Our Vision
To create a loving, warm and homely atmosphere where each person is supported to experience each moment richly.
Our Values
We strive to achieve this vision by promoting:
- The uniqueness of each person
- The immense value of each person
- Openness, honesty and integrity
In these ways we enrich each person, the community and the world.
Activities
A vibrant and varied Activities Programme is an important part of life at all our homes. Activities help residents to get to know each other, have fun, develop interests, exercise their bodies and stimulate their minds.
A team of experienced diversional therapists gets to know each resident, finds out about their past interests, and plans and runs a daily programme that encourages individual interests and abilities.
Residents enjoy outings in the van, entertainment – both at home and out in the community – craft activities, cooking, gardening, singing, dancing, exercise, quizzes, newspaper reading, special afternoon teas, DVDs, church services, knitting ... and the list goes on.
We are fortunate to have the support of Judy Cooper, New Zealand’s foremost Diversional Therapy expert. Judy provides coaching to our Diversional Therapy teams at all facilities once a month, giving them the benefit of the skills and vast knowledge she has acquired over many years in the field of motivational therapy in dementia care. Judy Cooper led the work to establish the National Certificate in Diversional Therapy in New Zealand and is also the Manager of Motivational Therapies New Zealand. We are honoured to have the benefit of her professional support and expertise.
We respect the privacy of our residents in their home. For this reason we do not include recognisable photographs of our residents on this site. However, we would like to share some of the wonderful activities we do with our residents on a daily basis.
Click here to view photos of diversional therapy activities.