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Can couples move into a New Zealand care home together?
Although it is more common for one person to be assessed as needing residential care, couples can and do move into a care home together. In fact, some care homes have rooms specifically suited to couples. On Eldernet , you can filter search results by ‘Rooms suitable for a couple’...
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What is service or care co-ordination - NASC?
What is NASC? After you have had an interRAI assessment, and if you are eligible to receive services, you will probably be referred to someone known as a service or care coordinator - these teams are commonly referred to as Needs Assessment and Service Coordination (NASC). They will discuss the...
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Does the 2023 change of government affect the health system?
There have been a number of significant health system changes in New Zealand Aotearoa since 2022 (e.g., the establishment of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and related agencies by the then Labour Government). The General Election of late 2023 saw a National, ACT and New Zealand Coalition Government...
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