Our Philosophy centres on the freedom
of the residents' to take control of their lives by actively
participating in choices that will affect their care and quality of
life.
We endeavour to retain personal
dignity and independence, irrespective of infirmity.
Social, emotional and physical needs
will be identified and managed with empathy by the staff.
To provide care for residents' with dementias and
other mental disorders, without the use of routine tranquillising
medication.
To provide care for residents' taking into account
of their age, mental disorder, learning disability, physical disability,
past or present drug or alcohol dependence, terminal illness, or sensory
impairment.
Our Philosophy
1.
Residents' Charter
2.
Company Strategy
3.
Our Aims & Objectives
General
To provide care for residents in such a way that
they are:
Residents' needs will be of paramount importance with care centred on
meeting the specific requirements of each individual.
Residents' have the right to choice, privacy, dignity and freedom
consistent with their own safety and the safety of others.
Residents' have the right to participate in the formulation of their
own care plans and to receive treatment in accordance with their
individual plans.
In
meeting needs, the preferences and agreement of residents' will always
be sought and used as valuable information to guide individual
treatment and formulate care plans.
Residents' and their representatives have the right to make comment or
complaint to the Director of Nursing or the Administrator. Information
about the procedure and the relevant contacts is available on this
website and is available to
each resident.
Privacy
Residents' have free access to their rooms where complete privacy is
respected and admission of others is by consent only.
A
lockable piece of furniture will be provided in each bedroom where
appropriate.
Residents' personal affairs will be discussed in private and treated
as strictly confidential.
Dignity
Residents will be spoken to in a polite and courteous manner in the
way that they have chosen to be addressed.
Residents are considered to be individuals and accordingly they, their
families, visitors and possessions will be treated with respect.
Choice
Residents will have the opportunity to contribute to the organisation
of daily routines and activities within the Home.
Residents will have the freedom to choose how they organise their
time, who they spend it with and what they do.
Where
possible, residents will have the freedom to come and go as they would
in their own home, observing the courtesy of informing the
person-in-charge and indicating where they are and approximate time of
return.
Residents will continue to enjoy the same rights as any other citizen
living in the community.
Residents should be free
from the instructions and orders of any person employed or working as
a volunteer in the home.
Residents should be free
to be happy and enjoy their lives.
To
communicate with the relatives, friends and family of the resident so
that they are as involved with the home and the residents as they and
the residents wish.
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Our
Vision Is
For the Home to be recognised and provide the best
possible service within the care sector.
Our
Purpose Is
To succeed in building upon our commitment to
staff development, our professional and efficient approach to our
residents and their families whilst continuing to be progressive on a
business basis.
Our Values Are
To
instil in staff that continuous development is
an essential part of running a successful business.
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Aims
Martindale Nursing Home has built its reputation on its warm, homely and
caring atmosphere.
Residents are encouraged to bring personal belongings into the Home and
visitors are welcome throughout the day.
We at
Martindale are aware that individual needs are paramount and every
effort is made whilst offering the best Nursing Care, to meet personal
wishes.
We respect the role of loved ones and wish to ensure their role remains
an integrated part of the care offered by the Martindale Nursing Home.
Seek to implement a safe and secure environment for the residents to
live and staff to work in.
Objectives
To provide systematic assessment of
each resident's mental, physical and social care needs and develop care
plans that are regularly evaluated and reviewed (where possible having
resident and carer involvement).
To enable the development of the
optimum potential of each resident to achieve maximum quality of life in
mental, physical and social functioning.
To actively seek and respond to the
views expressed by residents and their relatives.
To provide information, advice and
support to residents and their representatives.
To ensure that staff are valued and
have the necessary skills and training to deliver high quality nursing
care.
To ensure nursing care interventions
support and complement local statutory and non-statutory agencies,
primary health care and other specialist services.
To be responsive to external
influences such as Research and Development.
To protect the rights to confidentiality of our
residents, our employees and our business.
To encourage, train, and help all the people who
work in the home to enjoy their work and achieve their potential.
To protect our residents, our employees, and our
business from abuse, intimidation, or bullying by anyone.
Implement a No Lift Injury approach, that is, to eliminate the manual
handling of people in all but exceptional or life threatening
situations. Martindale will provide necessary mechanical lifting
equipment and staffing requirements to reduce the possibility of injury
to staff.
To endeavour to comply with:
-
the Aged Care
Standards and Accreditation Agency
accreditation standards
-
the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care Acts &
Regulations
-
relevant Commonwealth and South Australian Government
Acts, Regulations and Awards
To endeavour to provide a suitable return on their
investment for the stakeholders in the business.
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