Looking at Long-term Residential Care in a Rest Home or Hospital

Looking at Long-term Residential Care in a Rest Home or Hospital - What you need to know
Date of publication: March 2007

Summary
This booklet provides information about long-term residential care in a rest home or continuing care hospital and replaces the earlier 2005 version. It outlines the steps you must take to access care and to determine whether you qualify for financial assistance from the Government to help pay for it.

It includes information on:

the steps to take when you are considering long-term residential care
the needs assessment and service co-ordination process (to assess your needs and whether these can be met in the community or with long-term residential care)
the financial means assessment (to assess whether you qualify for financial help through the Residential Care Subsidy)
changes to asset thresholds (which enable people to retain more of their assets while still qualifying for a Residential Care Subsidy)
who is eligible for a Residential Care Subsidy
how much you must contribute to the cost of your care
residential care loans
what services you can expect from a rest home or hospital
complaints or queries
where to go for further information.

Errata 10 April 2007:
Some hard copy versions of this document contain two typos. On page 20 "dietician, podiatrist or other services prescribed by a doctor" should read "dietician, podiatrist or other services not prescribed by a doctor"; on page 18 "prescribed medication (from the official Pharmac list)" should read "prescribed medication (normally from the official Pharmac list)". These typos have been corrected in the documents provided below.

Publication availability
This publication is available in full text online and in PDF format below:

Looking at Long-term Residential Care in a Rest Home or Continuing Care Hospital - What you need to know (HTML - full text)

Looking at Long-term Residential Care in a Rest Home or Continuing Care Hospital - What you need to know (PDF, 243 KB)

This publication is also available in hard copy. You can order a copy by emailing moh@wickliffe.co.nz or calling 04 496 2277 quoting HP number 4359. Please let us know your name, your physical address and how many copies you would like. Please note the erratum above.

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Publishing information
Date of publication: March 2007

ISBN numbers: Book 978-0-478-30745-0, Website 948-0-478-30746-7

HP number: 4359

Citation: Ministry of Health. 2007. Looking at Long-term Residential Care in a Rest Home or Continuing Care Hospital - What you need to know. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

Related information

Eligibility for publicly-funded health and disability services

Health of Older People

National Contract for Aged Residential Care Services