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Accadia Manor Rest Home in Top 2% of the Best

Published: Thu 20 Jan 2011 10:01 AM
Accadia Manor Rest Home in Top 2% of the Best
Accadia Manor Rest Home is celebrating their recent achievement of a continuous improvement 4 Year Certification against the Health and Disability Services Standards. Held in high regard the 4 Year Certification is the highest a care home can be awarded and provides Residents and Family’s with peace of mind that they are receiving care that meets a high standard.
Only 2% of the 700 facilities listed on the Ministry of Health website have achieved a 4 Year Certification. Of this 2% three of the care homes are operated by Bupa Care Services. They are the Booms, Hillsborough and now Accadia Manor. 84% of Bupa Care Homes have 3 and 4 Year Certifications making it higher than the average of 68% across the Ministry of Health 700.
“We are continuously improving the quality of the service we provide and this means improving our systems and the way we do things. We are proud to have achieved our 4 Year Certification and are pleased that there is this recognised standard” said, Facility Manager Marion Garfitt.
Each of the 45 Bupa Care Homes in New Zealand undergoes regular audit against the Standards and these reports are available on the Bupa website www.bupa.co.nz. Audit reports for all Residential Care facilities are also available on the Ministry of Health site www.moh.govt.nz
These audits can be valuable for people looking for a care provider as this is an external check that is completed regularly. Each Care Home within Bupa Care Services NZ undergoes regular audit against the NZ Health & Disability Sector Standards. Compliance with each of the 249 standards is rated by a standard criteria including Continuous Improvement where criterion are fully attained, with the service demonstrating continued review and improvement.
ENDS

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