Parata
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Parata
- Category
- Rest Home
- Address
- Parata Day Centre
39 Kitchener Street
West Gore
Gore 9710 - Region
- Southern (Southland)
- Phone
- View Phone Number
- View Email Address
Personnel
- Manager
- Alisha McColl - (03) 208 6303
- Owner
- Parata Anglican Charitable Trust - (03) 209 6303
- Village Manager
- Mary Pullar - 027 232 8014
- Day Activity Programme Contact
- Mary Pullar - (03) 208 6303
Other services
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We welcome residents to share our Home. We aim to provide the highest level of individual care. Family, friends and members of the community are encouraged to join with us in ensuring our residents enjoy their lives to the full.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
| Updated: 12 Jan 2017 | |
Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 26 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| Standard Room with nice outlook, shared ensuite, garden view | |
| Impending vacancy | Yes - Room with ensuite facilities. |
| Short stay considered | No |
| Premium Accommodation Charges | Some Rooms from $6.00/day up to $16.00/day as at 28 Mar 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 |
| Updated: 19 Apr 2024 | |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 88 | Yes | We have three Registered Nurses working across weekdays and weekends. |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | Several trained and highly experieinced healthcare assistants | |
| Diversional Therapist | 20 | Yes | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | 26 | Yes | Parata has a varied programme with activities, speakers, entertainment, bus trips, cards, bowls and groups. Regular 'inter Home' activities, competitions and combined social events. |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Visits fortnightly | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Visits 8 weekly | |
| Dietitian | Negotiable | On request. | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | Hearing Technologists visit quarterly. Organised on request or need. | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | Heather Hetaraka provides a link between Parata and our local iwi. Parata is proud of our links with Hoani Parata and his legacy. | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Chaplain is Lois Shallard . Clergy of all denominations visit regularly. | |
| Updated: 24 Oct 2023 | |||
Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Clinical Management | Yes | |
| Other Specialties | Yes | Advanced nursing assessment |
| Updated: 12 Jan 2017 | ||
Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | When rooms are available |
| Carer Support | Yes | When rooms are available |
| Subsidised | Yes | For those assessed for Resthome Care and eligible for subsidy |
| Private Paying | Yes | For those assessed for Resthome Care but not eligible for subsidy |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | Conditional on room availability |
| Updated: 12 Jan 2017 | ||
Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | Residents encouraged to bring personal belongings. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | 21 Residential Care; 5 Studio Units. All rooms Certified for Residential Care |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | Several options available (adjoining rooms or our large Premium rooms would suit couples) |
| Ensuite | Yes | Residential rooms: shared ensuites. Studios: individual ensuites. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Happy Hour weekly |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Telephone points in rooms. Telephone available for resident usage. |
| Wifi | Yes | WiFi available to residents. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | Home is centrally heated with individual controls on all radiators. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Parata has a television lounge, a conservatory and the Parata Centre. There is seating in our lovely gardens. |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | Parata Centre: a custom built facility provides Day Care, Wednesday to Friday, 10am to 3.30pm. |
| Outings | Yes | Parata has a bus with wheelchair hoist, and a twelve-seater van. Residents have outings in the bus every week. |
| Whānau Room | Yes | Whanau facilities are available within the complex |
| Residents Committee | No | Residents' meetings are held regularly and the Manager and executive are always available to the residents. All suggestions welcome. |
| Family Committee | Yes | Families are welcome to join our 'Parata People' |
| Newsletter | Yes | Monthly Activities programme sheet. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | Our staff are trained to manage situations for the benefit of all residents. |
| Confused Residents | Yes | Our staff are trained to help and comfort residents who are confused with dignity and understanding. |
| Rural Setting | No | Parata is located in Gore which is a small town servicing the rural community of Eastern Southland. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | In designated areas only. |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | Residents are free to come and go as they please during daylight hours, doors are alarmed at night. We expect residents, their families or friends to advise if the resident is going out for safety reasons. |
| Updated: 20 Jun 2018 | ||
Special Features
| Day Care: Parata Centre was built in 1994 specifically to provide Day Care for the communities within Eastern Southland. Day Care is provided Wednesday to Friday, 10am to 3.30pm. Interesting programmes of activities - arts, crafts, music, games, exercise, entertainments, outings and more - are offered. Transport to and from the Centre is available. A full midday meal, morning and afternoon teas are provided. Our aim is to provide stimulation, fun and companionship to the elderly members of our community and support for community caregivers. Gardens: The Parata Complex is surrounded by extensive lawns and gardens. The residents gain real enjoyment from the gardens, taking a stroll, sitting on the garden benches or just admiring the view from inside the Home. |
| Updated: 12 Jan 2017 |
Interests & Activities
|
Parata Centre is a specially built facility in which we provide activitiy programme and entertainment for day guests, residents and the community. A Centre Co-ordinator is employed to arrange programmes which will interest and entertain all who attend. Having fun is most important.The choice of activities is wide and varied, including:- GAMES: Bowls Table, Housie, Cards, Bocca, Board Games, Cards, Jigsaws, Wool crafts, Quizzes. PHYSICAL EXERCISE: Yoga, Exercise Equipment, Walks in the extensive gardens. ART & CRAFTS: Painting, Handcrafts, Spinning. Parata participates in (and at times hosts) a Wearable Arts Competition for Resthomes in the Southland region. MUSIC: Sing-a-longs plus visiting choirs and entertainers from the community. Equipment available to play a large collection of tapes, discs and records. ENTERTAINMENT: Parties to celebrate events and festivals. Fundraising events. Regular newspaper and book readings. Magazines provided. Library with collection of big print books. Television lounge with Sky TV. Also a television in the Centre - both have equipment to play the collection of dvds and videos available. Church and community events. WiFi for the use of Residents and Guests. OUTINGS: Weekly Outings in the Parata Bus and special longer trips. The Monthly Activity Programme includes outings to community events. |
| Updated: 12 Jan 2017 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What's included in your fees and what's not | In accordance with Parata policy, the fee charged to private paying residents is in line with the fee paid to Parata under the Residential Care Contract. The Services included in, or excluded from, the Fee are in accordance with the provisions of the Contract with the Health Department. This basis is applies to all residents. Information on fee structure available on request. | |
| Staffing qualifications and details | Parata maintain a high-staffing ratio. All staff receive on-going training through an In-Service Education Programme and Careerforce programmes managed by the Registered Nurse in liaison with the Manager. The staff training emphasises the need for all residents to be cared for in a respectful and dignified manner. | |
| Details about meals | We pride ourselves in offering a varied menu of a high standard. Our residents enjoy tasty meals prepared by our capable cooks supplemented by home baking. We cater for all special diets and are mindful of residents' preferences. Parata also operate a meals-on-wheels service within the community. | |
| Associated Complexes | The Parata complex incorporates 26 rooms certified for residential care (21 bed Residence, 5 Studio Units for intermediary care), Parata Centre for Day Care, Parata Retirement Village with 27 self-contained Flats, and a Meals on Wheels service. Parata is one of many Anglican Care facilities throughout New Zealand. | |
| Updated: 12 Jan 2017 | ||
Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | Staff member |
| Updated: 12 Jan 2017 | ||
Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | Holy Communion Service fortnightly. |
| Inter denominational | Yes | Interdenominational Service on Sunday afternoon. |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Representatives of all of the denominations visit within the Home. |
| Updated: 12 Jan 2017 | ||
Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | No public transport in Gore | |
| Shops | 1.50 Km | to shops in Main Street. Dairy 450 metres away. |
| Parks | 1.50 Km | Gore Botanic Gardens |
| Library | 1.80 Km | Gore Library and The Gallery |
| Updated: 12 Jan 2017 | ||
Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) | Yes | |
| Other details | Yes | Anglican Care Network |
| Updated: 12 Jan 2017 | ||
The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.