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Health of Older People in New Zealand

Age Related Residential Care Services Agreement


National Contract for Age Related Residential Care between District Health Boards and aged residential care providers


The Ministry of Health introduced a national aged residential contract from 1 June 2002. Responsibility for this contract was devolved to District Health Boards on 1 October 2003.

The contract covers rest home, dementia and geriatric hospital level care delivered in a residential care setting. The contract ensures that there is a national standard of services that are provided to residents in long-term residential care. It is important that residents, friends and families, are aware what services are covered in this contract.

Each year there is a single national review of all agreements between DHBs and providers for the provision of Aged Related Residential Care Services.

The agreements are available in PDF format below:

  • Age Related Residential Care Services Contract 2009 - 2010 (PDF, 233 KB)
  • Age-related Residential Hospital Specialised Services Contract (i.e. psycho-geriatric services) 2009 - 2010 (PDF, 217 KB)



Page last updated: 11 September 2009



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