What is Hospital Care in New Zealand

Rest homes, care homes & residential care

• How do I find a facility with hospital level of care in NZ
• Levels of Care in New Zealand
• What is the Residential Care Subsidy?
• Where can I find a rest home or care home vacancy list?
• Rest homes, care homes, residential care - are they the same?
• What is Rest Home Care in New Zealand
• What is Dementia Care in New Zealand
• What is Psychogeriatric Care in New Zealand
• What are levels of care? I’ve been told the level of care I need is rest home.
• I'm going to live in a rest home. Will I have to pay for my care?
• Can I have a trial in a care home (rest home)?
• What is a standard rest home/care home room?
• Can I try out a rest home before I move in? A trial period?
• How do I find a care home that has standard rooms? 
• What is a premium room? What can I expect to get for extra money?
• What is the 10km rule? I can't find a standard rest home room and I've been told the 10km rule will help.
• How do I know if I might be able to get a subsidy?
• I might need a subsidy. What is a financial means assessment?
• What is the Maximum Contribution?
• What is a Residential Care Loan?
• My chosen rest home hasn't got any vacancies. What can I do?
• What sort of situations lead to people needing to move into a care home?
• Can I move into a rest home when I think the time is right?
• My children have differing ideas about whether I should stay at home or whether I need to go to a care home. How can we sort this out?
• I’m privately paying. I only want to pay for the basic, standard service that I believe is fine. Could I be charged different amounts at different places?
• Where can I find information about Rest Home/ Care home Certification & Audits?
• What is D3 level of care?
• What is D6 level of care?