Premise Name Total Number Number Number of Beds of of Beds Beds for on Day Aged of Care The O'Conor Memorial 34 34 8 Home Executive Summary of Audit General Overview The O'Conor Memorial Home provides aged care rest home and hospital services in Westport on the west coast of the South Island for up to 34 residents. Eight of the 34 beds can be used for either hospital or rest home level care, and at the time of the audit there is full occupancy with eight rooms in use for hospital residents. The O'Conor Institute Trust Board provides governance to the facility, which is managed on site by a general manager, who is a registered nurse (RN), experienced in the role, and has been in the position for four years. There is a suitably experienced RN and a quality co-ordinator, who combine to relieve the general manager during any absence. There have been no additional alterations to the facility since the previous audit, however at the time of this audit, there is building on an extension underway. There are thirteen areas requiring improvement relating to: analyses of quality data; monitoring of water temperatures; designation, dating and signing all records; implementing a maintenance programme; ensuring communal rooms are free from odour; signatures on advance directives; completion of admission agreements; long term care plans; assessments; evaluations; reviews and medication management. 1.1 Consumer Rights The Health and Disability Commissioner's Code of Health and Disbaility Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) is clearly displayed around the facility and discussed with each resident on admission. The policies of the facility support the Code and staff are trained at induction and annually on resident rights with
Premise Name Total Number of Beds Number of Beds on Day of Number of Beds for Aged Care The O'Conor Memorial Home 34 34 8 Executive Summary of Audit General Overview The O'Conor Memorial Home provides aged care rest home and hospital services in Westport on the west coast of the South Island for up to 34 residents. Eight of the 34 beds can be used for either hospital or rest home level care, and at the time of the audit there is full occupancy with eight rooms in use for hospital residents. The O'Conor Institute Trust Board provides governance to the facility, which is managed on site by a general manager, who is a registered nurse (RN), experienced in the role, and has been in the position for four years. There is a suitably experienced RN and a quality co-ordinator, who combine to relieve the general manager during any absence. There have been no additional alterations to the facility since the previous audit, however at the time of this audit, there is building on an extension underway. There are thirteen areas requiring improvement relating to: analyses of quality data; monitoring of water temperatures; designation, dating and signing all records; implementing a maintenance programme; ensuring communal rooms are free from odour; signatures on advance directives; completion of admission agreements; long term care plans; assessments; evaluations; reviews and medication management. 1.1 Consumer Rights The Health and Disability Commissioner's Code of Health and Disbaility Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) is clearly displayed around the facility and discussed with each resident on admission. The policies of the facility support the Code and staff are trained at induction and annually on resident rights with
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