How can I gain entry to a rest home or hospital?

Entry to residential care is managed by a process known as Needs Assessment

1) To begin this process you either need to talk to your doctor about the issues that you are having or you can contact the agency responsible for managing assessments (known as NASC or sometimes Care Co-ordination) yourself. Find all NASC or Care Co-ordination centres in New Zealand here.

2) You will then undergo an assessment known as an interRAI. An assessment is not something you pass or fail: it is a way of finding out what your needs are and how they might best be met. During the assessment you will be asked a lot of questions about your health and wellbeing, your personal circumstances, whether you need help with your daily activities and whether more assistance would improve your quality of life. A referral to a specialist (e.g. geriatrician, physiotherapist etc.) may also be made if required.

3) After the assessment has been done the findings will be discussed with you. Possible outcomes of the assessment may include:

• • A recommendation for residential care (the criteria for entry is quite high); find residential care here.
  • A recommendation for support at home to a residential care level; find support at home here.
  • Informed you do not meet the criteria and other options are recommended e.g. home support services; find services here.

For more information about residential care 

For: an overview of residential care

For: details of all residential care facilities in the country

For: residential care VACANCIES that are updated daily and shown on a map Eldernet is the only website that has DAILY UPDATES on rest home, hospital, rest home dementia and specialist dementia hospitals (also known as psychogeriatric or occasionally called D6) in Aotearoa New Zealand.