http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/ This feed displays the lastest stories from Aged Care INsite. Copyright 2006-2010 APN Educational Media Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Aged Care INsite Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 1440 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25277 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25277 Providing seamless care from the home, to residential aged care, to an acute hospital setting appears to be a universal goal. Families want it, the... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Management&idArticle=25279 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Management&idArticle=25279 Over the last year a group of people and organisations have set about developing the vision for dementia care services. This is the work of the... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Research&idArticle=25280 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Research&idArticle=25280 Study after study, and person after person, attest to the fact that singing is not only good for you, but makes you feel good as well. It is good for... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25271 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25271 JUDE BARBACK looks at the benefits that can be derived from Vitamin D and how prescription across the board will aid both individuals and the... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25260 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25260 Meet Ana. She is 37. She works as a caregiver at the rest home round the corner from her house, which she shares with her partner and their three... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25278 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25278 Imagine if elderly parents could sue their children for not paying them a visit often enough? This is now the case in China, where the law was... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=25276 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=25276 Many family carers say, "I can cope with what he can no longer do, but I can't cope with what he has started to do." It is estimated that currently... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Amenities&idArticle=25275 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Amenities&idArticle=25275 To the Editor: Having followed your articles on the Retirement Villages Code of Practice (the Code), I am compelled to submit this offering, to... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Amenities&idArticle=25274 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Amenities&idArticle=25274 It's been a while since I've been down Grey Street in Hamilton. As I drive to Selwyn Wilson Carlile, I'm struck by what a good possy the rest home is... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=25273 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=25273 When I first heard of interRAI, I wasn't sure what it was all about so I did some reading on the subject and then went to Christchurch to see it in... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25272 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25272 Once upon a time in a land far, far away ... I joined the team at Rawhiti Lodge Care as their registered nurse. Having spent time in secondary care... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25270 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25270 A paper presented to a Communicable Diseases Conference in Canberra looks at two gastro outbreaks at an Australian aged care facility in April and... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25269 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25269 A new six-month National Certificate in Health, Disability, and Aged Support (Core Competencies) (Level 3) offered by Waiariki Institute of... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25268 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25268 Metlifecare recently declared an interim dividend of one cent per share. That dividend will be paid on 17 April 2013. In a letter to shareholders,... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25267 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25267 Australian private equity firm Quadrant has divested 40 million shares, approximately a third of its 56 per cent stake in New Zealand retirement... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25266 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25266 The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) intends to carry out a review of the aged care sector next year. With the government unwilling to... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25265 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25265 An update on the work carried out by the Office of the Auditor-General shows that rest home audits are improving. The update follows a scathing... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25264 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25264 St John is looking to decrease the number of callouts to aged care facilities in response to unprecedented pressure on its ambulance service. St John... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25263 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25263 The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) has ruffled some District Health Board feathers for naming and shaming those with long delays in... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25262 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25262 I've always liked the phrase 'continuum of care'. I like its alliterative quality, and the way the words, when coined together like that, take on a... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25261 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25261 With the theme, 'Future proofed & meeting demand - Direction, Community, Challenges' and an impressive horde of speakers, this year's RVA conference... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25248 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25248 Taylor, who wrote to the Minister twice outlining 19 issues the NZACA says need to be addressed in the interRAI roll-out, received response from the... Sun, 7 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25243 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25243 St John staff nationally responded to 350,985 emergency incidents last year, up from 309,051 in 2009-10. Callouts to rest homes comprise the biggest... Wed, 3 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25242 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25242 Martin Taylor, chief executive of the NZACA, says he isn't surprised Government funding has not been forthcoming as it will highlight the lack of... Wed, 3 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25105 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25105 In its decision, the committee acknowledged "the complexity of the funding model and the tension between private and DHB providers" and said they... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25106 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25106 The Summerset Group beat its IPO targets by tripling full-year earnings and raising its dividend. The retirement village operator, which listed on... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25107 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25107 The local provider's decision not to pursue a legal battle was said to be in the interests of clients and staff, who need, according to PSO board... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25041 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25041 Simon Challies, Managing Director, Ryman Healthcare "The retirement village industry is playing an essential role in the respect that it provides... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25042 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25042 Even a person with no connection or interest in New Zealand's retirement village industry could not help but notice the familiar fonts and logos at... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Management&idArticle=25045 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Management&idArticle=25045 On December 11 the Government released a consultation document on premium charging in aged residential care. The consultation document is timely as... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=25046 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=25046 Age-related hearing loss, also known as 'presbyacusis' - derived from greek presbys meaning 'elder' and akousis meaning 'hearing' - is the cumulative... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=25040 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=25040 Older people are a powerful force in Canterbury. Around 15.5 per cent of the population is aged 65 and over. This contrasts with 13.8 per cent aged... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25044 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25044 Fred Astaire, American dancer, singer, and actor, once said, "Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young."... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25043 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=25043 It is well accepted that New Zealand faces a demographic challenge in its ageing population. Recent figures from Statistics New Zealand indicate that... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Amenities&idArticle=25039 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Amenities&idArticle=25039 One of the many perks of living in the Bay of Plenty - aside from the beach at my doorstep and the abundance of sunny days - is that everything is... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Amenities&idArticle=25038 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Amenities&idArticle=25038 "I'm so glad it's there …and it's like going out when you can't go out". These were the words of a resident at Ross Home and Hospital in reference... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Amenities&idArticle=25037 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Amenities&idArticle=25037 Few New Zealanders will have heard of Uchter John Mark Knox Ranfurly but almost everyone is aware of the shield he donated to the NZRFU in 1902 -... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=25036 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=25036 I am a registered nurse and have worked in aged care since 1974. I sort of drifted into aged care, working part-time as it fitted in with my family.... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25035 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25035 'Squeeze, stretch and flex': the theme for this year's New Zealand Home Health Association (NZHHA) Conference 2013. It reflects the type of response... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25034 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25034 Last Christmas staff at Summerset in the Vines in Havelock North went the extra mile for their Care Centre residents. An extra-special day was... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT