‘Struggling’ aged-care sector needs wholesale reform

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‘Struggling’ aged-care sector needs wholesale reform

Stephen
Forbes
Elderly hands CR Cristian Newman on Unsplash
An ageing population will only increase demand on an under pressure residential and home care sector, a new report says [Image: Cristian Newman on iStock]

Stephen Forbes takes a look at the findings of a new report on aged care which calls for a total rethink on the funding of home and community-support services and the provision of aged residential care

The situation will continue to deteriorate as New Zealand’s population rapidly ages The aged-care sector is struggling and existing policy settin