Tamahere Eventide Home & Retirement Village - Kowhai Wing
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Tamahere Eventide Home & Retirement Village
- Category
- Dementia
- Address
- 61 Bollard Road
Tamahere
Hamilton 3283 - Postal Address
- 61 Bollard Road
RD 3
Hamilton 3283 - Region
- Waikato
- Phone
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- Fax
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- View Email Address
- Web
- Visit Website
Personnel
- Manager
- Versie Gareza - (07) 856 5162 ext 846
- Owner
- Methodist Church NZ - (07) 8565162
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 Tamahere Eventide Admission Booklet
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MISSION STATEMENT: "To provide a quality caring service, for older people, in a Christian environment."
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
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| Contract with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
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Updated: 16 Jul 2019 |
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Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
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| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 42 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| We have 2 secure dementia care wings with 1 respite bed. Please book well in advance. | |
| Impending vacancy | No - 0 beds available |
| Short stay considered | No |
| 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 |
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| Registered Nurse | 168 | Yes | Minimum of one Qualified Nurse on site 24 hours per day. Clinical Nurse Leader works Mon - Fri |
| Nurse Practitioner | 4 | Yes | Visits 2 days per week |
| Enrolled Nurse | 56 | Yes | |
| Healthcare Assistants/Caregivers | 722 | Yes | Health care assistants provide all 'hands on' care, with support from registered and enrolled nurses. Our health care assistants are supported fully to complete NZQA accredited career force training |
| Physiotherapist | 35 | Negotiable | We have a rehab therapist who supports residents with a structured exercise programme, either individualised or in groups. Support from a DHB community health physio is available as required via a referral process |
| Diversional Therapist | 133 | Yes | We have 2 diversional therapists, one for each dementia care wing. Diversional therapy is provided 9.5 hours per day, 7 days per week in both the secure units. |
| Activities Co-ordinator | Yes | Activities co-ordinators in the resthome work alongside dementia care therapists to ensure the residents in the secure units remain integrated with the community. | |
| Hairdresser | Yes | We have our own 'on-site' salon. Bookings are available Monday to Thursday 9.00am - 3.00pm. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Visits 1 day per month. This a user pays service, however, is free to diabetics. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Our menu is approved by a dietician and quality meals provided by our chefs 7 days per week. | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | Staff are supported by volunteers | |
| Kaumatua | Negotiable | Kaumatua support provided as required | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | 50 | Yes | We have a chaplaincy service available to both residents and staff. We also have our own chapel. For more information email: chaplain@tamahere.co.nz |
| Other Personnel | 40 | Yes | We have our own contracted GP service who visit 2 days per week. We have a training co-ordinator, and work closely with WINTEC. We have an established dedicated education unit (DEU)which supports students during nursing training. |
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Updated: 16 Jul 2019 |
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Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
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| End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | We can provide end of life care for our long term residents. We have support from the hospice palliative liason nurse as required. In some cases, it may be necessary to transfer to a more specialised environment. |
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advice | Yes | |
| Stomal Therapy | Yes | We have access to hospital stomal therapists. Our staff are also experienced in stomal therapy. |
| Stroke Rehabilitation | Yes | Our rehab therapist and staff support residents with a rehab programme as necessary |
| Infection Control | Yes | |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | We work closely with DHB mental health team |
| Clinical Management | Yes | Sue Pollock - General manager care service gmcare@tamahere.co.nz or contact registered nurse on duty resthome1@tamahere.co.nz or mobile 0273367002 |
| Other Specialties | Yes | Liase closely with DHB specialists as required via a referral process |
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Updated: 10 Sep 2018 |
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Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
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| Respite | Yes | We have a designated rest home level care respite bed. 2 dementia care level respite beds For further information please contact us for an information package or email gmcare@tamahere.co.nz |
| Carer Support | Yes | |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | |
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Updated: 10 Sep 2018 |
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Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
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| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | We recommend bringing own lounge chair for room. |
| Single Rooms | Yes | With hand wash basin. |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Our residents enjoy a weekly happy hour on a Friday afternoon |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We have cats, chickens, an aviary and a fish pond. |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | |
| Wifi | Yes | |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | We have several lounge and quiet areas throughout the rest home. We also have covered outdoor areas, and seating available throughout our extensive outdoor garden areas. |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Day Programme for day stay clients | Yes | We provide a day care programme 5 days per week. We also provide a transport service to and from the programme. A meal is provided at lunch time, and also morning and afternoon tea. |
| Outings | Yes | Regular outings in our own mini vans |
| Whānau Room | Yes | |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Monthly residents meetings are held in the resthome, and chaired by our Chaplain. |
| Newsletter | Yes | Tattler issued on a quarterly basis. |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Rural Setting | Yes | Set on 30 acres on Hamilton boundary. We have well established grounds with tress and gardens |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | We have designated smoking areas for residents only. As per the Waikato DHB contract, we are a smoke free site for staff and visitors. |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | |
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Updated: 10 Sep 2018 |
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Special Features
| Rural setting on 10.48 hectares with large landscaped gardens. |
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Updated: 10 Sep 2018 |
Interests & Activities
| Member of Age Concern, Alzheimer's Society, Blind Foundation, Parkinson's Society, RSA, art, craft, dancing, entertainment, exercises, garden, happy hour, indoor games, bowls, golf green, library, music, newspaper reading, quizzes, shopping, Sky TV, movies, outings, large print books, chapel, concerts, craft, exercises, flower arranging, garden, newspaper reading, organ, pastoral care, petanque, pianist shopping, sing-a-longs |
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Updated: 10 Sep 2018 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
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| Staffing qualifications and details | Minimum of one Registered Nurse on site 24 hours per day. | |
| Details about meals | Breakfast is served in rooms from 0730. Main meal is at lunch time in dining room. Baking & or sandwiches are provided for Morning & afternoon tea and supper | |
| Associated Complexes | Tamahere Retirement Village, Rimu Apartments, and Cherry Blossom Cafe | |
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Updated: 10 Sep 2018 |
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Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
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| Afrikaans | Yes | |
| Chinese | Yes | |
| Dutch | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Māori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Tongan | Yes | |
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Updated: 10 Sep 2018 |
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Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
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| Anglican | Yes | |
| Christian | Yes | Non denominational approach to chaplaincy. |
| Methodist | Yes | Alternate Methodist, Anglican, Presbyterian services. |
| Presbyterian | Yes | |
| Roman Catholic | Yes | |
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Updated: 10 Sep 2018 |
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Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
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| Public Transport | 2.00 Km | Provide transport with 2 mini vans. |
| Shops | 3.00 Km | Hillcrest and Westfield Shopping Center. |
| Mall | 5.00 Km | Weekly trips to Westfield Shopping Centre. |
| Parks | 5.00 Km | Hamilton gardens, Hamilton Lake |
| Library | On site library. | |
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Updated: 10 Sep 2018 |
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Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
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| Approved provider of Professional Development and Recognition Programme | Yes | Our registered nurses are required to complete the Waikato DHB PDRP programme |
| National Certificate in Diversional Therapy | Yes | |
| Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA) | Yes | |
| New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) | Yes | |
| Registered Retirement Village? | Yes | |
| Retirement Village Accreditation (Expiry date) | Yes | |
| Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand [Inc] (RVA) | Yes | |
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Updated: 10 Sep 2018 |
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The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.