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Health of older people

This section provides information about our Health of Older People team
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  • 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 Te Whatu Ora.
  • Health of older people organisations and websites

    Links to useful websites and resources on the health of older people in New Zealand and overseas.

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

  • 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.
  • Home support services

    Home support services give older people the ability to make choices in later life about where they want to live, and to receive the support to do so.
  • 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 aims to improve the sustainability of services and ensure equity of access and outcome.

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