Tag Archives: Aged Care

Brien Cree, Managing Director/Executive Chairman of Radius Care, shares his opinion about why the sector needs an Aged Care Commissioner, and what he expects from this position. This March, we finally welcome New Zealand’s first Aged Care Commissioner, Carolyn Cooper. That’s good news – for the first time, we’ll have …

Many older person’s advocates have been vocal recently about the idea that residents in villages across New Zealand are – having to leave their village and move alternative care facilities due to a lack of available beds. In August 2020, Minister Sue Brown even presented a petition to parliament asking …

New research published today by the Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) is the first of its kind to better understand, raise awareness of and start discussion about the quality of care for Māori and aged residential care (ARC).

Retirement villages have expanded rapidly, now housing one in eight people aged 75 and over. Little is known though about residents, including their health status and needs. To remedy this, Dr Joanna Broad of the University of Auckland led a study of the residents of 33 villages in Auckland. The …

A new patient hoist that enables a single helper to pick up and move someone with mobility issues has won the Best Aged Care Solution category at the inaugural HealthTech Supernode Challenge, sponsored by Ryman Healthcare. Christchurch company HT Systems developed the Kera Transfer Aid, as the device is called. …

A newly published study from the ELDER study led by Michal found that New Zealand  Aged Residential Care Facilities rank highly in  end of life care in comparison to six European countries. Great news! We also found that symptom management needs in the last week of life do not vary by diagnosis. …

In the last two decades, there has been a sea change in how older people are assisted to stay living in their own homes. From a focus on ‘doing things for people’, the approach is to assist people to maximise their ability to do it for themselves. This is called …

When “this” (this = COVID 19) all started happening here in Aotearoa we all knew it would be just a matter of time until Aged Care services, especially care homes, would be in the spotlight. After all international reports showed that those over 70 years of age faced the worst …

The development of assistance robots within aged care comes with promises to help improve services and the quality of life for older people in aged care facilities and at those living at home. This technology will also assist with and relieve some of the work done by carers who are …

Orientation Visits Orientation visits to specialized dementia and psychogeriatric care facilities began in November 2019. These visits help inform the approach, the assessment criteria and the development of the inspection programme. As they are orientation visits, not inspections, no reports are being produced, or recommendations are being made to facilities …