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Message from Carolyn Cooper, Aged Care Commissioner : Kia ora, I’m Carolyn Cooper, the Aged Care Commissioner for Aotearoa New Zealand. This is a new role created to help monitor the delivery of great quality of care and quality of life for older people. We all have the right to...

Not all New Zealand retirement villages offer aged care on site, so it pays to do your homework before making any decisions about where to move. Use the following questions to help guide your retirement village search: Care and support What types of services are available in the village? Podiatry,...

What is respite care or short term (short stay) care in New Zealand? Respite is a short-term or temporary care option that provides a break for carers, as no matter how strong and capable a carer is, they need regular time out to recharge their physical and mental batteries. Respite...

In New Zealand, a rest home is called a care home or residential care home. A rest home is a name people commonly use to mean a place where a person can live and get long term nursing care. Strictly speaking, a rest home is just one type of care...

A Care Plan will be developed after an interRAI assessment has been completed, usually by a health professional that works in a Needs Assessment Service Coordination (NASC) team. The plan will be discussed with you (and those closest to you, as long as you agree). If you are eligible for...

What are levels of care in New Zealand? Levels of care are essentially types of care. Currently there are four ‘levels of care’ in New Zealand: Rest Home Those who require this level of care usually have some ability to get about on their own or with some help. They...

If someone has been assessed as requiring dementia level care in New Zealand, they are responsible for paying, or contributing, towards the cost of that care. People with available funds will pay privately for this care; others will have the cost of care subsidised through government funding. For those who...

You can transfer to a rest home in another region of New Zealand if you choose to, or you may have to transfer if your care needs change. Before you transfer, you or someone from your current residential facility need to contact your local NASC team so that they can...

No you don't need a Care Plan to move into a care home but one will be developed with you either before or on your arrival. A Care Plan details how care is to be delivered to a resident when moving to a rest home. It is created following an...

Respite care (or short stay) is a temporary care option that allows carers to take a break from their caregiving duties. In New Zealand, respite care is usually provided in a rest home or other residential care facility. It is accessed via an assessment approved by your NASC/older person’s service....

Not all rest homes offer formal respite care. The availability of respite care is dependent on whether a rest home or other residential care facility (such as a hospital) has an available bed. It also may depend on whether a facility has enough trained staff on site to cater to...

Those who have been assessed as eligible to receive respite care via an interRAI assessment can access respite care in a rest home or other residential care facility. This will generally need to be booked in advance – find a list of rest homes that offer respite care ( as...

In New Zealand, formal respite care is usually provided in a rest home or other residential care facility, although it may also be offered in the person’s home in some circumstances. An interRAI assessment is required to access respite care. This is organised by your NASC/older person’s service and is...

You may be able to arrange a booking in advance, although this will depend on the availability of respite care in your region. For those facilities with dedicated respite beds, bookings might be able to be made in advance; some residential care facilities will prefer you to book as far...

Some care/rest homes in New Zealand may take a respite booking at short notice. They often indicate that they offer this service in their Eldernet listing. Whether or not they can take a short-term respite booking when you need it depends on: the availability of beds (the majority of homes...

No matter how strong and capable a carer is, they need regular time out to recharge their physical and mental batteries. Just like someone with a demanding job is encouraged to take regular leave to ensure they are at the top of their game when they are on the job,...

Personal care is care provided to older people by a caregiver or home support service related to personal hygiene and care of your body. This may include tasks such as bathing and showering, personal grooming such as washing your hair, cutting nails or shaving, dressing and undressing, and assisting with...

Shared goals of care in New Zealand refer to a collaborative approach between people, healthcare professionals, and family/whānau, which aims to align their goals and expectations for a person's treatment and care. Shared goals of care outline how providers should approach discussions of care with adults and their whānau. They...

The Age Related Residential Care contract (often referred to as the ARC or ARRC agreement) is actually one of two agreements between health funders and providers of residential care services. These agreements define the national standards for the delivery of services in residential care facilities in New Zealand. These services...

The Retirement Commissioner in New Zealand is a government-appointed position as part of Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission. The role is responsible for advocating for the interests of older people in relation to retirement income policies (such as New Zealand’s NZ Super pension scheme), services and products. The current...