Whare Whakaue is an acute inpatient unit, including 12 adult beds, two dedicated MHSOP (Mental Health Services for Older People) beds and one planned detox bed. What do we do? We will: provide a service to support you to be able to return to your community as soon as you are able to do so. This is individualised and may include medication, assistance with social support needs, group or activity work, referral to specialist services and the therapeutic skills of individual staff on the unit. ask who your usual supports are, such as family, and involve them with your consent and as appropriate in your recovery journey. What Happens When We See You? When you are admitted to the inpatient unit you will: have a primary nurse allocated, this nurse might not be with you on all shifts, but there will always be a nurse available to support you have an individual plan of support, including your physical, emotional, spiritual and social health goals be encouraged to join activities and groups that are available and most helpful for you, while you are on the unit have meetings planned with key staff to review how you are progressing towards your goals for discharge. Diversional Therapy Diversional therapy involves the organisation, design and coordination and implementation of client centred leisure based activity programmes. The aim of which is to improve the quality of life through ongoing support and development of clients' psychological, emotional, spiritual, social, physical needs and wellbeing. Activities Available to Inpatients Cultural Elements - Start the day with Karakia, join in with roopu waiata or raranga groups Morning Climate Meetings - Every morning at 8.30am come for coffee in th TV lounge and connect with other Tangata Whaiora Gym and Exercise - Keep fit using our wide range of gym equipment and get advice about nutrition Library - Relax in our library enjoying a quiet read Activities Room - Musical instruments, ping pong table, air hockey, table soccer Games and Gaming - Board games, Ps3, XBox games, word find books, puzzles etc. Art 4 Recovery - Explore your creative side with this no fail art approach to painting and crafts Sensory Modulation - Learn the skills of emotional regulation and how to self soothe with sensory tools in the sensory room Community Outings - Be a part of the social outings, come for a swim at the beach, hot pools or enjoy a relaxing walk in the redwoods Organic Garden - Help out in our organic garden Occupational Therapy Occupational therapy is a client-centred health profession concerned with promoting health and wellbeing through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in meaningful activities of everyday life. Occupational therapists achieve this by working alongside people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to or are expected to do. Occupation is everything people do to occupy themselves, including: Looking after themselves (self care) Enjoying life (leisure) Contributing to the social and economic fabric of their community (productivity) What Do We Do? We provide client centred assessments, goal setting plans and offer a range of holistic occupational based interventions We coordinate and deliver a recovery based therapeutic group programme suited to your individual needs and goals Anxiety and stress management WRAP plans Cognitive assessments Functional assessments (to identify your strengths and level of functioning) Community reintegration/transition plans
- Programme Areas
Addictions - drug & alcohol,
Detox and rehabilitation,
Mental health
- Programme Type
Hospital (medical detox),
Hospital inpatient unit
- Regions
Lakes
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke,
Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Admission to the unit is usually via the Acute Response Team, community mental health team or internal transfer from Rotorua or Taupō Hospital Emergency Department or other medical wards.
Description
Whare Whakaue is an acute inpatient unit, including 12 adult beds, two dedicated MHSOP (Mental Health Services for Older People) beds and one planned detox bed.
What do we do?
We will:
- provide a service to support you to be able to return to your community as soon as you are able to do so. This is individualised and may include medication, assistance with social support needs, group or activity work, referral to specialist services and the therapeutic skills of individual staff on the unit.
- ask who your usual supports are, such as family, and involve them with your consent and as appropriate in your recovery journey.
What Happens When We See You?
When you are admitted to the inpatient unit you will:
- have a primary nurse allocated, this nurse might not be with you on all shifts, but there will always be a nurse available to support you
- have an individual plan of support, including your physical, emotional, spiritual and social health goals
- be encouraged to join activities and groups that are available and most helpful for you, while you are on the unit
- have meetings planned with key staff to review how you are progressing towards your goals for discharge.
Diversional Therapy
Diversional therapy involves the organisation, design and coordination and implementation of client centred leisure based activity programmes.
The aim of which is to improve the quality of life through ongoing support and development of clients' psychological, emotional, spiritual, social, physical needs and wellbeing.
Activities Available to Inpatients
- Cultural Elements - Start the day with Karakia, join in with roopu waiata or raranga groups
- Morning Climate Meetings - Every morning at 8.30am come for coffee in th TV lounge and connect with other Tangata Whaiora
- Gym and Exercise - Keep fit using our wide range of gym equipment and get advice about nutrition
- Library - Relax in our library enjoying a quiet read
- Activities Room - Musical instruments, ping pong table, air hockey, table soccer
- Games and Gaming - Board games, Ps3, XBox games, word find books, puzzles etc.
- Art 4 Recovery - Explore your creative side with this no fail art approach to painting and crafts
- Sensory Modulation - Learn the skills of emotional regulation and how to self soothe with sensory tools in the sensory room
- Community Outings - Be a part of the social outings, come for a swim at the beach, hot pools or enjoy a relaxing walk in the redwoods
- Organic Garden - Help out in our organic garden
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is a client-centred health profession concerned with promoting health and wellbeing through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in meaningful activities of everyday life.
Occupational therapists achieve this by working alongside people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to or are expected to do.
Occupation is everything people do to occupy themselves, including:
What Do We Do?
- We provide client centred assessments, goal setting plans and offer a range of holistic occupational based interventions
- We coordinate and deliver a recovery based therapeutic group programme suited to your individual needs and goals
- Anxiety and stress management
- WRAP plans
- Cognitive assessments
- Functional assessments (to identify your strengths and level of functioning)
- Community reintegration/transition plans
