http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/ This feed displays the lastest stories from Aged Care INsite. Copyright 2006-2010 APN Educational Media Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Aged Care INsite Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 1440 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23763 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23763 Careerforce chief executive, Ray Lind, says the Memorandum of Understanding will have widespread benefits for employers and trainees in the aged care... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23762 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23762 Ryman's net profit before revaluations hit a record $84 million in the year to March 31, with unrealised valuation gains lifting the reported profit... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23713 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23713 Today's proposed merger between village operators, Metlifecare, Vision Senior Living, and Private Life Care has been pronounced a "very good option"... Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23442 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23442 Twelve years ago, Careerforce and Health Ed Trust (HET) began a rolling annual contract. The agreement was for Careerforce, the aged care sector's... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23450 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23450 The Matamata health shuttle is buzzing. You wouldn't think the people on board the minibus, full of social chatter and laughter, were on their way to... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23451 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23451 Meet Doris*. Doris is 96 and occupies one of the four palliative care beds at Althorp Private Hospital in Tauranga. Now meet those who provide her... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23452 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23452 After 60 years of marriage, five children, 13 grandchildren, and the most productive vegetable garden in the district, Bruce and Fay decided they... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=23448 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=23448 Origins of drama therapy Drama therapy was developed in the 1960s as an approach for dealing with clients who didn't have the verbal capacity... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Management&idArticle=23456 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Management&idArticle=23456 Premium Charging: Red Herrings and Reality One of the most important debates for the future of aged care, and the country, is around premium charging... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23455 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23455 Carol Corbett Carol lives at Evelyn Page Retirement Village with her husband Dink. INsite: What prompted your decision to move into a retirement... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23454 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23454 In this issue, to mark the first anniversary of the February Christchurch earthquake, we look back at a not-so-typical day for Annette McGinlay,... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23453 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23453 Althorp Private Hospital is nestled in a cosy, quiet corner of Tauranga, yet close enough to the busy Tauranga Hospital, alongside which Althorp... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=23449 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=23449 Alzheimers New Zealand is urging the Government to recognise dementia as the most serious health crisis to be faced this century. The reality is... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=23447 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=23447 INsite: You were chosen to attend this year's Young Core Leaders of Civil Society Groups Development programme in Oita, Japan - what an honour! How... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23446 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23446 Thank you for the great feedback on this year's first edition of INsite, sporting its new format. With long-term care needs as the focus of this... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23445 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23445 Meeting report: National Dementia Co-operative Meeting Over 60 people attended the regional meeting of the National Dementia Cooperative in Rotorua... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23444 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23444 Anni Ultimi: A Roman Stoic Guide to Retirement, Old Age and Death by Alan Scribner and J. C. Douglas Marshall (CreateSpace) Anni Ultimi (Latin for... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23443 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23443 Careerforce and Health Ed Trust call it quits Increased pressure on funding for industry training organisations (ITOs) by the Tertiary Education... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23237 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23237 The letter outlines Careerforce's intentions to support the ACE programmes in spite of the failure to merge with HET and advises employers of their... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23197 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23197 The HET board's official decision comes just a day after Careerforce wrote to sector employers (including many Health Ed Trust subscribers) advising... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23188 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23188 Six months' of negotiation are about to end in stalemate as HET has indicated it does not wish to proceed with an amalgamation with Careerforce. The... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23129 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23129 In an effort to do justice to the many and varied topics confronting the aged care and retirement sectors, we will be honing in on a different topic... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=23137 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=23137 Career progression or 'staircasing' has been identified as a major concern for employees of the aged care sector. What training is out there to help... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=23138 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=23138 Retirement village managers wear many hats. With customer service and staff management essential components for the job, it comes as no surprise that... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=23139 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=23139 Like the retirement village sector, home health is an area which has also had the benefit of a recent formal review of its training and education.... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23142 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23142 Seven months on, JUDE BARBACK looks to see whether things are any clearer in the retirement village industry. In July last year the retirement... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Management&idArticle=23149 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Management&idArticle=23149 INsite: What was your reaction when you learned you had taken the 2011 Village Manager of the Year title? Rose: I was shocked that I had won,... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23148 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23148 And if an older person moves into residential care, then we want them to be safe and happy that it is the right choice for them. When we took office... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23147 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23147 I have worked as an activities coordinator for rest-home-level care at Frances Hodgkins Retirement Village in Dunedin for 17 years. Over this time, I... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23146 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23146 It is morning-tea time at Ocean Shores and a cluster of staff are enjoying a cuppa in the sunny, spacious office area. They are a pleasant bunch... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23145 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23145 From the benefits derived from the sensory components of a dementia unit garden, to the creativity and exercise from maintaining the garden of their... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23144 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23144 'With all the luxuries of a five-star hotel, and a warm and friendly atmosphere, it's no wonder our residents exclaim, "It's the only place to be!"'... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23143 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Retirement&idArticle=23143 Metlifecare: structural shake-up In the news Metlifecare made headlines in November last year when the company announced the completion of the... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=23141 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=23141 Q:When are Village Operators going to become Contracted Homecare Providers? A:Metlifecare Greenwood Park is a contracted DHB homecare provider. Over... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=23140 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=23140 Bruce Cullington, Acacia Cove Village, Manakau "I hold a NZIM diploma, am a chartered secretary and a qualified real estate branch manager. Most... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23136 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23136 WINNER: LOIS COSSEY (Selwyn Oaks Retirement Village) When I think about the word caregiver and what that means, I think about Lois. She has worked us... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23135 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23135 Located in Kamo on Winger Cresent, the development includes 15 new serviced apartments for more independent living plus 34 new hospital beds, which... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23134 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23134 As new medical alarm technologies continue to grow in popularity and peoples' desire to stay at home longer increases, health and care company, Bupa,... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23133 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23133 Smith, who is the current CEO of Auckland District Health Board, will succeed Reverend Duncan Macdonald, who is retiring as head of the foundation,... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23132 http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23132 The refurbishments will enable the hospice to offer even better services to patients and their families across the district, along with more day... Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT