Aged Care
Aged care workers raise serious concerns about understaffing
Some basic care for the elderly is being missed because of staffing pressures, a survey of aged care workers has found.
NZ and Aus urged to look to Pacific for aged care workers
The World Bank says Australia and New Zealand should look to the Pacific to fill an expected severe shortage of workers in the aged care industry. Audio
Bupa criticised for response to complaints
One of the country's biggest resthome companies, Bupa, is being criticised for taking months to answer formal complaints from families worried about how their vulnerable parents are being treated… Audio
Govt needs to intervene in aged care - patient's son
Just seven months after a Cambridge rest home was ordered to refund $10,000 for its poor care of a 92-year-old woman a new audit has revealed it's still not fixed the problems. Robert Love, who took… Audio
Why no mandatory dental treatment in aged care?
The Dental Association is calling for basic dental care to become mandatory at aged care facilities to stop what's being described as a 'quiet elder crisis' from developing. Currently dental care is… Audio
Healthcare for the elderly – a geographic lottery
New research from the New Zealand Aged Care Association is revealing the geographical barriers for elderly New Zealanders wanting to move into care. Using interRAI health assessment data the report… Audio
Retirement village owners contest govt's foreign buyer ban
Some of New Zealand's biggest retirement village chains are pleading for an exception to be made under the government's foreign buyer ban. The multibillion-dollar NZX-listed businesses, Ryman… Audio
Pay equity deal hits rest homes: 'We just can't make it work'
Rest home providers claim that the knock-on effects from the aged care workers pay equity settlement could lead to job cuts, and closures - with smaller rest homes in smaller centres the hardest hit. Audio
Metlifecare's profit up 10% on strong sales and better margins
Metlifecare has made a strong full-year profit, with steady demand for retirement units and aged care beds, driving up margins and valuations.
Union 'totally shocked' at mental health pay equity warning
The Ministry of Health has written to DHBs telling them not to pay their mental health workers the same as aged-care and disability support staff. Video, Audio
Man targets rest home's cash after care 'failures'
A man who claims a resthome failed to provide basic care to his mother is heading to the Disputes Tribunal after the usual process proved "slow, painful and likely fruitless". Audio
Dollars in pockets as historic pay equity deal takes effect
Tens of thousands of aged-care and disability workers will get a hefty pay rise today under a landmark equity deal.
Mental health workers on mission for equal pay
Thousands of care workers in the mental health sector say the government should treat them the same way as their colleagues in aged care and home support. Audio
Historic pay equity deal unanimously backed by MPs
A $2 billion pay equity settlement that will give a pay rise to about 55,000 aged-care and disability workers has passed with unanimous support.
Pay equity bill pushing care sector 'off a cliff'
A pay equity bill could cripple the care sector with "potentially catastrophic" results if it's not properly funded, MPs have been warned.
Fears mental health workers will move to rest homes
Mental health organisation Platform Trust wants an urgent meeting with Government amid fears a pay equity deal will lure workers into the aged care sector. Audio
'We're sick of the pay, the stress, the heavy work load'
Aged care workers are stressed, working unstable hours and feeling unappreciated financially, according to a newly released survey.
Devonport residents withdraw opposition to retirement complex
A huge retirement village planned for an Auckland seaside community has cleared a major hurdle after residents withdrew their opposition.
Govt inks landmark $2bn pay equity settlement
The government has officially signed a $2 billion equity settlement giving tens of thousands of care and support workers a pay rise.
Care and support workers celebrate $2-billion win
Yesterday dozens of workers crowded into a Wellington church hall to celebrate the announcement that health care and support workers will receive a substantial pay rise. Among them was Kristine… Audio
