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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 >>
NZ Aged Care Association appoints new Chief Executive
Friday, 1 May 2015, 2:54 pm | Aged Care Association
Simon Wallace has been appointed the new Chief Executive of the New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA). Currently Policy & Insight Manager with the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA), Mr Wallace will take up his new role on 2 ... More >>
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Terranova Appeal
Monday, 22 December 2014, 4:48 pm | Aged Care Association
Today, the Supreme Court decided not to accept an appeal by the New Zealand Aged Care Association in the case of Kristine Bartlett vs. Terranova Homes and Care Ltd. The decision is based on a view that the matter before them was an interlocutory ... More >>
TerraNova Case Appealed To Supreme Court
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 10:59 am | Aged Care Association
Today the New Zealand Aged Care Association will appeal to the Supreme Court on behalf of TerraNova Homes and Care Limited in their case with the Service and Food Workers’ Union and Kristine Bartlett. More >>
Understanding Caregiver Wages in Aged Residential Care
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 9:03 pm | Aged Care Association
A number of inaccurate statements have been made in the media about aged residential care following the findings of the Court of Appeal in favour of the Service and Food Workers Union and aged care worker Kristine Bartlett. These myths have been addressed ... More >>
TerraNova’s loss highlights issues faced by aged care sector
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 1:10 pm | Aged Care Association
Today TerraNova Homes and Care Limited lost their case in the Court of Appeal. This was an attempt to overturn the Employment Court’s decision made in favour of the Service and Food Workers Union and aged care worker Kristine Bartlett, with regards ... More >>
NZ Aged Care Association Conference 2014
Monday, 13 October 2014, 11:03 am | Aged Care Association
This year’s Aged Care Association conference theme ‘Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges Today’ is about creating the best possible quality of life for the elderly from existing knowledge, analysis and creativity. It’s about operators taking the sector’s ... More >>
Government funding boost for aged care a good start
Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 5:53 pm | Aged Care Association
Yesterday Health Minister Tony Ryall announced a 5% funding boost for the elderly in rest home level care starting from 1 October 2014. New Zealand Aged Care Association Chief Executive Martin Taylor says it is a good injection of funding for the sector. More >>
Aged Care Association welcomes Labour’s wages policy
Friday, 22 August 2014, 2:12 pm | Aged Care Association
The New Zealand Aged Care Association welcomes the Labour Party’s announcement that if elected, it will raise the minimum wage for aged care workers within its first 100 days in Government. More >>
Time to find out who really cares about our elderly
Monday, 11 August 2014, 9:33 am | Aged Care Association
Time to find out who really cares about our elderly The lead-up to the 2014 General Election is a critical time to identify political priorities. The New Zealand Aged Care Association has collated responses from political parties on the pressing issue ... More >>
Elderly and Caregivers Welcome NZ First Support for Increase
Tuesday, 15 July 2014, 1:01 pm | Aged Care Association
New Zealand First has positively responded to the New Zealand Aged Care Association’s call for increased funding for caregiver wages. More >>
Aged Care Providers Campaign for More Funding for Elderly
Monday, 30 June 2014, 11:51 am | Aged Care Association
Aged care providers around the country are campaigning in the lead up to the September General Election in support of increased funding for the elderly so caregivers’ pay can increase. More >>
Aged Care Providers Refuse to Sign Contract
Sunday, 11 May 2014, 4:47 pm | Aged Care Association
Providers of aged residential care have told the Government they will not sign the contract variation between them and District Health Boards, citing underfunding and a lack of commitment to the InterRAI quality initiative. Failure to sign the contract ... More >>
NZACA Welcomes Labours Support for Aged Care Commissioner
Thursday, 8 May 2014, 5:22 pm | Aged Care Association
The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) welcomes today’s announcement by Labour to support the establishment of an Aged Care Commissioner to look into elderly financial abuse. More >>
Increase in Minimum Wage Leads to Contractual Claim
Thursday, 13 March 2014, 4:25 pm | Aged Care Association
On 12 March, the NZ Aged Care Association initiated a claim against the Government for increased funding to compensate aged care employers for the impact of the April minimum wage increase. More >>
