long-term carepopulation trendsutilisationBackground: in Auckland, New Zealand in 1988, 7.7% of those aged over 65 years lived in licenced residential aged care. Age-specific rates approximately doubled for each 5-year age group after the age of 65 years. Even with changes in policies and ...
Five Essential Tips for Navigating Aged Residential Care Audits in New Zealand Instilling a workplace culture where the mindset is, “Consider every day as if it were an audit day,” fosters continuous readiness. Preparing for an audit in aged residential care can be challenging. In New Zealan...
In this article, we explore issues within the aged residential care sector from the perspectives of representatives of the workforce and the residents themselves. Qualitative interviews were conducted with residents, nurses and care workers at one residential care facility in Dunedin, New Zealand. Care...
Objectives To investigate the association between dentition status and nutritional status in a national survey of older New Zealanders living in aged residential care facilities. Material and methods Secondary analysis of clinical oral status and nutrition data collected in 2012 in New Zealand's Older ...
Aged residential care (ARC) admission needs are increasing beyond the available capacity in many countries, including New Zealand. Therefore, identifying modifiable factors which may prevent or delay ARC admissions is of international importance. Hearing impairment is common among older adults and thought...
Twenty-year trends in dependency in res- idential aged care in Auckland, New Zealand: A descriptive study. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2011;12:535-540.Twenty-Year Trends in Dependency in Residential Aged Care in Auckland, New Zealand: A Descriptive Study[J] . Michal Boyd,Joanna B. Broad,Ngaire ...
New research led by Victoria University of Wellington researchers shows New Zealand's aged care sector will be under pressure unless more support is provided to a growing older population living with obesity. It also highlights the potential for older adults living with obesity to be stigmatised....
See The Feed’s video on the abuse faced by LGBTIQ+ older adults in residential aged care:
Residential Support worker Healthcare of New Zealand New Plymouth, Taranaki This is a busy and diverse role, supporting people with various aspects of daily life and to do the things they want to do such as going swimming, personal… PostedPosted 30 days ago·More... Social Worker - Buchan...
AGED CARE, WHO CARES? 来自 EBSCO 喜欢 0 阅读量: 35 作者: J Yeats 摘要: The article focuses on the need for improvements in the way aged care or elderly care in New Zealand is handled. One concern is about the quality of care provided by rest homes. There is also the issue on ...