St Patrick's Rest Home and Hospital
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- St Patrick's Rest Home and Hospital
- Category
- Hospital
- Address
- 3-7 Wilding Ave
Epsom
Auckland 1023 - Postal Address
- 3 Wilding Avenue
Epsom
Auckland 1023 - Region
- Auckland
- Phone
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- Fax
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- Mobile
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- Web
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Personnel
- Manager
- Jenny Liu - 0275140543
- Owner
- David Rankin - 0276027493
- Clinical Manager
- Chao Geng - 0210301151
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St Patricks Home and Hospital
Congratulations!!!
St Patricks Home and Hospital achieved 4 YEARS CERTIFICATION against Ngā paerewa Health and Disability Service Standard.
Thank you everyone for your ongoing help and support
Congratulations!!!
St Patricks Home and Hospital achieved 4 YEARS CERTIFICATION against Ngā paerewa Health and Disability Service Standard.
Thank you everyone for your ongoing help and support
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
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Updated: 21 Feb 2019 |
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Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 42 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| We specialize in hospital level care dealing with various medical issues include stroke and ACC patients, with a warm family atmosphere and attention to the individual. RN cover 24/7. We have double room available for couple | |
| Impending vacancy | Yes |
| Short stay considered | Yes |
| Premium Accommodation Charges | Some Rooms from $7.00/day up to $15.00/day as at 06 Nov 2024 |
| MOH Certification and Audit Report | View MOH certification and audit report (opens in a new tab) |
| Extra admission requirements due to COVID-19 | Please enquire |
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Updated: 28 Nov 2024 |
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Testimonials
| We maintain a folder of "Positive Feedback" from our former and current residents/families which is available for perusal. |
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Updated: 21 Feb 2019 |
Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | Yes | We provide 24 hour onsite Registered Nurse coverage. The RN team are highly skilled and experienced, able to care for clients with high and complex needs, for example managing Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and peritoneal dialysis; and palliative care of course. | |
| Nurse Practitioner | Yes | Available from Auckland District Health Board when required | |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | Yes | We have a high coverage of qualified senior healthcare assistants who provide personal care to residents. We pride ourselves on the level of training provided and our staff are continuously learning and developing, keeping up to date with best practice. | |
| Physiotherapist | Yes | A physiotherapist attends the service regularly to promote the rehabilitaion of residents. A physical therapy assistant works Monday to Friday with the guidance of the physiotherapist. | |
| Occupational Therapist | Negotiable | A qualified occupational therapist is available as required. | |
| Social Worker (on site) | Negotiable | We have access to the ADHB Care Team social workers for all residents and work with them to ensure that all residents receive an appropriate level of care. | |
| Diversional Therapist | Yes | A Recreation Coordinator under diversionl therapist training works Monday to Friday providing a range of therapeutic programmes, for example music, art and dance therapy. | |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | We employ an activities co-ordinator Monday to Friday who provides a range of recreational and entertainment activities on site and in the community. We have musicians play live music regularly. The last Friday each month is a 'happy hour' social event. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | A qualified hairdresser attends weekly to provide hairdressing care to residents. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | The Registered podiatrist visit every 6 to 8 weeks. Our care staff may provide basic finger nail cutting and the podiatrist provides professional treatment for more difficult nails, diabetic nails and toe nails on request. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | A dietician attends regularly to oversee menus and provide dietary plans for residents with specific dietary requirements. | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | We have a regular residents advocate who attends weekly. We also have another residents advocate visit monthly plus prn. We have various volunteers from local schools and other community agencies who spend time and do activities with residents. | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | St Patricks Home and Hospital are fortunate and proud of our Director Mr David Rankin, Ngapuhi leader, Big Maori Chief to provide Kaumatua service for our residents and family. | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | A Catholic deacon from the local parish visits weekly. An Anglican chaplain also attends weekly and provides a monthly service. Other denominational assistance can be made available as required. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Dr Paul Trotman and Roderick Mulgan from a local medical practice attends weekly to provide medical care for all residents, and is available after hours as required. | |
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Updated: 10 Jul 2019 |
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Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen Management | Yes | We have oxygen therapy at St Patricks. All of our nurses are trained with Oxygen management and Oxygen therapy. We have looked after patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on Oxygen. |
| Gastronomy/Nasogastric Management | Yes | All our RNs at St Patricks are trained with Gastronomy/Nasogastric management. We are able to take care patients with percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Feeding, Nasogastric Tube (NG) feeding etc. |
| Bariatric (Care of the very overweight) | No | Yes, we have one bariatric bed only. But if need other special equipment, we don't have at the moment. |
| Palliative Care (Contracted) | Yes | St Patricks Home and Hospital work under the contract of Auckland DHB. |
| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | We provide End of life/Palliative care with high nursing skills, i.e. sub-cuts fluids and syringe driver (pump) deliver 24 hours continuous medication infusion. |
| IV Antibiotic Capability | Yes | All our RNs at St Patricks are IV certified. We are able to manage IV antibiotics. We have looked after patient with Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) feeding via Central Venous Catheter (CVC) line |
| Dialysis | Yes | All our RNs are trained and qualified to look after Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. We have currently five residents on PD and we work closely with PDU Greenlane and Acute Dialysis at ACH to manage our PD patients care. |
| Wound Care | Yes | Our nursing staff have developed a great expertise in healing wounds that others have found slow to heal. We manage wound care as a part of our core care. |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | All nursing staff receive training on the management of diabetes. Our registered Nurses monitor patients blood sugar regularly. We manage diabetes with proper exercise, healthy eating, administering oral medication and insulin injection. |
| Continence Advice | Yes | We have the continence adviser from industry to provide regular inservice training. All senior staff have received full training in the management of incontinence. We promote continence by regular toileting programme. |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | All nursing staff have received training in the management of stoma cares. We are working closely with ADHB stoma nurse specialist looking after patients with colostomy bags, ileostomy bags etc. |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | With 10 years experience of rehab nursing, Our Manager, along with many years experiences rehabilitation Clinical Manager, along with RNs and management team, and the input of our physiotherapist team, we are good at catering for the rehabilitation of residents who have had a stroke. |
| ACC Rehabilitation | Yes | We have residents from ACC at the moment with rehabilitation programme. |
| Spinal Injuries Care | Yes | We have two ACC resident with spinal injury under our care |
| Infection Control | Yes | St Patricks belongs to a bench marking group to compare our management of infections with approximately 20 other facilities around New Zealand. We have an excellent and embedded programme to manage infections. |
| Surgical Followup | Yes | We manage surgical followup and rehabilitation on request or when our residents has had surgery. We regularly take residents for rehabilitation following surgical treatment. |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | We are not locked up mental health ward; but we work closely with ADHB Old People Mental Health service to look after patients with mental health issues; while still able to live in the community. |
| Primary Rural Health Care | No | We are located in Epsom, Auckland Central. |
| Clinical Management | Yes | Jenny and Chao are NZ trained RNs with BN degrees; Jenny also has Master of Nursing degree from the University of Auckland. Jenny and Chao have experience on Rehabilitation and OPH at ADHB. Jenny and Chao ensure Nursing team trained with high nursing skills to deal with complicated clinical issues. |
| Other Specialties | No | We had up to six peritoneal dialysis patients with Cyclor machine dialysis and manual bag peritoneal dialysis. |
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Updated: 10 Jul 2019 |
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Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | We offer respite care. |
| Carer Support | Yes | |
| Other Short Stay Programme | Yes | We offer day care |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | |
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Updated: 21 Feb 2019 |
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Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We encourage residents to have their own furniture to help make their room their own. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | Most of our hospital rooms are single rooms. There are a few double rooms as well. |
| Shared Rooms | Yes | We have a few double rooms at this level of care. |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | We have double rooms and Unit suit for couple |
| Ensuite | Yes | Most rooms have a shared or its own ensuite toilet and hand basin. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | We have a monthly happy hour with entertainment. Alcohol is offered as one of the drink choices at this time. Residents can have their own alcohol (provided that medical clearance has been given) which is kept in a locked room. |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We have "Patrick" our facility burman cat, We have our beautiful Rose a Maltese puppy; and several residents have brought their own cats. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | You are welcome to bring own pets; you/family need look after your pets. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Your own room have access to telephone on your own expense |
| Wifi | Yes | We have wifi cover the whole facility; it's free of charge for our residents and family. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | No | St Patricks has thermostatically controlled air or underfloor heating. |
| Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | We are contracted with ADHB to provide YPD care. |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have four lounges for residents and two lounge with library reading area. |
| Gay / LGBT IQ Friendly | Yes | |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | We can provide regular day care for anyone who needs it. This includes meals and outings. Often a good introduction to residential care when this becomes needed. |
| Outings | Yes | We have two to three regular van outings a week and usually have at least one other special outing a month. Some residents also go to Communicare each week. |
| Whānau Room | Yes | St Patricks Home and Hospital have small lounge can be used as Whanau Room |
| Māori Kaupapa | Yes | St Patricks Home and Hospital are fortunate and proud of our Director Mr David Rankin, Ngapuhi leader, Big Maori Chief. We celebrate culture diversity at St Patricks. Currently we have one Maori residents and three Pacific Island residents. |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Our residents have a monthly meeting. The occupational therapist takes minutes which are passed to the management for any action or review. Feedback is provided at the following meeting. |
| Newsletter | Yes | A regular newsletter is sent to families, either by post or by email. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | We do not restrain our residents but do have a policy in place. This is a Ministry of Health requirement. |
| Confused Residents | Yes | The precentage of confused elderly is very small. Appropriate individual care and medical plans are provided on an as required basis. |
| Rural Setting | No | We are located Epsom central Auckland. There are beautiful views of Mt. Eden as St. Patrick's is located in an elevated position with gardens. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | A covered verandah is provided for smokers. |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | We have digital locks on the gates. Residents who may wander are prevented from doing so. However, the lower floor is open to a driveway and if residents can manage the lift they may be able to get out. Prospective residents are reviewed individually. |
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Updated: 10 Jul 2019 |
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Special Features
| This facility is owner operated and is situated in a quiet no-exit street. It covers about 2/3 acre in the heart of picturesque Epsom. The grounds are park-like with flowers, native trees and seating in shady spots for our residents. Most of St. Patrick's is purpose built while the original villa remains at the front. We are indeed fortunate to be in the heart of the city yet in such a quiet and peaceful street with all amenities close by. A variety of accomodation is offered at St. Patrick's. Downstair there are Seven motel-like units and four bedrooms in a former owners house (Grandma's Cottage). They fully integrate with the facility and its activities. In addition, St. Patrick's has 47 hospital beds for our less able residents. As owners/managers we are dedicated to providing the very best of care and we have many testimonials from families of former and current residents. We live within 15 minutes of the facility and we also work as RNs/management. All staff are expected to attend our regular in-service training sessions to keep updating their skills. We often use outside educators for more specialised training. The very highest standard of care and cleanliness is expected at all times by management from staff. We are certified to provide hospital and rest home services. We have well-developed quality assurance systems with regular audits and monitoring to ensure we maintain the very highest of standards. |
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Updated: 21 Feb 2019 |
Interests & Activities
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Our activity programme, which is co-ordinated by our recreation coordinator who undertaking the Divertional therapist programme, includes all of the following: regular visits from our resident advocate (Vera Gillard), Alzheimer's Society, housie, board games, breakfast in bed, canine friends, cards, children, religion, Communicare, concerts, craft, entertainers from outside, exercises, games, garden, gardening for those so inclined, happy hour with entertainment, jigsaw, massage, movies, newspaper reading, parties, pastoral care, pianist, quizzes, reading, shopping, sing-a-longs, vegetarian, videos. Truly wonderful!! Activities are available most days of the week but not all residents are able to participate at this level. No resident is excluded and everyone is catered for to suit their needs. Entertainment in the form of piano and piano accordion is provided on a regular weekly basis. Our happy hour with nibbles, drinks and entertainment is held on the last Friday afternoon of each month at 3 p.m. to which we welcome the inclusion of resident family members. We endeavour to get our residents off the property from time to time. We have our own 11 passenger minivan which takes regular Twice a week trips. These are a real highlight. We also attempt to visit the movies (The Lido cinema is one block over.), and other places of interest such as SnowPlanet, Butterfy Creek, the beach, St. Lukes mall and outside concerts. |
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Updated: 21 Feb 2019 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing qualifications and details | Our staff are all well chosen and well trained. We train our staff to treat our residents as our uncle, untie, grandparents. St Patricks Home and Hospital is a big family, include our residents, family and staff. | |
| Details about meals | All meals are home cooked on the premises by professional cooks who have worked in rest homes and hospitals for many years. St Patricks provide two set of meals, one set is European meals and one set is Chinese meals, to cater our culture diversity residents. We have a four week rotating menu for European residents. Chinese meals have been lots more exciting with lots of great work. | |
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Updated: 21 Feb 2019 |
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Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cantonese | Yes | Staff member. |
| Chinese | Yes | Staff members |
| Chinese dialect | Yes | staff member |
| Cook Island Maori | Yes | staff member |
| English | Yes | All staff members. |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | Staff |
| Filipino | Yes | Staff members. |
| Hindi | Yes | Staff member. |
| Interpreter | Yes | Can be arranged on request |
| Mandarin | Yes | Staff Members |
| Māori - Te Reo | Yes | Owner |
| Min Chinese | Yes | Staff Member |
| Samoan | Yes | Staff members. |
| Sri Lankan | Yes | Staff members. |
| Tongan | Yes | HCA manager and Staff members. |
| Ukranian | Yes | Staff member. |
| Yue Chinese | Yes | |
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Updated: 21 Feb 2019 |
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Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
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| Anglican | Yes | Communion is available monthly. Priest visits weekly. |
| Baptist | Yes | Service monthly and all welcome. |
| Buddhist | Yes | |
| Christian | Yes | All denominations represented. |
| Confucius | Yes | |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | All denominations represented. |
| Hindu | Yes | |
| Methodist | Yes | |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | Communion provided weekly. |
| Tao | Yes | |
| (Other comments) | Yes | We are happy to cater for all religious affiliations. Almost all of our staff have their own religious affiliation. |
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Updated: 21 Feb 2019 |
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Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 0.01 Km | Bus stop at street corner. |
| Shops | 0.40 Km | One block away which includes a cinema. |
| Mall | 2.00 Km | Royal Oak and St. Lukes |
| Parks | 0.50 Km | Cornwall Park/One Tree Hill. |
| Library | 1.00 Km | Epsom public library. We also have our own library on site |
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Updated: 21 Feb 2019 |
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Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
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| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | |
| Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA) | Yes | |
| Other details | Yes | New Zealand Association of Gerontology. |
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Updated: 21 Feb 2019 |
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The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.