Greenwoods House - Single Suites
At a glance
- Vacancy
- No
- Name
- Greenwoods House
- Category
- Rest Home
- Address
- level 1
Greenwoods Home
20 Pah Road
Epsom
Auckland 1023 - Postal Address
- Same as above
- Region
- Auckland
- Phone
- View Phone Number
- Fax
- View Fax Number
- View Email Address
Personnel
- Manager
- JOEL YULO - 0212417517
- CEO
- Arby Manalansan
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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 Feb 2024 |
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Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 24 |
| Vacancy | No |
| Comfortable, immaculately clean Rest Home with lovely spacious single rooms, nutritious home baking and all meals prerpared on site creating a homely environment. Dedicated, compassionate staff and management who provide quality care. A wide range of activities offered. Close to Greenwoods Corner shops including Bank, cafes, dairy and also near to Cornwall Park. A warm welcome awaits all who visit. | |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Short stay considered | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
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Updated: 28 Nov 2024 |
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Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | We have an experienced NZ Registered Nurse who provides excellent clinical services to our facility. After hours support also available. | |
| Nurse Practitioner | Negotiable | We are able to utilise the services of the ADHB Gerontology Nurse Specialists | |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | Most of our caregivers are longstanding and are extremely compassionate and dedicated. Our staff undergo extensive ongoing training. | |
| Physiotherapist | Negotiable | Can be accessed when required | |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | Can be accessed when required | |
| Social Worker (on site) | Negotiable | We liaise closely with the ADHB | |
| Diversional Therapist | Negotiable | ||
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | A wide range of activities are included in our activities programme for all ages and abilities to enjoy. These provide both mental and physical stimulation for our residents. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Our hairdresser has been attending our home on a weekly basis for a number of years and provides an excellent service to both male and female residents. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Our NZ Registered Podiatrist attends every 8 weeks. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | In consultation with the Rest Home | |
| Accredited Visitors | Negotiable | A variety of volunteers visit our home on a regular basis including various church organisations and entertainers. | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | Available as required | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Many denominations regularly visit our facility to cater for residents' spiritual needs (including one-on-one devotional sessions if required) or are available on request. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | We have an excellent small team of Doctors available 24/7 - each resident sees a Doctor once a month or more frequently, if required | |
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Updated: 5 May 2016 |
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Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | Can be accessed through Hospice |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advice | Yes | Can be accessed through ADHB |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | Can be accessed through ADHB |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | |
| Community Health | Yes | |
| Clinical Management | Yes | |
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Updated: 22 Sep 2011 |
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Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | We are happy to provide Respite Care depending on bed vacancies at the time. We prefer a minimum of 2 weeks' stay |
| Carer Support | Yes | We are happy to provide Carer Support/Short Stay care depending on bed vacancies at the time. A minimum of 2 weeks' stay required, or as negotiated. |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
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Updated: 6 May 2016 |
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Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Residents are welcome to bring their own furniture to personalise their room (providing it does not compromise one's safety). Individuality is encouraged and items such as personal bedspreads etc. are welcome. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | Our rooms are quite spacious and within easy access to the lounges, dining room, outdoor areas and other amenities. |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | Adjoining rooms may be available depending on the vacancy situation at the time. The Rest Home has one double room suitable for a couple. |
| Ensuite | Yes | Many of our rooms have their own toilet. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Only with permission of Manager. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | All rooms are individually wired for phone/internet at resident's own cost. A residents' line is available for communal use. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | No | Central heating is ducted throughout the Rest Home and is thermostatically controlled and set to an appropriate temperature. |
| Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | YPD Contract |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Two spacious lounges with large TV/DVD unit in each and comfortable orthopaedic seating. |
| Female residents only | No | We have a mix of both male and female residents. |
| Outings | Yes | Weekly Bus outings are provided at no cost to the resident. We also encourage family involvement & for residents to maintain outside contacts with cultural, spiritual or other relevant groups. Some residents also attend a Communicare centre once a week. |
| Whānau Room | Yes | |
| Māori Kaupapa | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Residents meetings are held monthly. |
| Newsletter | Yes | A Newsletter is distributed quarterly. All information is also regularly posted on our Resident's Noticeboard advising of upcoming / current events etc. including photographs taken in-house, digital copies of which are available to families. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | Mild Dementia only as the Rest Home is not a secure dementia unit. Individual careplans are kept up-to-date with appropriate and safe interventions for any confused residents. |
| Rural Setting | No | Although not in a rural setting, we are very closely situated to beautiful Cornwall Park/One Tree Hill which is a pleasure to visit during all seasons (and especially at lambing and calving time!). |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Only in a designated outside area. |
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Updated: 6 May 2016 |
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Special Features
| A BEAUTIFUL OLD REFURBISHED VILLA WITH MODERN LIVING. Please feel free to request a copy of our Information Brochure (digital copy is also available via email if you prefer), including an overview of our services as well as the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumers' Rights. The Rest Home has its own comfortable new van for transporting residents on scenic outings etc. This gives the home more flexibility so that we are not dependent on outside services. An inspection of the home is available 7 days - please call to arrange a convenient time. |
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Updated: 6 May 2016 |
Interests & Activities
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Our activity programme is varied and includes the following: Entertainment, Daily Exercises including chair aerobics, supervised Walks, Tai Chi, Quizzes, Bingo, Sing-a-longs, Games, Happy Hour, Indoor Bowls, Indoor Golf, Library, Newspaper Reading, Bus Outings, Videos/DVDs, Nail Painting sessions, Dancing, Entertainers/Concerts and a variety of Musical Entertainment. The Auckland Mobile Library visits fortnightly. We have an advocate list should our residents wish to discuss any concerns they may have and we also have close links with the Blind Foundation, CMA, Stroke Group, Age Concern, Parkinson's Society and Alzheimer's Society. We have visits/concerts from the local schools and regular pastoral care is provided by many denominations. Our home encourages community activities/groups to be involved and these are always fun and happy occasions for our residents. Animals are extremely therapeutic to the elderly and we have animals visiting from time to time for residents to stroke. Photographs are regularly taken of events and activities and these are posted on the Residents' Noticeboard and a digital copy can be emailed to residents' families, if requested. |
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Updated: 6 May 2016 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What's included in your fees and what's not | Personal spending such as Hairdresser, Podiatry, Optometry, Specialist costs etc. is at the resident's own expense. Refer to Management for further information. | |
| Staffing qualifications and details | Well trained, compassionate, devoted staff including experienced Manager & RN available 7 days. | |
| Details about meals | Nutritious home cooked meals prepared on site and served in our "stately" dining room. | |
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Updated: 6 May 2016 |
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Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Deaf Blind Sign Language | Yes | On request |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Gujarati | Yes | |
| Hindi | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | Can be arranged |
| Māori - Te Reo | Yes | By arrangement |
| Tongan | Yes | |
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Updated: 6 May 2016 |
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Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Baptist | Yes | |
| Christian | Yes | |
| Hindu | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
| Salvation Army | Yes | |
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Updated: 6 May 2016 |
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Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.10 Km | Level walking - bus stops are located within a short distance from the front and also back entrances of the home |
| Shops | 0.15 Km | Level walking to cafes, restaurants, bank, post/stationery, dairy, beauty clinic, shoe, clothing & giftware shops |
| Mall | 0.75 Km | Royal Oak Shopping Centre including Pak'nSave supermarket |
| Parks | 0.50 Km | Cornwall Park - One Tree Hill |
| Library | 0.00 Km | Mobile library calls fortnightly at the front of our home |
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Updated: 6 May 2016 |
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The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.