A looming crisis means New Zealand must rethink how it pays for aged care
- Written by Claire Dale, Research Fellow, the Pensions and Intergenerational Equity (PIE) research hub, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The recent submissions to parliament’s Health Select Committee makes one thing clear: a crisis looms for the aged care sector in New Zealand.
This crisis centres on the funding and staffing of residential aged care (ARC) and in-home care and support services.
But to address the problem, the government doesn’t have to look far. Australia...





