Woburn Care Facility
The Woburn Care Facility offers both rest home and hospital accommodation. Its 57 rooms … some with ensuite bathroom/toilet … are set in the attractive gardens of the Woburn Masonic Village.
We also offer support services to residents of Woburn Apartments retirement community, giving them access to a seamless continuity of care as and when it is needed.
The care of each resident in our rest home, hospital and rehabilitation units is planned with the resident and their families to ensure their needs are met.
Meals are cooked on the premises and home baking is available daily.
The recreation programme includes arts/crafts, music, entertainers, animal visits, van outings as well as an array of other outings and activities.
Care is provided by registered nurses, caregivers and diversional therapists. Occupational therapists and physiotherapists visit regularly.
Our staff have a reputation for compassion, understanding, dedication and high levels of skill. They are encouraged and enabled to be involved in training and ongoing professional development.
Caregivers complete the nationally recognised ‘Support of the Older Person’ qualification, which is taught at our facility. Registered nurses and allied health staff attend local and national education sessions related to ageing, palliative care and other clinical topics.
We seek regular feedback from residents and families, to continuously improve the service we provide to residents.
We are proud to be the first choice of many.
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Brenda Cabrall helps resident Jean Lawson with her medication
The spirit of Masonic care is trans-Tasman
Two Woburn Masonic nurses who attended an advanced aged care nursing skills seminar in Sydney in December 2012 say New Zealand clinical judgement is as good or better than what they saw in Australia.
But they particularly valued the opportunity to network. Brenda Cabral says she met a “wonderful nurse who works in a Masonic rest home in south Sydney. We had so much in common – there is something quite special about working in a Masonic rest home.”
Brenda and her colleague Sally Sariman say today’s aged care nurses need to be fully abreast with the latest in adult health care, but they are also expected to take a more holistic approach to patient care. This includes meeting the special needs of patients with dementia.
“Dementia is a disease that affects every individual in a different way. Understanding how the disease is progressing and what part of the brain it is affecting, is a great help to those of us who have the privilege of caring for elderly people,” Sally says.
Woburn Care Facility Manager Christine Townsend says that sending Brenda and Sally to the seminar was a great investment. “They are passionate about the work they do and have a greater understanding of the aging process and pain in dementia.”
Brenda and Sally plan are sharing what they have learned with other rest homes in the Hutt Valley, as well as with their Masonic colleagues in Horowhenua and the Wairarapa.