Bayside
Hale Kūʻike Bayside, LLC
Established: 2012
Capacity: 28 Residents
Address: 45-212 Kaneohe Bay Drive, Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone: (808) 235-6770
Fax: (808) 235-6776
Hale Kūʻike Bayside's innovative two-story design creates small neighborhoods of residents that allow for a family home environment. Each floor has its own dining room and country kitchen. Secure walking paths with a covered lanai allow residents to sit and enjoy the sunshine and views of the lush gardens, the mountains, and Kāneʻohe Bay.
Bayside Team
Scott Gardiner
Administrator
Joined Hale Kū‘ike in 2011
Raised on O‘ahu, Scott learned at an early age the importance of our kūpuna. He moved to California where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Gerontology. He worked for several years in an adult day program and in various social service settings.
Scott returned home to O‘ahu and became a Certified Geriatric Case Manager. For 12 years he assisted seniors as a Case Manager before joining the Hale Kū‘ike team in 2011 as the Director of Community Services. As the current Administrator of our Kāne‘ohe location, Scott continues his passion in assisting our kūpuna as a Positive Approach to Care® Trainer and Coach.
Beth Murphey
Director of Nursing
Joined Hale Kū‘ike in 2014
Beth started her career as a licensed social worker in the Philippines, working with non-government organizations and across different community sectors. Personal circumstances later convinced her to return to school for her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, relocate to the U.S., and pursue a career as an RN. Beth started at Hale Kū‘ike in 2014 as a part-time RN after a friend urged her to apply to a “very cool” facility in need of a weekend nurse. She deems it a great opportunity to be part of the lives of residents and their families as they go through the different stages of dementia. Beth is a certified Positive Approach to Care® Trainer and appreciates Teepa Snow’s method of comparing these different stages to the characteristics of precious jewels — the GEMS®. Says Beth, “Our day-to-day work at Hale Kū‘ike makes these GEMS® meaningful, beautiful, and precious. We see that our residents, like gems, can still shine when given the right love and care.”
Beth assumed the role of Director of Nursing at Bayside in August 2015 and along with her commitment to providing the best care for our residents, enjoys mentoring young Nursing professionals in her department.
Ralph Manuel
Nursing Coordinator
Joined Hale Kū‘ike in 2014
Ralph joined the Hale Kū‘ike team in 2014 and it was here where he has gained most of his experience providing hands-on care to residents. In 2017, he was promoted to his current role as Nursing Coordinator. It exposed him to the administrative aspects of Nursing as he assisted the Director of Nursing with preparing for State Department of Health surveys, Office of Health Care Assurance monitoring, and managing the staff schedule for the Nursing Department.
As part of Hale Kū‘ike's leadership team, Ralph contributes to the creation of new policies, procedures, and training protocols to provide the best care to our residents based on the most up-to-date guidelines. Ralph is also one of Hale Kū‘ike’s Positive Approach to Care® Champions. He says, “Working at Hake Kū‘ike is like having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family that enjoys providing excellent care to our kūpuna.”
Rena Kua
Activities Director
Joined Hale Kū‘ike in 2014
Rena came to Hale Kū‘ike in 2014 after 10 years at One Kalakaua Senior Living. She was first drawn to Hale Kū‘ike because of its small family setting. “It’s a nice ‘ohana feeling when you’re here,” she explains.
Even from a young age Rena has always been quite at home with elders, and vividly remembers spending much of her childhood with kūpuna. “My great grandmother was at Ann Pearl (Nursing Facility) and I would often go with my grandparents to visit on weekends.” It was perhaps this time spent with kūpuna during her younger years that encouraged her to work with seniors as an adult. Today, Rena is one of our Activities Directors and is a certified Positive Approach to Care® Engagement Leader and Coach. She values that Hale Kū‘ike promotes “meaningful engagement” with its residents. Whether it’s to encourage a resident who can still write to keep a journal or lead a group to assemble care packages for military soldiers, Rena is happy to bring people together and help find fulfillment in their days. For her, Hale Kū‘ike has also become a family affair as she occasionally brings her grandchildren to visit the residents for some “intergenerational therapy.”
Rena’s favorite things about working at Hale Kū‘ike? Hearing residents tell rich stories (sometimes repeatedly) and still learn something from them, and working with a group of people who value each other and what they do. “Hale Kū‘ike is not just a workplace, it’s our residents’ home,” she says, which drives her to stay positive and do her best for the residents.
Pepper
Director of Pet Therapy
Joined Hale Kū‘ike in 2012
Our Bayside residents and staff enjoy the company of Pepper, the live-in Labradoodle. Pepper was trained by Hawai‘i Fi-Do as a companion service dog. She enjoys watching our chefs in action (safely from outside the kitchen) or sitting next to our residents and having her back rubbed.
