Minimising medication to optimise wellbeing
Every month at HBH a dedicated team gets together to undertake a medication review. Director of Nursing, Chris Dunlop, leads the review and is accompanied by the General Practitioners, Pharmacist...
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Hot off the press – another four Eden principles achieved!
We’re delighted to announce that HBH was awarded another four Eden principles on June 1st. The Eden Alternative is a culture change that encourages and enables care facilities to move away...
Do you have a waiting list?
This is the question we get asked a lot at HBH as people look for a care facility. Average occupancy (number of residents compared to number of bedrooms available) in...
Activities encourage participation and engagement
This month we profile the HBH team responsible for facilitating residents’ activities. HBH Registered Occupational Therapist Carol Turner leads a team of seven, who facilitate a range of activities for our...
Mandy thinks HBH is just purrrfect
The Sale Community has recently welcomed a new resident, Mandy, a six-year-old ginger cat. Mandy moved to HBH when her previous owner went into residential care in another facility and...
Deck the Halls
Once again, Christmas was a significant celebration at HBH this year. Decorations abounded, with volunteers from the local Rotary club helping to set up and decorate...
HBH Lights up for Diwali
The first week of November last year was full of colour, music and dancing at HBH with the annual Diwali celebrations. Hospital caregiver, Yogi Archer and a team of staff,...
Eden Update
HBH continues on its Eden journey. This year HBH will be going for another three Eden Principles with the Eden Visit (audit) scheduled for the 1st of June. The three...
For a Brighter View
A number of hospital residents at HBH Senior Living Care and Village in Howick were grateful to receive eight murals designed and painted by local students to brighten the view...
DHB Nursing Award
Congratulations to Chris, HBH's Director of Nursing. Chris was awarded the Counties Manukau DHB award for services to residential care....