Source: Ministry of Health, Annual Update of Key Results 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey
Pātiki and Waharua Kōpito patterns
What health services do older people access
Choice in residential care
Older people requiring residential care have a choice of facility.
Number of aged residential care facilities by district health board



Source: Central Region's Technical Advisory Services (TAS), Survey of Aged Residential Care Facilities March 2016.
Access to primary care
Almost all older people visit a GP, but a significant number experience some difficulty accessing primary care services.
While older people were generally less likely to put off visiting a GP because of cost than younger people, older Māori had more difficulty than non-Māori.
Percentage of people who visited a GP in the past 12 months



Percentage of people who experienced one or more types of unmet need for primary health care in the past 12 months



Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months



Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months, ratio of Māori to non-Māori aged over 50, age standardised



Source: Ministry of Health, Annual Update of Key Results 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey