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Yet Another Te Whatu Ora Decision To Further Increase Losses In Aged Residential Care
Monday, 14 October 2024, 12:35 pm | Aged Care Association
ACA Chief Executive Hon. Tracey Martin says, "This is yet another example of hasty, poorly thought-out cost-cutting that unfairly shifts both the costs and the risks - without consultation or compensation - squarely onto aged care providers and the ... More >>
Minister Of Health Urged To Follow Disability Minister’s Lead
Friday, 27 September 2024, 2:53 pm | Aged Care Association
Over 1,000 people with disabilities live in aged residential care facilities. The funding freeze announced recently by the Minister poses challenges for those people and the providers who care for them. More >>
Aged Care Association To Address Urgent Dementia Care Crisis At Health Select Committee
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:22 am | Aged Care Association
The Aged Care Association is gravely concerned that the lack of recognition of this growing need means that tens of thousands of us stand to be failed by the health system. More >>
ACA: We Are Here To Help Minister - Let Us!
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 9:08 am | Aged Care Association
The Aged Care Association is calling on the Government to follow the lead of Australia's Minister for Aged Care and immediately create a taskforce from the aged care sector to assist them in addressing the immediate need to release pressure on hospital beds. More >>
Aged Care Association Raises Concerns Over Respite Bed Cuts
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 2:28 pm | Aged Care Association
The Aged Care Association strongly refutes the comments that Aged Residential Care facilities in North Canterbury have sufficient capacity to allow Te Whatu Ora to relieve itself of respite care responsibilities. More >>
Government Housing Strategy Must Include Seniors
Friday, 5 July 2024, 10:07 am | Aged Care Association
In Minister Bishop’s speech announcing future development and growth requirements for councils, he articulated his belief that a well-functioning housing market that delivers thriving cities, growing productivity, and super-charged industry will create ... More >>
ACA: New Zealand’s elders need fit-for-purpose aged care - now and into the future
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 9:55 pm | Aged Care Association
"Governments of the past 15 years have ignored the evidence and neglected the aged care sector. We are now at a point where over half of all aged care facilities are making a loss." More >>
Aged Care Commissioner’s Report Raises Concerns Over Shortage Of Aged Residential Care Beds
Friday, 8 March 2024, 4:05 pm | Aged Care Association
Yesterday’s report by the Aged Care Commissioner highlights worsening health outcomes for older people, who are facing prolonged and unnecessary hospital stays as they wait for aged residential care beds to become available. The report also notes the ... More >>
Crashing Hospital Beds Highlight The Domino Effect Of The Aged Care Crisis
Monday, 7 August 2023, 10:56 am | Aged Care Association
The Aged Care Association has today launched a multiplatform campaign to urge the government to fix the aged care crisis. ‘The Domino Effect’ campaign features aged care beds crashing down like dominos on everyday Kiwis, to highlight the impact ... More >>
Pay Parity For Aged Care Nurses Promised But Not Delivered
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 9:12 am | Aged Care Association
Despite the former Minister of Health’s promise of pay parity for aged care nurses, what has been paid is less than half of what’s required. Aged Care Association deputy chair, Warick Dunn says, "We are pleased that some money is now available ... More >>
Aged Care Sector Welcomes Reunification Visa
Monday, 19 April 2021, 3:59 pm | Aged Care Association
Rest homes are welcoming Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi’s decision to allow families of critical healthcare workers in New Zealand on temporary visas to apply to join them here. Simon Wallace, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Aged Care Association ... More >>
Aged care welcomes immigration decision on nurses
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 9:37 am | Aged Care Association
The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) applauds the Government’s decision to add aged care nurses to the Long Term Skills Shortage List as a positive step to helping address chronic nursing shortages. NZACA Chief Executive Simon Wallace ... More >>
Vocational education reforms critical to aged care
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 3:44 pm | Aged Care Association
The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) supports the Government’s approach to reforms of the vocational education and training system. Submissions close this week, 5 April, on the proposed reforms announced on 14 February by Education Minister ... More >>
New Report Proves Postcode Healthcare for Elderly
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 4:29 pm | Aged Care Association
New Report Proves Postcode Healthcare for Elderly New research released today reveals that elderly New Zealanders are being denied the chance to live better and improve their health and well-being simply because of where they live. More >>
Association welcomes pay settlement for caregivers
Tuesday, 18 April 2017, 4:23 pm | Aged Care Association
The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) is delighted that the Government and unions have reached a settlement in the long-running caregiver equal pay case. This case has cast a dark shadow of uncertainty across the industry for several years ... More >>
Fire & emergency law change could cost elderly
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 3:07 pm | Aged Care Association
If left unchanged, the Government’s proposed new Fire and Emergency NZ Bill (FENZ) could result in a significant increase in fees for retirement village residents and aged residential care home operators, many of whom are not for profit. More >>
$300,000 ambulance fee increase upsets aged care homes
Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 3:29 pm | Aged Care Association
A surprise increase in emergency ambulance charges has come without any consultation and will place an additional burden of $300,000 annually on the aged residential care sector, says the New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA). More >>
Aged care homes and workers encouraged to enter Awards
Monday, 11 July 2016, 12:01 pm | Aged Care Association
The country’s best aged residential care homes and the individuals working in them are being encouraged to enter the new-look EBOS Healthcare Excellence in Care Awards 2016 . More >>
Aged care sector welcomes NZ Health Strategy
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 12:32 pm | Aged Care Association
The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA), the peak membership body for the aged residential care sector, has welcomed the New Zealand Health Strategy and Road Map that was released by Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman this week. "New ... More >>
Aged care sector welcomes Government equal pay negotiations
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 4:15 pm | Aged Care Association
The Government’s decision to facilitate negotiations between unions and employers to settle caregiver equal pay claims has been welcomed by the New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA), the peak body for the aged residential care home sector. At ... More >>
