Lyndale Care
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Lyndale Care
- Category
- Rest Home
- 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 | 36 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| Impending vacancy | No |
| Short stay considered | No |
| Premium Accommodation Charges | Some Rooms from $25.00/day up to $35.00/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: 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 180 | Yes | 3 Registered Nurses Permanent & On Call 24/7 |
| Nurse Practitioner | Yes | Available to us as required | |
| Enrolled Nurse | No | No enrolled nurses on staff at this time | |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | All health care assistants have undertaken education or are currently undertaking education programmes through Careerforce. Lyndale also run an internal educational programme. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | Contracted physiotherapist through TBI. Mobility co-ordinator onsite who works with the physiotherapist. Main role to improve resident mobility | |
| Occupational Therapist | Yes | Liase with the local DHB as needed | |
| Social Worker (on site) | No | Liase with the hospital as required | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | One qualified Diversional Therapist who oversees the programmes and leads quality projects. 2019 projects include Intergenerational Programme, Multi sensory programme. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | Three recreational therapists. One based at each facility and one floating between the two facilities. Both recreational therapists undertaking Career-force Diversional Therapist training. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Hairdresser comes in weekly. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Podiatrist visits monthly or more frequently if required | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Contracted Dietitian who oversees the menu and is also available for 1:1 Resident consultation | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | ||
| Kaumatua | Yes | Hospital | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | ||
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Updated: 18 Aug 2023 |
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Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | Staff receive inservice education from our Registered Nurse |
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | No | As required through specialists at DHB |
| Wound Care | Yes | Our Registered Nurse has a liason with the Wound Care Specialist at our local DHB |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | We can tap into Diabetic Specialist at our local DHB |
| Continence Advice | Yes | Yes once again we use our DHB Continence Nurse & our supplier for inservice education |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | D H B specialist |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | Monthly Stroke Foundation Meetings for Stroke clients |
| Infection Control | Yes | Also with DHB Specialist for insrvice education |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | As required |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | We can refer to our Psychogeriatrician through DHB |
| Community Health | Yes | As required through Facs Agency |
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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 | Lyndale welcome enquiry for respite care |
| High Care Needs | No | Lyndale do not accommodate high care needs |
| Subsidised | Yes | Lyndale accommodate subsidised residents |
| Private Paying | Yes | Lyndale accommodate private paying residents |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | Lyndale have an enquiry log. We welcome advanced enquiries. |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Our rooms are presented with furniture. Residents are welcome to bring in their own furniture. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | All our rooms are single rooms with ensuites |
| Shared Rooms | No | No shared rooms. Couples can be accommodated |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | We can accommodate this arrangement if requested. |
| Connecting Rooms | No | No connecting rooms |
| Ensuite | Yes | |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | In moderation |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | In agreement with management |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Encouraged to have own phone |
| Wifi | Yes | Available |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | Heat Pumps in rooms |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Two large open lounges. Sheltered Porches |
| Gay / LGBT IQ Friendly | Yes | |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | Lyndale welcome short term care residents. |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | Lyndale do work closely with the local palliative care services to provide Palliative end of life care for our residents |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | Encourage Day care participation |
| Outings | Yes | Van with hoist provided. Many and varied outings. It is important for our residents to continue community interests |
| Whānau Room | Yes | Yes we have a designated small room available. Other spaces can also be made available for larger groups. |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Meeting on the last Wednesday of each month at 10am. All residents and family members welcome |
| Family Committee | No | No but Lyndale have a family information evening three times a year. Family members and significant others are encouraged to attend the Resident's meeting each month. |
| Newsletter | Yes | Lyndale Crier. available monthly with an update of activities and photos |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | Yes we have a policy which is updated every two years and follows current best practice and guidelines. |
| Rural Setting | No | No but a large section with gardens and mature trees. Also a walking pathway for residents. |
| Smokers Room | Yes | Smoking pavilion outside |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | Outside in the gazebo |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Special Features
| Lyndale have large rooms each with an ensuite. Each room looks out onto an attractive courtyard. Lyndale also have 8 supported independant living studios with kitchenette for rental. |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
Interests & Activities
| Activity programme, Advocate, Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Aromatherapy, Arthritis society, BBQ, Big print books, Bingo, Blind Foundation, Board games, Bowls, Breakfast in bed, Canine friends, Cards, Care and Craft, Children, Church, Classical Music, Concerts, Cooking, Craft, Digital camera, Electric beds, Email, Entertainers, Entertainment, Exercises, Fax, Flower arranging, Games, Garden, Gardening, Golden Oldies, Greypower, Happy Hour, Holidays, Housie, Hydrotherapy, Indoor Games, Jigsaw, Library, Lotto, Mah Jong, Massage, Men, Minibus, Movies, Music, Newspaper reading, Organ, Outings, Park, Parkinson's Society, Parties, Pastoral care, Petanque, Pianist, Picnic facilities, Probus, Quizzes, Reading, Roses, RSA, Senior Citizens, Shopping, Sing-a-longs, Singing, Sky TV, Stroke Group, Swimming, Theatre, Vegetarian, Videos, Views |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What's included in your fees and what's not | In accordance with the Arc contract, a separate schedule for extra services. | |
| Staffing qualifications and details | All care staff either qualified or in training. | |
| Details about meals | All Home cooked meals. Hot dinner/desert at lunchtime with a smaller hot dish teatime including soup/sandwiches/cheese & fruit platter daily. | |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Island Maori | Yes | Staff on site to assist with translation |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | Staff onsite |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | |
| Inter denominational | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | Provide own Van with hoist | |
| Shops | Town only 1 k away, weekly trips to town library or shopping | |
| Parks | Very handy 11/2 kilometres away, take stale bread to feed ducks regularly | |
| Library | Weekly trip to library | |
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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 | Lyndale have registered nurses preparing documentation for submission for the Professional Development and Recognition Programme |
| Care Association New Zealand | Yes | Management attend all local regional meetings |
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | We currently have one trained Diversional Therapist on the staff & two staff undertaking apprenticeship training through Careerforce. |
| Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA) | Yes | |
| Retirement Village Accreditation (Expiry date) | Yes | |
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Updated: 11 Nov 2021 |
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The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.