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GREAT EXPECTATIONS: INSPIRING HOPE THROUGH RESEARCH

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People Living Normal Lives

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Elderly Residents Living Normal Lives - NZACA Conference 2016

Transforming models of residential care towards a true place to call

home -

THE WHARE AROHA CARE STORY


Thérèse Jeffs – CE, Whare Aroha CARE

WHARE AROHA CARE

Not for Profit Charitable Trust providing care

▪ Rest home

▪ Safe care (secure)

▪ High level care (hospital)

Most of our residents have a significant

level of dementia



Vision - People Living Normal Lives

Mission - CARE

Values –

• Compassionate Hearts

• Loving Care

• Cheerful Natures

WHARE AROHA CARE

WHARE AROHA CARE

Dare to IMAGINEPeople Living Normal Lives

We dared to IMAGINE

WE DARED TO IMAGINE

People Living Normal LivesThérèse and Deanna

WHARE AROHA CAREImprove the quality of life for our residents who

need to live in care

‘If you don’t like the way care is delivered then

you need to do something different’


WHARE AROHA CAREInstitutional model of care

Care has been driven by funding and

compliance

which we have accepted unthinkingly because

of our professional perspectives.


JOURNEY FOR AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL

• Embraced the principles of alleviating

loneliness, helplessness and boredom

to drive change

• Attended the Hammond Dementia

Design School

• De Hogeweyk, The Netherlands



To a social relational model of care

based on international models of best

practice,

From contractual to lifestyle,

THE PARADIGM SHIFT

Whare Aroha CARE's

new CARE Village, on

the shores of Lake

Rotorua, has been

inspired by the de

Hogeweyk, The

Netherlands

THE CARE VILLAGE


JOURNEY FOR AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN

GM_ADTn3U&t=24s

• 1m10s


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNGM_ADTn3U&t=24s

THE TEAM


TEAMWORK


DREAM




Supported

• MoH - Secure Dementia Care Home

Design: Information Resource

• AUT research PhD student, Kay

Shannon – making the transition

happen and outcome effect on the lives

of the residents

THE CARE VILLAGE ON TAUI ST

A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY!

• NZ lifestyles

• Financial modelling

• Staff modelling, skills and training

• MoH contracts & certification

• Technology


• Funding raising

• Model – de Hogeweyk

• Architects – Ignite

• NZ Village – small town NZ



• Have courage.......

• There are bears out there

• Articulate the vision – continuously

• There have been some fabulous people along our journey

• Don’t allow your vision to be diluted

GEMS ON OUR JOURNEY



WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE?


HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=UE-DKXGTFLS


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE-DkxGtFLs

THE DREAM



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t09Fwd32f8g

SMALL TOWN NZ

▪Town Square

▪Cafeteria, sports bar and boardwalk

▪Main Street, shops, hairdresser, club rooms, superette/dairy

▪Town Hall – Administration

▪Club rooms


LIFESTYLES

People will live in the household that

best reflects the lifestyle they are

most familiar with



EACH HOUSE:Is decorated and furnished in a way that is

familiar, the house rhythms and food will all

reflect the respective lifestyle, giving people

the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful

way, surrounded by familiar sounds and

smells.


CULTURAL


CULTURALIdentity comes from living within a Maori

cultural village setting where the Marae is

integral to the community way of life, like

Ohinemutu, speakTe Reo, sports, home

open, guardians of natural environment,

karakia important, remove shoes at door


REMOTE


REMOTEIdentify reclusive/secluded life-style

possibly living near the coast or bush

live off the environment, self sufficient,

unorthodox, not austere,

Reclusive people also live in urban

areasPeople Living Normal Lives

COUNTRY


COUNTRY

People with a rural background, business

people, wife works alongside husband,

strong work ethic, outdoors, leave a

legacy to family, practical, animals are

important, dining room table the hub of the

home. People Living Normal Lives

MIDDLE NZ


MIDDLE NZThe focus is on family and community, local

politics, practical, kiwi number eight wire, fix

anything, the kiwi dream - owning a home

and car, the mortgage, job for life, family a

taxi service to and from sports & other

activities, street parties, trades, camping.


MINIMALISTIC


MINIMALISTICPeople who have lived a simpler life,

primary objective is provision of food,

shelter and clothing, not wasteful, limited

income and opportunities, likely to have

government income assistance.


CLASSIC



CLASSICPeople from a more well-to-do lifestyle,

family and traditional values, value

etiquette, internationally politically aware,

entertaining planned, dining room is

separate, the table is set, retire to the

lounge, access higher education.



CONTEMPORY


CONTEMPORYModern people who have experienced the

comforts of life, socially & politically engaged,

have a global view, often higher education, or

entrepreneurial, status conscious,

contemporary art, music & culture, enjoy

privileges of success


PEOPLE WILL BE HAPPIER AND

FEEL SAFER.



“Promise me,

you’ll always remember

you’re braver than you

believe,

and stronger than you

seem

and smarter than you

think”

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