A third of all rest homes have shortcomings related to resident care, including care plans not being updated or detailed enough to guide staff. Corrective actions for Longwood, Ohope Beach Care, Greendale and Princes Court Dementia Care have all been signed off. Another pledge was the establishment of an Office of the Aged Care Commissioner, and tasking it with investigating a government-backed "star rating" system for rest homes. "A constant rush"More than 32,000 New Zealanders live in rest homes, a number projected to reach 58,000 by 2030. David Wait, NZ Nurses Organisation's industrial adviser on aged care, said audit reports didn't pick up crucial personal connections.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 23, 2018 19:52 UTC