• 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.

  • Healthy Ageing Strategy: update

    The Healthy Ageing Strategy presents the strategic direction for change and a set of actions to improve the health of older people.

  • 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.

  • Aged Care Funding and Service Models Review

    The Aged Care Funding and Service Models Review will make sure older people get the right care when and where it is needed for them and their whānau.