Taranaki residents can now access up-to-date vacancy
numbers for residential care beds in a partnership between
Te Whatu Ora Taranaki and The Eldernet Group.
This
free service, offering much-needed support to older people
and their family/whānau when looking for residential care
options, means bed vacancy information is available for all
care homes in the Taranaki region via www.eldernet.co.nz and
is updated every weekday morning.
As well as showing
bed vacancies, the report also shows the levels of care each
rest home offers – including rest home, dementia, hospital,
and psychogeriatric – whether homes offer short stays, and
if there are any extra charges applicable.
Eldernet’s
service is incredibly useful in supporting people to be
informed about residential care options and bed availability
in the region, says Te Whatu Ora Taranaki community services
manager, Louise Tester.
“With the current pressures on
our hospital and aged residential services we think using
this service would be valuable and support the staff at Te
Whatu Ora Taranaki to work more efficiently with providers.”
says Louise.
Care bed vacancy data can already be
accessed for free via www.eldernet.co,nz
in most regions of New Zealand. Users can also filter search
results to include facilities that provide specialised
health care, offer ‘nice-to-haves’ such as pet-friendly
rooms, and cater to specific spiritual, cultural and
lifestyle requirements.
“At The Eldernet Group, we
pride ourselves on empowering older people and their
families/whānau to make informed choices about their
lives,” says Linda Nicolson, General Manager of The Eldernet
Group.
“It can be a daunting process moving to care if
you don’t have the right tools. The more information
available to people, the easier the transition and the
quicker people can settle into their new home,” says
Linda.
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