CHT Onewa Care Home
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- CHT Onewa Care Home
- Category
- Rest Home
- Address
- 202-204 Onewa Road, Birkenhead
North Shore
Auckland 0626 - Region
- Waitemata
- Phone
- View Phone Number
- Fax
- View Fax Number
- Mobile
- View Mobile Number
- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Teresa Jurkiewicz - 09 481 0447
- Owner
- CHT - 09 522 4585
Other services
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Surrounded by native trees, birds and beautiful gardens, CHT Onewa Home & Hospital in Birkenhead feels a world away yet is situated close to the Northern motorway for guests and organised resident outtings.
Spacious lounge and dining areas offer social settings while quiet spaces provide privacy for rest home, hospital and dedicated respite care unit residents and guests.
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
Spacious lounge and dining areas offer social settings while quiet spaces provide privacy for rest home, hospital and dedicated respite care unit residents and guests.
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: 2 Nov 2012 |
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Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 25 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Short stay considered | No |
| Premium Accommodation Charges | Some Rooms from $12.50/day up to $25.00/day as at 24 Dec 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: 24 Dec 2024 |
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Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | Registered nursing cover is available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Visits once a fortnight. Resident's can choose to use their own physio if preferred at their own cost. | |
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | Is on site for approximately 1 and a half days per week. | |
| Social Worker (on site) | Negotiable | A social worker can be accessed through the local DHB if required. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | The activities coordinator is on site 5 days per week and runs an interesting and varied activity programme that encourages residents to maintain links and contacts they have in the community as well as extending these. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | The hairdresser visits 1 day a week and pampers residents in our onsite saloon. Residents are free to choose their own hairdresser at any time at their own cost. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | The podiatrist visits on a six weekly basis. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Our menus are prepared with a dietitican's input. We are also able to access dietitians for individual advice through the Waitemata District Health Board. | |
| Accredited Visitors | Negotiable | We have many volunteers who come to visit our residents from the local Hospice and the RSA to name a few organisations. | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | We have links to local kaumatua within the community whom we can contact if required. | |
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Updated: 4 May 2022 |
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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 | |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | |
| Tracheotomy Care | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Clinical Management | Yes | |
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Updated: 4 May 2022 |
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Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | We operate a diary system for respite bookings, so please phone the manager for enquiries and bookings. |
| Carer Support | Yes | We operate a diary system for respite bookings, so please phone the manager for enquiries and bookings. |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | |
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Updated: 21 Mar 2013 |
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Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | All residents are welcome to bring their own ornaments, pictures and furniture to make their room feel like home. This is subject to space and safety contraints however. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | |
| Ensuite | Yes | All rooms have ensuites attached. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | While we have happy hours where the residents enjoy a drink individual alcohol consumption is monitored to ensure there are no medication or safety issues. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Residents are able to have their own phones in their rooms. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have three dining areas and four lounges available so there are plenty of places to sit and relax, read a book or just enjoy the sun. |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | Weekly outings are organised by our activities coordinator in our minivan. Destinations are interesting and varied. |
| Whānau Room | No | While we do not currently have a whanau room, families are welcome to use one of our respite rooms if they are vacant at the time required. This enables families to be closeby if a loved one is very ill. |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Residents meetings are to be held monthly with management so residents can discuss any concerns or suggestions for improvement to services. |
| Newsletter | Yes | We currently have a noticeboard and a planner available for all residents to be able to keep up with up coming events and news. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | Please refer to management if you wish to view a copy of this policy. |
| Confused Residents | Yes | As this is not a secure dementia we only have mildly confused residents and this is managed well by staff and residents alike. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Residents are able to smoke outside the building and all lower level rooms have access to balconies. |
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Updated: 10 Mar 2011 |
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Interests & Activities
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As part of our organised Activity programme our residents are able to participate in the following activities: , Art, Bingo , Board games, Bowls, Cards, enjoy Classical Music, Concerts in the community, Craft, various Entertainers, Exercises including Tai Chi, Games, Gardening if they wish, Housie, Indoor Games, Movies, Music, Reading, Sing-a-longs and Videos. A weekly outing on a Thursday is also organised in the minivan and this usually involves afternoon tea out and about at various locations. |
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Updated: 18 May 2010 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What's included in your fees and what's not | We do not apply additopnal room charges. Please contact the manager for up to date information on what fees do and do not include. | |
| Staffing qualifications and details | While we have some long serving staff we have recently acquired a new manager, registered nurse and activities coordinator providing valuable new ideas for service improvements. | |
| Details about meals | We have onsite contracted catering services who provide varied and tasty meals with a dietitician's input. Morning, afternoon tea and supper are all served with delicious home baking and it's not unusual to see the manager joining the residents for meals! | |
| Associated Complexes | We are a part of the CHT group of facilities - one of nine facilties throughout the greater Auckland area. CHT is one of Auckland’s leading providers of residential care for older people. We have a proud history of innovative facility design and service delivery. With nearly 50 years experience we have the knowledge and capability to run rest homes and hospitals you can trust. As a completely independent Charitable Trust we can focus on meeting the needs of our residents. As we have no other demands on our funds, we reinvest all of our surpluses back into our facilities and our services. | |
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Updated: 7 Nov 2012 |
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Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Island Maori | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Hindi | Yes | |
| Rarotongan | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | Yes | We have a weekly visit on a Wednesday by a local Roman Catholic priest. |
| (Other comments) | Yes | We also have close contacts in the community with several other church groups and are able to call on these for our residents if requested. |
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Updated: 18 May 2010 |
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Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.50 Km | Just outside the rest home |
| Shops | 1.00 Km | Highbury shopping mall is close by and many of our residents walk here. The mall has a wide variety of shops and services including supermarkets, doctors, chemists, banks and post office. |
| Mall | 5.00 Km | Glenfield Shopping Mall and Northcote Shopping Mall are both approximately 5kms away - just a short drive. |
| Parks | 0.00 Km | We are situated on the boundary of Leroys Bush Reserve which has a walkway. In Highbury, 1km away there are also playing fields and a public swimming pool. |
| Library | 1.00 Km | Birkenhead Public Library is a short drive away. Library books can also be delivered to the rest home on request. |
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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 | |
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Updated: 14 May 2010 |
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The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.