This business is part of Ultimate Care Group Limited.
Karadean Court Aged Care in Oxford, Canterbury is stated as "the only specialist aged care facility in Oxford. Our beautiful facility is situated in the tranquil, rural town of Oxford, close to local shops, cafes and the library. Spacious rooms, premium studio rooms and large lounges look out to the stunning views over the hills in mid-Canterbury."
It continues to say that: "The heart of our home is the kitchen where our chef creates exceptional meals for all of our residents. As soon as you walk in, you are greeted with wonderful aromas from his home cooking. The level of care is exceptional, and friendly staff like to have a laugh and a joke with residents. With an excellent day care and popular activities programme, all residents are made to feel welcome, safe in the knowledge that there is 24 hour emergency support."
Services at Ultimate Care Karadean include: "Registered Nurse on site 24 hours a day, open-ended visiting hours, Extensive activities programme, Hairdresser, podiatrist and physiotherapist, Dietician-approved meals and catering for special diets, Regular happy hour."
No. of Beds 53
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Ultimate Care Karadean
Canterbury District Health Board
Audit Certification period: 36 months (Good)
Certificate renewal date: 3rd December, 2026
Auditor: BSI Group New Zealand Ltd
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All rest homes and aged residential care facilities are certified and audited to ensure they:
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.