Kemp Home and Hospital
At a glance
- Vacancy
- Yes
- Name
- Kemp Home and Hospital
- Category
- Hospital
- Address
- 21 Te Pene Avenue
Titahi Bay
Porirua 5022 - Postal Address
- PO Box 52081
Titahi Bay
Porirua 5242 - Region
- Capital & Coast
- Phone
- View Phone Number
- Fax
- View Fax Number
- View Email Address
Personnel
- Manager
- Valelia Gibb - (04) 236 8099
- Owner
- Wellington City Mission - (04) 477 5960
Other services
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The staff at Kemp Home and Hospital undertake to provide
a professional and caring environment with opportunities for elders to live a dignified and fulfilling daily life.
We believe in:
the individuality of those in our care and their right to make informed choices through our interaction with them and their families,
and
in creating a pleasant living environment with professional care and the encouragement of activity, both mental and physical, to maintain the optimum quality of life.
a professional and caring environment with opportunities for elders to live a dignified and fulfilling daily life.
We believe in:
the individuality of those in our care and their right to make informed choices through our interaction with them and their families,
and
in creating a pleasant living environment with professional care and the encouragement of activity, both mental and physical, to maintain the optimum quality of life.
Service/Facility Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Contract with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora | Yes |
| Certification | Yes |
| ORA Applies | No |
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Updated: 7 Mar 2012 |
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Bed and Vacancy Details
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Approximate number of beds at this level of care | 41 |
| Vacancy | Yes |
| 0 | |
| Impending vacancy | No - 0 |
| 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 | Please enquire |
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Updated: 28 Nov 2024 |
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Personnel
| Type | Hours Per Week | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 8x40 | Yes | Registered nurses on all shifts supervise and take responsibility for all care |
| Enrolled Nurse | 2x40 | Yes | |
| Physiotherapist | 0.00 | Yes | Services available as prescribed. Physiotherapist visits at least weekly. |
| Social Worker (on site) | 0.00 | No | All services provided by Capital Support and Capital Coast staff. |
| Hairdresser | Yes | Available Tuesdays. Very reasonable rates for both men and women. | |
| Podiatrist | Yes | Podiatrist visits twice monthly. | |
| Dietitian | Yes | Annual Dietician audit of all meal servcies | |
| Accredited Visitors | Yes | Accredited canine visitor, weekly. | |
| Kaumatua | Yes | For both Maori and Pacific Island clients | |
| Chaplain/Spiritual Advisor | Yes | Anglican Chaplain on staff. Anglican Church Service each Thusday. Services for people of other Christian denominations and other faiths as requested. Chapel and hall available. | |
| Other Personnel | Yes | Medical Officer, experienced in geriatric care available at all times. | |
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Updated: 13 Feb 2015 |
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Specialities or Areas of Expertise
| Specialities or Areas of Expertise | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wound Care | Yes | |
| Diabetic Care | Yes | |
| Continence Advice | Yes | |
| Infection Control | Yes | Currently undertaking advanced qualifications |
| Psychiatric Care | Yes | |
| Clinical Management | Yes | |
| Other Specialties | Yes | Registered nurses have advanced qualifications and/or experience in gerontology. |
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Updated: 20 May 2009 |
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Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay
| Respite, Carer Support or other Short Stay | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Respite | Yes | |
| Subsidised | Yes | |
| Private Paying | Yes | |
| Booking can be made in advance | Yes | Limited to availability |
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Updated: 22 Mar 2013 |
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Features
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May Bring Own Furniture | Yes | |
| Single Rooms | Yes | |
| Shared Rooms | Yes | |
| Rooms suitable for a couple | Yes | |
| Ensuite | Yes | Shared |
| Alcohol Permitted | Yes | Residents 'Happy Hour' each Saturday |
| Pets In Residence | Yes | We currently have two cats, budgies and fish. |
| Negotiate To Bring Own Pet | Yes | |
| Phone Access In Own Room | Yes | Clients pay for private line, or cordless phones available for use in each Wing. |
| Resident can adjust heating in own room | Yes | Adjustable heating available in each room. |
| Cater for under 65 yrs with Disability | Yes | |
| Lounges/seating areas | Yes | Eleven areas of varying sizes |
| Primary Health Funded Short Term Care | Yes | |
| Provide End of Life/Palliative Care | Yes | |
| Palliative Care Contract | Yes | |
| Outings | Yes | |
| Whānau Room | Yes | Also play room for children |
| Residents Committee | Yes | Independent chairperson, families welcome. |
| Family Committee | Yes | As residents committee |
| Newsletter | Yes | |
| Policy for management of challenging behaviour | Yes | |
| Confused Residents | Yes | |
| Rural Setting | Yes | Suburban setting with extensive sheltered gardens including rose garden and gazebo. |
| Smokers Room | Yes | Two smoking areas available for residents. |
| Smoking Permitted | Yes | We have an allocated smoking area |
| Semi-Secure | Yes | Facility locked at 5pm each night. |
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Updated: 22 Mar 2013 |
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Special Features
| Suburban setting with extensive sheltered gardens including rose garden and gazebo. Nursing students from Whitiriea Polytechnic and care giver students from a variety of institutions undertake learning experience and add to our daily experiences. |
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Updated: 20 May 2009 |
Interests & Activities
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Activity programme: We have an extensive daily activity programme with a variety of activities suitable for clients of all abilities. Some activities such as Pacific Island music and drumming for people of other cultures. Family members welcome Advocacy Services, Age Concern and Alzhiemers visits on request and as required Massage and Aromatherapy: used by nursing staff Big print books: An extensive collection Blind Foundation and Hearing Association Affiliations Board games and Jigsaw Puzzles: We have a large collection. Quiz sessions weekly Bowls Meal choices, Breakfast in bed and special diets catered for. Vegetarian option available Canine friends visit weekly. Budgies and fish in house Care and Craft (some rsidents go to Care 'n' Craft on Wednesdays, held at local Church). Chapel: available to all denominations and faiths. Weekly Anglican and Catholic Services. Anglican Chaplain on staff. Children welcome. Playroom and toys available. Some rooms overlook Kura school Singing and sing a longs weekly and weekly classical music appreciation group Concerts and entertainment: regularly Cooking; Maori/Pacific Island cooking monthly, at Kemp's Maori/Pacific Island Club. Dancing and Socials Electric beds Exercises for all levels of ability daily Fax available Garden: extensive sheltered gardens and barbecue area. An outstanding rose garden.Gardening club Happy Hour every Saturday afternoon Housie/Bingo weekly Library: Inhouse and Porirua library service Maori Women's Welfare League, Minibus and regular outings, shopping trips to Porirua (North City Plaza) Thursdays. Titahi Bay shopping centre next to the facility. Newspaper reading daily Organ and pianos available for use Park: Kemp Hospital is situated next to Kura Park and opposite Kura school Parties: Families are welcome to celebrate family occasions in our hall. Catering and catering facilities available RSA: We are within walking distance of the local RSA and have close association with them. Many of the men and women in our facility are RSA members Views from most bedroom and lounge windows Visitors welcome at all times. |
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Updated: 20 May 2009 |
Additional Information
| Topic | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| What's included in your fees and what's not | All hotel services including personal laundry provided in cost. | |
| Staffing qualifications and details | Each unit is staffed by a team of Registered Nurses and Caregivers, led by a Nurse Manager who is responsible for the day to day running and quality of care in the unit. | |
| Details about meals | All meals provided including morning and afternoon teas and snacks as desired. Facilities for tea and coffee and heating food in each unit | |
| Associated Complexes | Also listed as Rest Home. | |
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Updated: 20 May 2009 |
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Languages Spoken
| Language | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Island Maori | Yes | |
| English | Yes | |
| Fijian | Yes | |
| Fijian Indian | Yes | |
| Filipino | Yes | |
| Interpreter | Yes | |
| Japanese | No | We are situated in Porirua and participate in the Sister City exchanges with Nishio, a city similar to ours and S.E. of Ngagoya |
| Māori - Te Reo | Yes | |
| Niuean | Yes | |
| Samoan | Yes | |
| Tongan | Yes | |
| Other Details | Yes | Tokalau, Cook Island Maori & All Pacific Island languages |
| Other Information | Yes | Staff at Kemp Home and Hospital wish to make admission and stay at Kemp as pleasant and supportive as possible for clients of all cultures and ethnic groups. There are people on the staff who are fluent in Maori, all Pacific and several Asian languages. |
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Updated: 29 Jun 2010 |
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Religious/Spiritual Affiliations
| Religious/Spiritual Affiliations | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | Yes | Kemp Chaplain Brenda Stade provides a Church service each week on Thursday, at St Nicholas Chapel, Kemp Home. |
| Christian | Yes | |
| Denominations/Faiths represented | Yes | Christian, L.D.S, Buddhist. Muslim |
| (Other comments) | Yes | Open to people of all Christian denominations and other faiths. Clergy and religious representatives are welcome and we will strive to provide support in any way possible. |
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Updated: 5 Apr 2013 |
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Distances
| Location | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transport | 0.03 Km | On main bus route to Porirua station and shopping centres. Bus stop outside. |
| Shops | 0.20 Km | Adjoining local shopping centre |
| Mall | 3.00 Km | Extensive shopping and parking at North City plaza (5 minute drive) |
| Parks | 0.10 Km | Adjoining local sports ground |
| Library | 2.00 Km | Porirua library and museum with restuarant at Pataka (4 minute drive) |
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Updated: 20 May 2009 |
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Credentials & Membership
| Credentials & Membership RC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aged Care Association New Zealand (ACA) | Yes | |
| New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) | Yes | |
| Other details | Yes | Ministry of Health: Hospital Licensing and Ministry of health: Health and Disabilty Services Certification. |
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Updated: 20 May 2009 |
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The Ministry of Health conducts regular audits of Residential Care Facilities. They can be found HERE.