Aged Care Information   (Last Updated: 23rd November 2018)

This facility is owned by Heritage Lifecare Limited.

George Manning House opened on February 1972 by the Manchester Unity Welfare Homes Trust Board, George Manning House was purchased by Peter and Robyn MacDonald, experienced rest home operators, in 20016. In March 2017 it was purchased by Heritage Lifecare. The complex consists of a 65 bed hospital, 15 bed rest home and 34 independent living units. All rooms are single with ensuites, and either have ranch slider access to our attractive, sheltered courtyards, or have large windows with a sunny aspect.

No. of Beds 80

Aged Care Management

Owned by Heritage Lifecare Limited.

Aged Care Activities

George Manning has an extensive repertoire of activities and events, aimed at keeping the body and mind stimulated. Our Activity Coordinator focuses on designing programmes for each individual at all levels of disability, to promote independence and creative expression. Games, exercises, crafts and housie are popular, as are the weekly outings in our mini bus. There is also active involvement in community events. A weekly Happy Hour is combined with live entertainment throughout the afternoon, and church services are also held on a weekly basis.

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DHB Audit Details

Further Rest Home Certification and Audits Information.

George Manning Lifecare
Canterbury District Health Board
Audit Certification period: 48 months (Very Good)
Certificate renewal date: 28th February, 2022
Auditor: The DAA Group Limited
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Why we have Rest Home Audits

All rest homes and aged residential care facilities are certified and audited to ensure they:

• provide safe, appropriate care for their residents
• meet the standards set out in the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001.

Types of audit and when they happen

Certification / Surveillance Audits
Certification audits happen every 1–4 years. After the audit, rest homes are certified for a set period of time (the exact length depends on how well the rest home performed at the certification audit). Once this time is up, the rest home must be re-audited and its certification renewed.

An unannounced spot audit (also called a surveillance audit) happens around the middle of a rest home’s certification period. The spot audit ensures progress has been made on outstanding areas identified in the earlier certification audit and that standards haven’t slipped.

In addition to audits, rest homes have to report to their DHB on how they are addressing issues found at audit. These improvements are then verified at the next audit event.

Other types of audit

Provisional audits happen when a provider purchases a certified rest home from another provider.

Partial provisional audits happen when a provider wants to add services to their certificate (eg, a rest home adding hospital-level care), when a new rest home is built, or when a provider adds capacity or reconfigures their services (eg, builds a new wing, upgrades rooms). Before 2014, audits for adding capacity or reconfiguring services were referred to as verification audits.

Ministry inspections

Rest homes may have unannounced inspections by the Ministry under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 in the event of a serious complaint.

DHB issues-based audits

DHBs can conduct issues-based audits under the Aged Related Residential Care Contract. For information on these audits please contact the relevant DHB.