Aged-care champions celebrated at NZACA Conference

Aged-care champions celebrated at NZACA Conference.

The NZ Aged Care Association continues to celebrate aged-care success stories in partnership with the newspaper, Aged-Care & Retirement INsite.

“At the NZACA conference (Rotorua, September 13-15) we’ll announce the winners of the forth annual INsite/NZACA Excellence in Care Awards.

“These awards celebrate innovation and care. They help providers and carers share ideas and learn.

“And they give a voice to the people we care for too – residents often feature in finalists’ presentations.

“In a time when media coverage always seems to be negative, these awards help to give the dedicated people in our sector a different perspective.”

Mr Taylor said previous winners have literally made older people’s wishes come true.

The Overall INsite Award will be chosen from the winners of each category on Tuesday afternoon following finalist presentations to conference delegates.

2010 INsite/NZACA Excellence in Care finalists:

TELECOM COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CATEGORY

Beatties Home – Antique Road Show. In collaboration with the local rotary club, Beattie Home successfully hosted an antique road show with over 200 attendees.

Peacehaven Rest Home and Hospital – Circles of Life. The interest of one resident in a 1938 Vauxhall car changed Peacehaven.

Elizabeth Knox Home and Hospital – Widening the Circle: Building the Knox Community. Residents wanted their own families to feel more connected, and Elizabeth Knox listened.

Rangiura Retirement Villages and Home for the Elderly – Greenhouse Community Fundraising Project. Rangiura built a dementia support home based on the Eden Alternative ‘Greenhouse’ model.

TELARC QUALITY HEALTH INNOVATIVE DELIVERY CATEGORY

The Selwyn Foundation – Creating a regenerative community: A pilot study of a model of care based on “The Selwyn Way”. ‘Households’ of staff and residents were reorganised with their own living room, kitchen and dining area.

Rosewood Resthome and Hospital – External Management Consultant/Hospital Level Dementia Unit. Rosewood embarked on a true person-centred care programme and transformed care.

Cambridge Resthaven – Memory Enhancement Unit. A new ‘dementia’ unit and environment, guided by a variety of philosophies including Eden, person-centred care and ‘Resthaven Values’.

HEALTH ED TRUST TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY

Elizabeth Knox Home and Hospital Metlifecare Merivale Te Wiremu House Rest Home

JACKSON ENTERPRISES LTD BUILT AND GROWN ENVIRONMENT CATEGORY

St Joseph’s Home of Compassion – St John Vianney Wing

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