Our Staff Team

Our team cares for and connects with each person who lives at Millvale House as we would a very best friend. This means that people feel loved and important.

We:

• accept you as you are
• really listen to you
• love to hear you laugh
• forgive your mistakes
• have fun together

Our team has been hand-picked with great care. We have the knack of working with people with dementia. We know how to love and care for someone as if that person is our very best friend.

We believe that the people who make up our Millvale team need to be nurtured too. Millvale offers a service where all team members can see the doctor free of charge. Staff Support is offered by Millvale and delivered by Workplace Support N.Z. This means the people who make up our team are assisted to be completely available to the people they care for.

Jan Maniwan - Operations Manager

As Operations Manager, Jan deals with all the operational matters in the facility, including human resources, cleaning, the working of the kitchen, risk management and quality systems.

Jan has extensive training and experience both as a Registered Nurse in the Philippines, and as a Caregiver and Home Manager in a specialised dementia care facility in Christchurch. She greatly enjoys involvement with residents, staff and families. Her goal is to provide a humanistic and holistic approach when working with residents and families, building and maintaining relationships with the residents and family members to ensure the well being of the individual, family, and whanau is protected and nurtured.

Jan aims to ensure that Millvale’s vision, values and philosophy are reflected throughout every aspect of our home.

Teesha Chacko - Clinical Manager

Teesha’s role is to support the RN and care staff teams in providing high-quality person-centered care to our residents. The registered nurses work with the care staff in assessments, planning and implementation of nursing care for each resident. Our RN team is also responsible for keeping in touch with family.

Teesha is ably supported by a team of three full time and one part time Registered Nurses.

Sarah Barker Home Manager Home 1 Weekend Manager	Jan Labagala Home Manager Home 2 Weekend Manager	Anup Sebastian Registered Nurse	Richard Thuruthen Registered Nurse	Vulori Daunibau Registered Nurse