Overseeing the day-to-day running of Edenvale Home & Hospital is our General Manager Raymond Stein, who holds an MBA Qualification and is also a formally qualified Life Coach. He has vast experience in Operations Management, encompassing People-, Finance-, Process-, Project- and Facilities management, in addition to spending nearly 10 years as Operations Manager at the Law School of the University of Auckland. For him, serving our Residents and their families well, is what motivates him.

The General Manager is supported by the Clinical Manager, Clinical Coordinators, Registered Nurses, Team Leaders and experienced Health Care Assistants who provide 24-hour care, as well as a Contracted GP, Nurse Practitioner, Physiotherapist and Podiatrist. We also have Activities Co-Ordinator staff, Payroll & Accounts Officer, Office Administrator, and onsite Maintenance staff. Our catering and cleaning are contracted to the Compass Group, who provide on-site cooks that prepare and serve delicious homemade meals and baking onsite, that meet nutritional and dietary requirements.

The wonderful staff of Edenvale Home & Hospital provide our residents with consistency, ensuring good relationships are maintained amongst staff and residents alike. We are proud of our long serving staff (30 years+) and consider them one of our most important assets.

Edenvale Home & Hospital is proud to have such genuine and diverse staff working and caring for our residents. Languages spoken by our team include English, Fijian, Indian, Filipino, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Niuean, Samoan, Tongan and Afrikaans.

Anese Mulinuu - Health Care Assistant

Anese Mulinuu

Health Care Asssistant

Anese has been with us since November 2023 and is one of our Health Care Assistants.

She has several years of experience as she has worked at other aged care facilities in the past.

Akosite Talanoa - Team Leader

Akosita Talanoa

Team Leader

Akosita has been with us since November 2019 and is one of our Team Leaders.

In the 4 years Akosita has been here, she has proved herself and one of our stalwarts. We are glad to have her on board.

Christy Bongcawill - Rn and Clinical Coordinator

Christy Bongcawil

RN & Clinical Coordinator

Christy who is from the Philippines,  a NZ Registered Nurse, has been with us since September 2013.

As Clinical Coordinator, she manages the care staff roster and  provides leadership, support and clinical guidance to the Team Leaders and HCAs. Christy also has this great ability to remain calm even in challenging situations.

Dave Griffiths - Maintenance Officer

David Griffiths

Maintenance Team Leader

Dave has been with us since February 2023 and is our Maintenance Team Leader.

He is responsible for managing other maintenance staff and coordinating with external maintenance contractors, so we keep our facility a safe place to live, work and visit.

Dave has a wealth of experience and gets on well with staff and Residents.

Elsie Greeff

Elsie Greeff

Accounts & Payroll Officer

Elsie has been with us since 2011, and as Accounts & Payroll Officer, she is responsible for managing the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and the weekly Payroll function once the Roster has been approved by the Clinical Coordinators.

Elsie is a NZ Citizen although originally came from South Africa more than 20 years ago, and now lives in Auckland with her immediate family.

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Elsamma (Elsa) Kunnappallil

Clinical Manager

Elsa who came to NZ in 2008, joined us as Clinical Manager in March of 2024, and since then has transformed the way in which staff care for our Residents. Elsa in a NZ Registered Nurse, Nurse Prescriber, NZ Registered Teacher and also holds a master’s degree in chemistry among other formal qualifications. Being the wonderful person that she is, she leads the clinical team here very well and provides the support that staff need to do their jobs well.

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Evandro La Macchia

Maintenance Officer

Evandro, a Brazilian native who now lives in Auckland with his wife Angela joined the Maintenance Team at the end of March 2025. They returned to Auckland to be close to their daughter, son-in-law and 2 granddaughters. Evandro is a semi-retired oil & gas engineer having extensive experience in this field.

Gislaine (Gee) Silva - Health Care Assistant

Gislaine Silva

Health Care Assistant

Gee has been with us since November 2022 and is one of our Health Care Assistants.

She hails from Brazil and moved to NZ with her immediate family nearly 10 years ago. Gee is a NZ Citizen and in the process of studying higher-level HCA qualifications and should complete this later this year. She brings a maturity and level of fun to our workplace.

Karen Nicole Wright Leiva - Health Care Assistant

Karen Nicole W. Leiva

Health Care Assistant

Karen has been with us since November 2023 and is one of our Health Care Assistants.

She is from Chile and holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology. Karen also speaks Spanish and would like to make NZ her adopted home.

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Losaline (Losa) Kaufusi

Health Care Assistant

Losa, who hails from Tonga, joined us in March 2015 and is the life of the party. Behind that fun-loving personality is a warm big-hearted person who adds so much here at Edenvale Home & Hospital. She leads by example and glad to have her on the Team.

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Makalesi Taufa

Health Care Assistant

Makelesi who hails from Tonga, joined us in April 2014. She is a trusted member of our clinical/nursing team as she supervises most new care staff to ensure that they do things the Edenvale way. It is a pleasure to have Makelesi on our Team.

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Maria Masa

Health Care Assistant

Maria joined us as a part-time permanent HCA in September 2024 and is a valuable member of our care staff.

Merilyn Griffiths - Activities Coordinator

Merilyn Griffiths

Activities Coordinator

Merilyn has been with us since February 2023 and is one of our Activities Coordinators.

Apart from a wealth of experience, Merilyn is a qualified Diversional Therapist and Chairs the East Auckland Board of Diversional Therapists. She also mentors Sharron our fulltime Activities Coordinator, plays the piano beautifully and gets on well with staff and Residents.

Natsuho Hamabe - Team Leader

Natsuho Hamabe

Team Leader

Natsuho has been with us since September 2023 and is one of five Team Leaders.

Natsuho hails from Japan and holds RN status in Japan.

Natsuho is valuable part of the Team here and look forward to how much more value she will bring given her RN experiance in Japan.

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Paullett (Paula) Sionesini

Team Leader

Paula, who hails from Niue and one of 5 Team Leaders, is an absolute stalwart as she is our longest serving staff member having been at Edenvale Home & Hospital for the past 39 years. A lovely person who has invaluable historical knowledge of our facility which she passes onto staff who have not been here for that long.

Qia Zhang - Health Care Assistant

Qia Zhang

Health Care Assistant

Qia (Cha Cha) has been with us since October 2023 and is one of our Health Care Assistants.

She has recently completed her NZQA Health Care qualifications here in Auckland and is likely to have a promising career in the aged-care sector.

Raymond Stein

Raymond Stein

General Manager

Raymond is our General Manager and has been with us since June 2022.

He has a wealth of experience in Operations Management (Finance-, People, Facilities- Project management), is MBA and Life Coach qualified.

His motivation is to serve the Residents and their families well and support the staff to do the same.

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Ronald Baes

Health Care Assistant

Ronald who has nursing experience in the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, joined us in June of 2023. His wife Christine is a Nurse at Auckland Hospital. Ronald brings with him a wide range of nursing/clinical skills which can only benefit Edenvale Home & Hospital.

Sharron Skelton - Activities Coordinator

Sharron Skelton

Activities Coordinator

Sharron has been with us since 2010 and is our fulltime Activities Coordinator.

She is responsible for arranging all the activities for all our Residents.

Sharron successfully completed her Diversional Therapy qualification in 2025.

Sherryl Dangane - Team Leader

Sherryl Dangane

Team Leader

Sherryl has been with us since March 2023 and is one of five Team Leaders.

Sherryl is dedicated and brings an element of fun to the workplace.

Mission Statement

“Provide the highest standard of comfort and excellent care to our Residents”

“Provide the highest standard of comfort and excellent care to our Residents”

We are proud to take care of your precious loved ones with all the care we would give and hope for our own.

Interested in Edenvale Home & Hospital?

You are more than welcome to arrange a visit to inspect our lovely home and wonderful gardens. Take the opportunity to experience the comfortable and welcoming atmosphere of our Mt Eden residence.

Contact Raymond, our General Manager on 021 029 10398 or fill out the enquiry form below for more information.

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