New apartments
stunning new facilities at
Selwyn Heights, Hillsborough.
Hospital-level care
now available
at Selwyn Sunningdale Village,
Hamilton.
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About rest homes and hospitals
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Selwyn Foundation's retirement villages have a philosophy of ‘continuum of care’. This means that most villages have their own rest home or hospital care, as well as independent retirement living.
’Caring hands and caring hearts’ are the cornerstone of the Foundation's residential beliefs.
Selwyn has an active attitude to wellness. Residents are supported and encouraged to stay as independent as possible for as long as possible. Selwyn asks: what can we do to help support this person and contribute to making the rest of their lives worthwhile?
All residential care residents are encouraged to make their rooms their own, hang pictures and furnish rooms with personal items including televisions. Visitors are very welcome.
Different levels of assistance are offered on a long-term basis: rest home care, hospital care, dementia day care and secure dementia care. Some Selwyn locations offer all levels of assistance, while others may not (check the Selwyn location nearest you for details of the care offered – see below).
As well as long-term residential care, short-term and respite care is offered. This can be put in place to support families, perhaps while an older family member is recovering from an operation or the carer needs a rest.
Registered nurses are available at Selwyn villages on a 24 hour, seven day week basis.
The Selwyn Foundation has medical practitioners with experience in caring for older people, available through each of its residential care sites. Dr Bart Nuysink is General Manager of Medical Services. He is a GP with a specialist interest in Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care and leads a team devoted to the care and comfort of the elderly.
Qualifying for Government funding
Prospective residents must be assessed by a Government-appointed Needs Assessor before they can be admitted to rest homes or hospitals. Residents may be totally or partially funded by the New Zealand Government (this is subject to means testing). For more information on the Government funding available see (www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/hop-longtermresidentialcare-stepstotake)
Choices for your rest home, hospital or dementia care
At The Selwyn Foundation, we cater for individual choices when our facilities allow. While all Selwyn rest home, hospital and dementia rooms are of high quality, some clients wish to pay for 'that little bit more comfort'.
As a result, in some of our facilities, we are able to offer 'premium' rooms - with a differentiated rate charged for the room. (The extra charge for a premium room must be met by individual private payment - it will not be funded by Government or the District Health Board.)
The standard of care our residents receive does not vary, however. The Selwyn Foundation remains fully committed to providing top quality care to all our residents.
For a guide to the range of accommodation available, please refer to the rest home, hospital or dementia facility of your choice on this website. The different types of room are listed, together with related photos.
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