 months especially traumatic, as he ended up at 4 different rest or dementia centres, with his level of dementia deteriorating to a point he needed to go to Millvale. We have nothing but wonderful things to say about the staff and facility. Dad was prone to angry outbursts and at times utter confusion, along with falling regularly. The team at Millvale, assessed him, listened to us, spoke to previous caregivers, then put procedures in place to protect him, them and his dignity. My family and I (3 of us) would call on Dad 2 - 3 times a week each, all at irregular, un booked, unplanned times. During those 7 - 9 visits a week, we always observed engaged, attentive and caring staff. Dad was always well groomed, dressed, usually involved in an activity (baking, singing, dancing, church service, puzzles, reading) or just sitting talking with staff. They regularly contacted us about ways they / we could make his last few months / years better, their communication with us was top shelf. Dad loved eggs and porridge and they ensured he got plenty of what he liked to eat (plus ensuring a balanced diet). I could not tell you the number of times that I walked out of Millvale, thanking the Lord for them and their staff and the way they cared for our much loved Dad. After having him moved from various other rest homes (sometimes quite unceremoniously) to have him in a place equipped for his level of dementia, but looking through that and seeing the man, was so reassuring for our family. Of all the rest homes we have experienced so far, Millvale are a shining light. To see the staff shedding tears when Dad died, the way they presented his body for us (pending the funeral home collection) ……. just so lovely, so respectful, so thoughtful. We have recently been in and presented a gift to each of the 27 staff, as a way of showing our appreciation. PS : Whilst giving accolades, the OPRS team at Hutt Hospital - amazing!! Yours sincerely, Ross Jamieson 17th March 2018 To Whom It May Concern Re: Milvale House Miramar When I was informed that my Mother had to be moved to the next level of Dementia Care my heart sank and I dreaded the next move in the progression of both her illness and the supervised care she would need. We arrived at Milvale in the summer of 2013. I knew that my Mother was very unwell when we arrived and the staff called the local doctor immediately. She was diagnosed with pneumonia and was promptly put on medication. The staff at Millvale House could not have been more welcoming, kinder or more helpful to us at our personal time of great distress and need. I have spent a considerable amount of time at Millvale over the years and can only really admire the way the facility is managed. Each of the individual patients is cherished for who they are and what they need as individuals. There are no “strict” rules at Millvale – difficult and challenging situations are discreetly handled. I congratulate all the team at Millvale for showing such a generous commitment to the wellbeing and health of my Mother and others at the time when she is most vulnerable. I will always remember with deep gratitude the gentle caring, respect and patience that she receives. I know in my heart that my Mother is very content at Millvale and feels safe and cared for. Best wishes, Jane “ My much-loved companion has been living at Millvale House for over three years now, after hospital stays and four previous placements due to changing assessments. His family and I have found Millvale to be a good and welcoming place, with its home-like layout, accessible nursing station and caring staff, whose ethos, skills, affection and respect for the individuality of each resident are constant and heart-warming. The continuity of his carers, unfailingly kind and thoughtful, is very reassuring." Regards Jessie March 2018. I would just like to pass on my gratitude to your team who are taking care of my mother. My sister and I talk every week and she always lets me know how gentle and kind your staff are at Millvale. It gives me great peace to know that my mother is cared for well as she was a very devoted mother and it was so difficult for all of us to have her placed in care. I am so grateful for their care to my mother. I also work at a hospital so I know how important it is to have vulnerable people cared for. Please pass on my heartfelt gratitude to all your staff and all their efforts. --- A.M. “My mother is a resident at Millvale House. I have approximately eight years experience in aged care working initially as a carer and for the last four years as a diversional therapist. From my experience, a home having great staff as well as a high standard of care are the two top requirements when placing a family member. I could not be happier in both regards when it comes to my mother. Every staff member shows a genuinely high level of commitment to residents, motivated by a good heart. To observe my mother’s interaction with staff I can see how much she likes the staff and feels safe with them. This trust is essential and allows family members to feel as happy as they can about their family member being in care, especially in dementia specific care. I am grateful to the staff for their loving care and support. --- W.M My father was transferred from a stage 3 facility to Millvale Miramar a couple of months ago. My first impressions of Millvale Miramar were that of a calm and caring environment, where the mangers and staff members genuinely care for their residents. Each time I visit I am aware of this calm and caring and peaceful atmosphere. My father's settling-in period has been very successful due to the ability, knowledge and care of the staff. I have noticed the staff respect my father as an individual, not just as a Dementia patient. The Family Orientation meetings organised by Jan, have been very informative. They gave me a clearer understanding of how Millvale operates and of the support available for the family. --- F.B. |
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Updated: 1 Sep 2022 |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 40+ | Yes | |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | ||
| Physiotherapist | Yes | ||
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | ||
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | ||
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | ||
| Hairdresser | Yes | Our hairdresser visits regularly. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Our Podiatrist visits regularly. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | ||
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | ||
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | All denominations | |
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Updated: 10 Dec 2014 |
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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 | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advice | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | |
| Clinical Management | Yes | Laurie Walmsley is our Clinical Manager. Laurie advises and mentors the registered nurse team and also knows each resident and their requirements. Should you have any concerns or queries regarding the health of your loved one, please contact Laurie. |
| Other Specialties | Yes | Simon Hamley is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and our Education Coordinator. He ensures staff compliance with their training, coordinates staff in-services and special training programs, and instructs Managing of Actual or Potential Aggression (MAPA). |
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Updated: 26 Sep 2023 |
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Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We encourage families to bring items that help create a sense of familiarity. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | |
| Pets In Residence | No | Family pets may visit. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Newsletter | Yes | Quarterly newsletter |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Smoking is permitted outside in the designated smoking area. |
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Updated: 16 Nov 2023 |
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Interests & Activities
| Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Art, Bingo, Big print books, Board games, Bowls, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Dancing, Entertainers, Exercises, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Happy Hour, Hydrotherapy, Jigsaw, Massage, Music, Newspaper reading, Parties, Reading, Sing-a-longs, Vegetarian |
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Updated: 30 Nov 2011 |
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Yes | |
| Chinese dialect | Yes | |
| Cook Island Maori | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Indonesian | Yes | |
| Māori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | |
| Tuvalu | Yes | |
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Updated: 22 Feb 2011 |
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Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
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Updated: 22 Feb 2011 |
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Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Other details | Yes | Our Education Coordinator Simon Hamley is a trained instructor for Management of Actual or Potential Aggression (MAPA) from the Crisis Prevention Institute. Simon works across all facilities ensuring all our staff are trained in this valuable course. |
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Updated: 1 Sep 2017 |
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