• Long-term residential care

    Legislation related to long-term residential care is set out in the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018.

  • Needs assessment

    Needs Assessment Service Coordination agencies (NASCs) operate the needs assessment and service coordination process on behalf of Health NZ.

  • The LiLACS NZ research programme (goes to another website)

    Te Puāwaitanga O Ngā Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu/ Life and Living in Advanced Age, a Cohort Study in New Zealand, otherwise known as LiLACS NZ, is a longitudinal cohort study of New Zealanders living in advanced age.

  • Dementia Mate Wareware

    Dementia mate wareware is the name for symptoms caused by different diseases that affect a person’s brain, such as memory, thinking and social skills.