We provide rest home and hospital level care in a homely, friendly and caring environment. The rest home is privately owned and we cater for both subsidised and private paying residents..
The Services we
Provide are:
• Rest Home Level Care
• Hospital Level Care
• Respite Care Rest Home Level
• Respite Care Hospital Level
• Convalescent Care
• Day Care.
• End of Life Care
We provide hospital level and rest home level care enabling residents to stay in the one facility even if their needs increase. We have a maximum of 30 residents so offer rest home or hospital level care in an environment that is family orientated and caters for individual needs. Each resident is assigned a Registered Nurse as their principal nurse who specifically focuses on the resident’s needs and documentation.
Our selection of rooms available are:
Single Rooms
Double Rooms
Studio Rooms
Cost
The daily rate is set by the MOH and is reviewed each year on the 1st July.
The daily rate for both hospital and rest home level care is $130.07 till the 30th June 2016. If you qualify for a subsidy this cost will be met by MOH and WINZ.
Ph 02108397952 / 02102574007
Ph: 07 8494025 Email: Address: 200 Te Kowhai Road, Hamilton 3288
www.brylynresthome.co.nz
Address 200 Te Kowhai Road Hamilton 3288
How to find us
Please follow these directions to the rest home. They apply regardless if you are travelling from Auckland or Hamilton.
• Take Ruffell Road (which is off Te Rapa Road) ,
Brylyn Rest Home is a family owned and operated facility managed by our fully qualified Clinical Nurse Manager Sally who oversees the day to day management. Brylyn Rest Home provides quality care with a homely touch in a semi-rural setting that responds to our resident’s individual needs with a personal approach.
We provide a range of services which include long and short term rest home and hospital care, day care, respite care, hospital level care and convalescent care for both the elderly and under 65’s.
• Go over the railway line,
• Then turn right onto Onion Road,
• Take the first left onto the new motorway.
• Go along motorway until you come to a round about , turn left at the round about.
• The rest home is 50 metres along on your left.
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Contact the Rest Home Owner Caitlin
02102574007
www.brylynrethome.co.nz
Contact our Clinical Manager and Registered Nurses
07 8494025
02108397952
brylynresthome @clear.net.nz
Visit our website or eldernet site for additional information
Subsidies
If you need long-term residential care in a rest home or hospital, you may be able to get a Residential Care Subsidy from the Ministry of Health.
This subsidy helps with the cost of care and is paid directly to the rest home or hospital.
Work and Income is responsible for assessing the income of those who apply for the Residential Care Subsidy. This is called a financial means assessment.
The Ministry of Health assesses all other aspects of eligibility, including the start date of the subsidy payments.
You’ll need to get in touch with a needs assessor in your area. For contact details: • visit www.health.govt.nz and search on key words “long term residential care” • call the health Seniorline on 0800 725 463
Our rate per day for private payers is $130.07 for a standard room. This rate applies to respite, rest home or hospital level care. The MOH will pay us an extra top up to cover the extra care fees for hospital level care. This rate of $130.07 is set by the Ministry of Health and reviewed annually on the 1st July.
We send out a invoice around the middle of each month for any care fees and expenses and this can either be paid online or by cheque by the end of the month.
Audits
We are audited by our auditing agency Health Audit New Zealand every 18 months. Every second audit is a random audit so we have no idea when they will turn up. These audits are forwarded to our portfolio manager at the Waikato DHB and also to Certification NZ. A certificate is then issued and placed in the foyer of the rest home.
We are audited by OSH. The last time we were audited we received a 1 rating which is the highest rating able to be obtained.
Fire Safety
For the security and safety of residents the rest home is designed as a series of fire cells designed to slow down the progress of any fire. In event of fire, fire safety doors automatically close to contain the fire. The home is connected directly to the Fire Brigade by an automatic alarm system. A full sprinkler and smoke alarm system operates throughout the home. Emergency lighting covers all halls, living areas, bedrooms, toilets, bathrooms and exit ways, and is turned on automatically should there be a power failure at any time.
The call bell system also continues to operate during any power failure.
Personal furniture and possessions
We encourage residents to bring favourite items of furnitures, e.g. own chair, portable TV, phone etc to help make their rooms more personal. Pictures, photographs, own bedspread and items from home also make the resident’s environment more homelike.
Valuables and Insurance
Residents are encouraged to keep money and valuables to a minimum. These can be locked away for safe keeping by management if desired but available on a daily basis if needed. Residents are responsible for safe custody of their valuables and we feel it is essential that they be covered by insurance. Dentures and spectacles are to be engraved, or otherwise identified. Money can be held at the office.
Telephones
Residents are welcome to install their own personal phone line in their bedroom. There is a phone available for residents to use in the Family Room.
MEALS TIMES
Morning Tea, Afternoon Tea and Supper are provided
with scones, biscuits or muffins, sandwiches, or cheese
crackers.
Breakfast 7.00am-9.00am
Morning Tea 10am
Mid-day Dinner 12.00pm
Afternoon Tea 3.00pm
Tea 5.00pm
Super 7.30- 8.00pm
We have an experienced cook running the kitchen, including menu planning. Our cook is happy to cater to personal preferences and also all dietary requirements will be accommodated.
Our latest audit by the dietician has given Brylyn a perfect score of 50/50 for menu, food planning and preparation. See adjacent page for a sample menu card.
Diversional Therapy
The activities department provides a full programme of activities designed to meet individual needs. Activity sessions are held on weekdays daily from 9 am - 12 noon and 1pm - 2.30pm. A bus trip is generally held weekly except in school holidays. Every Sunday or Saturday there is a musician in to play music to the residents. Family and friends are welcome to join in this session and afternoon tea / morning tea will be provided for everyone at 10am or 3pm.
Exercises
Daily exercise to music and other physical activities are included in the recreational programme.
Entertainment
Residents are entertained by visiting groups weekly, and regularly go out to community events.
Library
The library holds large and small print books.
Church
A Interdenominational Church service is held once a month, and the Salvation Army hold services twice a month. A minister attends every Sunday for those who would like to take communion.
Hairdresser
The hairdresser is available at Brylyn every second Thursday after lunch. Please let one of the staff know if you wish to have your hair done.
Resident Meetings
Four Monthly resident meetings are held to discuss the general day to day running of the facility. Families are welcome to join these meetings.
Special Occasions and Birthdays
If residents are happy to have their birthdays recognized a cake is organised by the chef.
Family and friends are always welcome to join in birthday celebrations.
Outings
Residents and their families are asked to notify staff when going out and returning , they are also asked to sign in and out using the book provided at the entrance.
Time / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday0700hrs / Breakfast Cereal, Toast, Stewed Fruit, Yoghurt Tea / Coffee
1000hrs / Morning tea
Sultana scone / Cheese muffin / Plain biscuits / Asparagus roll / Pikelets / Cheese scone / Apple cake
1200hrs / Dinner
Meat / Beef with red wine / Lamb and mint naverin / Mince stew and dumplings / Pork and bacon casserole / Grilled crumbed fish and lemon wedge / Chicken a la king / Beef pot roast
Potato / Steamed / Mashed / Delmonico / Mashed / Oven chips / Rice / Braised
Potatoes
Vegetable / Carrot / Braised pumpkin / Mashed kumara / Carrot / Lettuce salad / Carrot / Braised pumpkin
Vegetable / Cabbage / Silver beet / Cauliflower / Peas / Beetroot / Cabbage / Peas
Juice/ water / Supplied
1200hrs / Dessert
Rice pudding / Bread pudding / Apricot crumble and custard / Jelly and yoghurt / Fruit salad / Sago pudding / Fruit and custard
1500hrs / Afternoon Tea
Banana
Cake / Orange Cake / Apricot
Slice / Sponge
Cake / Happy Hour / Fruit
Muffins / Custard Biscuits
1700hrs / Tea
Soup and bread / Pumpkin / Scotch broth / Spring vegetables / Chicken / Tomato / Country vegetable / Pea and ham
Fruit / Bananas / Kiwifruit / Mandarins / Pears / Bananas / Kiwifruit / Mandarins
Main / Creamychicken pasta / Poached fish in white sauce / Vegetable Mornay / Scrambled egg on toast / Sweet and sour meatball and rice / Spanish omelette / Creamy tuna pasta
Juice/ water / Supplied
2000hrs / Supper
Plain biscuits (with sandwiches for diabetics)
Weekly Activity Planner 9am – 2.30pm
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Exercises to music / Walk around the grounds / Sitting down gym / Exercise to music / Walk around grounds
Music with entertainer and Sing along ,plapercussion / Weekly Bus Trip / Salvation Army Church Service / Bingo / Music with Lorene
Newspaper Reading / Newspaper Reading / Newspaper Reading / Newspaper Reading / Newspaper Reading
Word Puzzles / Jokes / Let’s Talk / Magazine Reading / Balloon Tennis
Single Rooms
All have own hand basin, wardrobe, TV
aerial, phone jack and call bell.
Double Rooms
Available for couples or residents who require an extra large room.
Studio Rooms
Own en-suite , walk in wardrobe , kitchenette , two TV aerials , call bell, air conditioning and own patio. There is a $10 per day extra charge for these rooms.
Mail is delivered each day except Sunday. Outgoing mail will be posted for you. This should be left at the office or alternatively in the mail box outside. The Brylyn postal address is:
Brylyn Rest Home 200 Te Kowhai Road RD 8
Hamilton 3288
Television
There is a 32” colour TV in the main lounge, and aerial plugs are located in each bedroom. TV1, TV2, TV3, are available and some residents have Freeview and Sky TV.
Family Room
The Family Room is available for use and is situated close to the front door on the left. Residents are welcome to entertain visitors in the family room, if you require tea and coffee for your visitors please let a staff member know. It is also available for residents to use as a quiet space away from the main lounge area.
Alcohol
Each week a happy hour is held where wine and beer is served.
Smoking Policy
Brylyn Residential Care has a smoke-free policy. From the 1st January 2012 smoking laws have changed. The ‘Ministry of Health’ has directed that no one can smoke on the rest home premises. Smoking will therefore have to be outside the rest home
Medication
Medical care for each resident is monitored daily by the Nurse Manager in consultation with G.P’s. Medication is dispensed from Medico packs which are sealed by the pharmacist with the correct medication for each individual for each mealtime.
Podiatrist
A podiatrist visits in approximately six week intervals to attend to foot problems.
Doctors
The home has an arrangement for the services of a Dr Denise Stapleton. Residents may avail themselves of this service at no cost or may seek the services of their own doctor. If the resident chooses to be seen by another doctor, however any excess over the Brylyn doctor charges will need to be met by the resident. The doctor attends every Wednesday morning.
Medical records are retained on site at Brylyn Residential Care.
Personal Laundry
Our on-site laundry will launder personal clothing. This is done on a daily basis and generally all washing is returned the same day unless it requires ironing or hand washing. We try to take the utmost care with woollen articles but prefer that relatives launder them to avoid any damage. This includes any woollen under lays.
Clothing
It is of the utmost importance that all belongings are clearly labelled. It is preferred that clothes are labelled with sew on labels, alternatively a permanent marker may be used. Please ask staff at the rest home for the use of a permanent marker if needed.
Lost Property
If you mislay any article, please inform a Senior Staff Member or Management at once and we will endeavour to find it for you. All articles found anywhere at Brylyn Residential Care are automatically handed into the office.
Thank you for showing an interest in our facility. Please feel to contact the rest home for more information.
Contact our Nurses
Ph: 07 8494025 / 02108397952
Email:
Contact the Rest Home
Ph: 07 8494025 / 02108397952
Email: Website: www.brylynrethome.co.nz
Address
200 Te Kowhai Road RD 8
Hamilton 3288