When a move into a care home is considered, financial concerns are often a worry. Will you have to pay for your care? If so, how much? If you have a spouse or partner what about the implications for them? You are responsible for paying for your care and where …
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How to make your care home feel more like your home
So you have decided that moving into a care home is the right option for you. Now that you have made the move, There are a few things you can do to help you settle in and make your new home actually feel like that. The majority of homes will …
Read More »The emotional aspects of moving into care
Big changes in life usually warrant big emotions, and this is no different when making the decision to move into care. It is common to experience a lot of conflicting emotions while you are making the decision to move into care, as well as once you have moved into care. …
Read More »The transition for family carers
Moving into residential care is a big change for not only the person who is actually doing the moving, it is also a big change for the family member who was caring for their loved one. Some carers feel that there is now a gap in their own lives now …
Read More »Hotel Style Service in an Aged Care Environment
This is a phrase I coined two years ago, as it was somewhat a new concept to apply to the Retirement sector and actually mean something. The food service starts at the arrival of food right through to the return dishes to the kitchen and see if there are ways …
Read More »Residential Care Loans
While the Crown’s Residential Care Loan scheme is not available to many people it is something to be aware of as an alternative if you are not eligible for a Residential Care Subsidy and meet the scheme’s criteria. If you are living at home and assessed as requiring long term …
Read More »Nursing Shortage in Aged Care Sector Needs Government Intervention
New Zealand’s aged care sector is experiencing a chronic nursing shortage and we now have a crisis situation on our hands. Immigration laws and procedures have made recruiting nurses from overseas tougher while our local nurses are leaving residential aged care in droves to take up higher paying positions in …
Read More »Say No To Postcode Healthcare
It’s always gratifying when research validates the work we do in looking after older New Zealanders, especially when it’s credible, large-scale, and based on internationally accredited assessment tools. An in-depth look at nationwide data has highlighted strong improvements in health, mental health and well-being, pain management and sociability, for elderly …
Read More »Caring for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) residents
At a conservative estimate gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people make up ten percent of the population. Why do we not see ten percent of those living in aged care or accessing in home assistance identifying as LGBTI? Is it because they have friends and family who are …
Read More »Improving the way we care for older people
There’s been some agitated discussion on talkback recently about aged care services. I know, talkback is where some people get paid well to make other people angry – but it serves a purpose. Examples of abuse were mentioned, and residential care facilities took a hammering. The host did acknowledge that …
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