Resident's Information
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20 Bedrooms – 2 bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms. Couples are welcome.
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1 Dining room – The 3 main meals of the day are served in the resident’s dining room. Residents who are unable to come to the dining room for their meal will be served from a tray in their room.
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1 Lounge – All activities are carried out in the lounge each day and morning tea is served in the lounge.
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1 Kitchen – All meals are prepared and cooked onsite in our kitchen.
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Outdoor seating under sail cloth.
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Daily activities. Sample of activities
Things to bring
If you are going to stay with us, either short term or long term, you will need:
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All the clothing you require. Your clothing must be labelled with your name before you come to the rest home.
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Community service card
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Any electrical equipment that you wish to have in your room, such as TV, radio, shaver, etc. The equipment must be certified as safe to use before it is used at the rest home.
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All toiletries you require such as shampoo, soap and toothpaste and brush, etc. However, we do have a certain supply of toiletries available should you run out and can supply them to you at a cost.
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You may bring any items of furniture, pictures, photos with you. These must be named.
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Money for outings and any other small items of shopping that you may wish to purchase during visits to town. We do have a safe if you wish us to look after your money and encourage people to use this. Please speak to the manager.
Meals
At the Cottage, we prepare and cook dietician approved wholesome meals and fresh baking daily.
Breakfast is available from 8am to 8.45am in the dinning room. Breakfast may also be served on trays in your bedroom on request. There is a choice of: porridge, cereals, toast, fruit and yoghurt.
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Morning Tea is served in the lounge at 10am. A choice of sandwiches and baked goods is served.
Dinner (which is the main meal of the day) is served in the dining room at 12pm. The daily menu is displayed on the wall in the dining room each day and consists of a main course of meat or fish and vegetable and a dessert.
Afternoon tea is served in the resident’s room or the lounge at 2.30pm accompanied by fresh home baking.
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Tea is served in the dining room at 5pm. Soup of the day is served followed by a seasonal light meal.
Fruit, fruit juice and hot drinks are available at any time. Please inform us if your dietary requirements and preferences so we can adjust your meal.
Outings & Transport
The Cottage has a programme of activities run by the Activities Co-Ordinator through-out the year.
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Outings are part of the programme. On these occasions, residents will be approached to see if they wish to participate. If they wish to go, we request that you give your consent, and by doing so accept that we will not accept responsibility for any unexpected event e.g. accident, but we will ensure all care is taken.
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Transport
Residents from time to time will require transport to and from appointments. If the family is unable to take a resident to an appointment, then the Cottage will arrange transport and in doing so accept all due care is taken but will not accept responsibility for an unexpected event, e.g. an accident.
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Informed Consent and Open Disclosure
We, at the Cottage will ensure that all residents in our care are given all information required to make decisions about their care and are able to give informed consent prior to receiving treatment. This is achieved as follows:
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Residents are given information in a manner that they understand that will enable a decision to consent, or not, to be given.
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Consent will be given freely, without coercion.
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Staff have received training in informed consent and understand that consent can be withdrawn by the resident at any time.
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Residents have had an opportunity to discuss treatment options with family members and/or trusted advisers.
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Information is provided at the earliest possible time.
Consent can be obtained from Power of attorney only if a client’s decision-making incompetence has been formally acknowledged by their medical practitioner. Consent processes have been established for the following situations.
