11 Nov 2020, Aged Residential Care
Join the Health Quality & Safety Commission for a webinar to discuss the findings of the recent survey: infection prevention and control – gaps and opportunities identified during the COVID-19 response.
19 May 2020, Aged Residential Care
New Zealanders need to remove the stigma from aged care homes and fund them properly, write University of Auckland experts Michal Boyd, Merryn Gott, Jackie Robinson and Aileen Collier.
1 Oct 2019, Aged Residential Care
In around thirty years time it’s expected there will be more older people than children – for the first time in history.
18 Sep 2019, Aged Residential Care
As Aotearoa’s aged population increases, the recognition and treatment of frailty has become crucial to all health care environments.
9 Jul 2019, Aged Residential Care
The Ministry of Health have developed an easy-to-use suite of resources to help people navigate the aged residential care complaints process.
3 May 2019, Aged Residential Care
A nurse practitioner’s dedication to building the profession in New Zealand was honoured with a special pounamu at the Nurse Practitioners New Zealand conference.
1 May 2019, Aged Residential Care
The Commission is pleased to be working with ACC who have funded a quality improvement (QI) facilitator programme.
6 Jun 2018, Aged Residential Care
A small group of New Zealand health professionals recently participated in a study tour to the Netherlands, hosted by CareMetric principal Jan Weststrate. The group visited hospitals, health care agencies (regulatory and quality improvement), aged care...
4 May 2018, Aged Residential Care
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is hosting four free regional workshops to learn and share about quality improvement of aged residential care services.