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Premise details

Address
54 Maata Road Eltham 4398
Total beds
41
Service types
Dementia care, Rest home care

Certification/licence details

Certification/licence name
Sound Care Limited - Eltham Care Rest Home
Current auditor
The DAA Group Limited
End date of current certificate/licence
Certification period
36 months

Provider details

Provider name
Sound Care Limited
Street address
The Theatre Royal 486 New North Road Kingsland Auckland 1021
Postal address
54 Maata Road Eltham 4398

This rest home has been audited against the Health and Disability Services Standards. During the last audit, the auditors identified some areas for improvement.

Issues from their last audit are listed in the corrective actions table below, along with the action required to fix the issue, its risk level, and whether or not the issue has been reported as fixed.

A guide to the table is available below.

Details of corrective actions

Date of last audit: 25 May 2023

Outcome required Found at audit Action required Risk rating Action status Date action reported complete
Service providers shall ensure there is a system to identify, plan, facilitate, and record ongoing learning and development for health care and support workers so that they can provide high-quality safe services. Not all staff have the required education to work in the secure dementia unit as required by the service’s contract with Te Whatu Ora Taranaki. Provide evidence that all staff who work in the secure dementia unit have the appropriate qualifications to meet the service’s contract with Te Whatu Ora Taranaki or have been registered for the qualification and complete this in the appropriate timeframe. PA Moderate Reporting Complete
In implementing care or support plans, service providers shall demonstrate: (a) Active involvement with the person receiving services and whānau; (b) That the provision of service is consistent with, and contributes to, meeting the person’s assessed needs, goals, and aspirations. Whānau require assessment for support needs as well. This supports whānau ora and pae ora, and builds resilience, self-management, and self-advocacy among the collective; (c) That the person receives services that remov The documentation that details the care the resident requires to meet their assessed needs is not consistent with the care required, and changes are not documented. Provide evidence that the documentation in the care plan is consistent with meeting the residents’ assessed needs. PA Moderate Reporting Complete
Prior to a Māori individual and whānau entry, service providers shall: (a) Develop meaningful partnerships with Māori communities and organisations to benefit Māori individuals and whānau; (b) Work with Māori health practitioners, traditional Māori healers, and organisations to benefit Māori individuals and whānau. Eltham had not developed meaningful partnerships with local Māori organisations and communities to benefit Māori. Provide evidence meaningful relationships with Māori organisations and communities have been developed, to benefit Māori. PA Low Reporting Complete
Service providers shall respond to tāngata whaikaha needs and enable their participation in te ao Māori. There were no formal links in place to enable tāngata whaikaha residents at Eltham to participate in te āo Māori. Provide evidence that formal links have been established with local Māori to enable tāngata whaikaha participation in te āo Māori. PA Low Reporting Complete

Guide to table

Outcome required

The outcome required by the Health and Disability Services Standards.

Found at audit

The issue that was found when the rest home was audited.

Action required

The action necessary to fix the issue, as decided by the auditor.

Risk level

Whether the required outcome was partially attained (PA) or unattained (UA), and what the risk level of the issue is.

The outcome is partially attained when:

  • there is evidence that the rest home has the appropriate process in place, but not the required documentation
  • when the rest home has the required documentation, but is unable to show that the process is being implemented.

The outcome is unattained when the rest home cannot show that they have the needed processes, systems or structures in place.

The risk level is determined by two things: how likely the issue is to happen and how serious the consequences of it happening would be.

The risk levels are:

  • negligible – this issue requires no additional action or planning.
  • low – this issue requires a negotiated plan in order to fix the issue within a specified and agreed time frame, such as one year.
  • moderate – this issue requires a negotiated plan in order to fix the issue within a specific and agreed time frame, such as six months.
  • high – this issue requires a negotiated plan in order to fix the issue within one month or as agreed between the service and auditor.
  • critical – This issue requires immediate corrective action in order to fix the identified issue including documentation and sign off by the auditor within 24 hours to ensure consumer safety.

The risk level may be downgraded once the rest home reports the issue is fixed.

Action status

Whether the necessary action is still in progress or if it is complete, as reported by the rest home to the relevant district health board.

Date action reported complete

The date that the district health board was told the issue was fixed.

About audit reports

Audit reports for this rest home’s latest audits can be downloaded below.

Full audit reports are provided for audits processed and approved after 29 August 2013. Note that the format for the full audit reports was streamlined from 16 December 2014. Full audit reports between 29 August 2013 and 16 December 2014 are therefore in a different format. 

From 1 June 2009 to 28 February 2022 rest homes were audited against the Health and Disability Services Standards NZS 8134:2008. These standards have been updated, and from 28 February 2022 rest homes are audited against Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard NZS 8134:2021.

Before 29 August 2013, only audit summaries are available.

Both the recent full audit reports and previous audit summaries include:

  • an overview of the rest home’s performance, and
  • coloured indicators showing how well the rest home performed against the different aspects of the Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard.

Note: From November 2013, as rest homes are audited, any issues from their latest audit (the corrective actions required by the auditor) appear on the rest home’s page. As the rest home completes the required actions, the status on the website updates.

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