Premise details
- Address
- 31 Konini Street Gleniti Timaru 7910
- Website
- https://www.arvida.co.nz/living-with-arvida/communities/strathallan
- Total beds
- 85
- Service types
- Medical, Dementia care, Rest home care, Geriatric
Certification/licence details
- Certification/licence name
- Presbyterian Support Services (South Canterbury) Incorporated - Strathallan
- Current auditor
- BSI Group New Zealand Ltd
- End date of current certificate/licence
- Certification period
- 12 months
Provider details
- Provider name
- Presbyterian Support Services (South Canterbury) Incorporated
- Street address
- 12 Park Lane Highfield Timaru 7910
- Postal address
- PO Box 278 Timaru 7940
Progress on issues from the last audit
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.
| Outcome required | Found at audit | Action required | Risk rating | Action status | Date action reported complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service providers shall engage with people receiving services to assess and develop their individual care or support plan in a timely manner. Whānau shall be involved when the person receiving services requests this. | (i). Five of eight initial assessments were not completed within required timeframes. (ii). Four of eight initial care plans were not completed within 48 hours of admission. (iii). Four of eight interRAI assessments were not completed within three weeks of admission. (iv). Five of eight long-term care plans were not completed within three weeks of admission. (v). Two of two residents who required interRAI reassessments were not completed within required timeframes. (v). Three of three residents | (i)-(vi). Ensure assessments, care plans and evaluations are completed within required timeframes. | PA Moderate | In Progress | |
| A medication management system shall be implemented appropriate to the scope of the service. | (i). Medication room and fridge temperature monitoring and recording has not been completed consistently in the rest home and hospital unit. (ii). Medication room temperatures in the apartments have been above 25 on 19 occasions over the previous two months. (iii). Five of six inhalers in the hospital area with a discard instruction of thirty days were not dated on opening. (iv). Two of two eyedrops in the apartments were dated and in current use past the manufacturer’s recommended expiry dates | (i). Ensure temperature monitoring and recording for the medication room and fridge is occurring consistently as per policy. (ii). Ensure medications room temperatures are maintained at 25 degrees or below. (iii) – (iv). Ensure inhalers and eyedrops are dated on opening and discarded as per manufacturer’s instructions. (v). Ensure effectiveness of ‘as required’ medication is documented. | PA Moderate | In Progress | |
| Fundamental to the development of a care or support plan shall be that: (a) Informed choice is an underpinning principle; (b) A suitably qualified, skilled, and experienced health care or support worker undertakes the development of the care or support plan; (c) Comprehensive assessment includes consideration of people’s lived experience; (d) Cultural needs, values, and beliefs are considered; (e) Cultural assessments are completed by culturally competent workers and are accessible in all settin | (i). One rest home resident with continence requirements, skin care needs, delirium and wandering behaviours did not have interventions to manage the clinical risks and interventions in the long-term care plan. (ii). The care plan of one rest home resident with insulin dependent diabetes did not identify signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia. (iii). One hospital resident on oxygen therapy did not have comprehensive interventions related to management of oxygen requirements. (iv) | (i)-(v). Ensure interventions are documented in detail to manage and guide the care of the resident. | PA Low | In Progress | |
| 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 | (i). Ten of ten neurological monitoring charts reviewed were not completed as scheduled. (ii). Repositioning charts for two hospital level care residents were not completed as scheduled. (iii). Skin checks for three hospital resident files reviewed assessed at risk of pressure injuries were not completed as scheduled. (iv). Toileting and catheter checks were not completed as scheduled for two hospital resident files reviewed. | (i) – (iv). Ensure monitoring occurs as scheduled. | PA Moderate | In Progress |
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.
Audit reports
About audit reports
Audit reports for this rest home’s latest audits can be downloaded below.
Before you begin
Before you download the audit reports, please read our guide to rest home certification and audits. The guide gives an overview of the auditing process and explains what the audit reports mean.
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.
Audit date:
Audit type: Provisional Audit
