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Understanding the Latest Announcements on Aged Care Funding

Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 9:19 am | Aged Care Association

The $12 million increase in dementia care over four years equates to a yearly increase of $3 million across 20 DHBs. In terms of the daily entitlement for the elderly it represents a 2.51% increase in dementia care funding which is currently around $150 ... More >>

Health Select Committee Views on Aged Care Funds Out of Step

Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 5:14 pm | Aged Care Association

Parliament’s Health Select Committee continues to ignore the underfunding of aged residential care despite the majority of New Zealanders supporting an increase in funding for the elderly, the New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) said today. More >>

Look Deeper, Go Wider? The Future Focus of Aged Care

Thursday, 6 September 2012, 11:22 am | Aged Care Association

Focusing on more efficient and effective aged care facilities and developing new services will be the focus of the New Zealand Aged Care Association conference in Rotorua next week. More >>

NZACA Welcomes HRC Inquiry Finding For Increased Funding

Monday, 28 May 2012, 11:13 am | Aged Care Association

The New Zealand Aged Care Association welcomes the main finding from the Human Rights Commission report that recommends increasing government funding by up to $140 million to support pay parity with staff employed by District Health Boards. The NZACA, which ... More >>

Change in Asset Threshold Necessary

Thursday, 24 May 2012, 4:13 pm | Aged Care Association

The New Zealand Aged Care Association supports the Government’s initiative to slow down the yearly asset-threshold increase for eligibility for an aged residential care entitlement. More >>

NZACA Welcomes $7 million Increase for Dementia

Thursday, 24 May 2012, 2:42 pm | Aged Care Association

NZACA welcomes the government’s $7 million p.a. increase for dementia care announced today. More >>

Major Political Parties Avoid Tough Decision on Elderly Care

Friday, 4 November 2011, 12:54 pm | Aged Care Association

Both major parties - National and Labour - are avoiding the tough funding and policy decisions to maintain the quality of life of the elderly in care and to ensure enough beds are available to address the future grey tsunami, says the New Zealand Aged ... More >>

Communities Economically Benefit from Aged Care Facilities

Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 3:20 pm | Aged Care Association

There is a substantial economic benefit for both rural and urban communities from the construction and operation of aged care facilities. That is the finding of a recent COVEC report into the economic benefits of the aged residential care sector. More >>

Labour Party follows Nurses' Union & misses the point

Thursday, 29 September 2011, 3:55 pm | Aged Care Association

The Labour Party’s Aged Care policy released today by Steve Chadwick has ignored the findings of a 2010 national review into the Aged Care sector and instead proposes policies they rejected themselves when in Government. The policy also mirrors the ... More >>

Nurses Organisation Misses the Point on Aged Care

Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 12:00 pm | Aged Care Association

The New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation has missed the point in their “Aged Care Charter” they are to present to Parliament tomorrow. More >>

Looming crisis in residential care for the aged

Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 4:40 pm | Aged Care Association

The New Zealand Aged Care Association is launching a campaign to highlight the impending crisis in residential care for the elderly. The campaign aims to provide facts to voters in the upcoming general election and highlight the future scenario if the ... More >>

Delivering Quality and Choice - Is It possible?

Monday, 22 August 2011, 11:48 am | Aged Care Association

The gap between what consumers want and what government subsidy covers will be addressed at the 2011 New Zealand Aged Care Association Conference in Auckland, 29-31 August. More >>

NZACA Welcomes New guidelines for meds management

Thursday, 16 June 2011, 3:36 pm | Aged Care Association

A new set of guidelines to help residential aged care providers manage medicines as safely as possible was launched by the Government today. More >>

Increased Funding For Dementia Care

Thursday, 19 May 2011, 2:54 pm | Aged Care Association

The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) welcomed today's budget announcement of an additional $44 million over four years for dementia care. This will allow for a 7% plus increase in the subsidy paid to providers who look after New Zealand's ... More >>

Caution, Consultation required before moving elderly

Thursday, 17 March 2011, 12:00 pm | Aged Care Association

The New Zealand Aged Care Association is calling for caution and consultation between providers and the district health board before initiating further moves of residents from Christchurch rest homes. More >>

Good Level of Confidence in Aged Residential Care

Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 11:46 am | Aged Care Association

The New Zealand public has a good level of confidence in residential care for the aged, the Association for Aged Care, the industry organisation for the aged residential care sector, said today. More >>

Winston’s Figures Wrong

Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 3:31 pm | Aged Care Association

Today Winston Peters gave a speech at a Returned Services Association meeting in Rangiora on the aged residential care sector. His speech included completely false information as follows: More >>

Aged Care sector welcomes talks

Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 3:38 pm | Aged Care Association

New Zealand’s organisation representing aged residential care facilities welcomes today’s first meeting held by Grey Power and opposition political parties into the state of aged care. More >>

Mid-Central DHBs Attack on Aged Care Unfounded

Monday, 12 April 2010, 1:24 pm | Aged Care Association

The Mid-Central DHB’s unfounded attack on aged residential care and government auditing initiatives is not based on fact and has no validity, says the Aged Care Association. More >>

Aged Care Association Welcomes Discussion

Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 1:34 pm | Aged Care Association

New Zealand’s organisation representing aged residential care facilities welcomes today’s announcement from Grey Power, the Greens and Labour that they will hold nationwide discussions into the state of aged care. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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