900 Nurses Short – Insufficient Funding
The crisis in Aged Residential Care has been exacerbated by the funding outcome – 900 nurses short which is nearly 20 percent of the…
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Pressures Mounting in NZ’s Overstimulated Economy
The New Zealand economy is growing at an unsustainable rate, fuelled by the massive fiscal and monetary stimulus applied over the last 16 months…
Montessori Dementia Care Course
One way of helping a patient or resident with dementia is by incorporating activities based on the Montessori Method. The Montessori Method places an…
Summerset Reports Record Q2 Result
Summerset Group reports 270 sales for the quarter ending 30 June 2021, comprising 154 new sales and 116 resales. Summerset CEO Scott Scoullar said…
Microsoft opens Donations and Discounts Program to Aged Care Providers
Microsoft has re-opened their donated and discounted licencing program to New Zealand aged care organisations. Now, instead of paying full price, many organisations through…
Pals Launch Zero Alcohol RTD
Pals has launched a limited edition, zero alcohol RTD in time for Dry July. The flavour is a 0% variation of its very popular…
Radius Care Announces Equity Raising
Radius Care has announced an equity raising of up to $50 million to fund strategic growth initiatives. Radius Residential Care Limited announced its plans…
Conversation Card Game with a Killer Soundtrack
AgedPlus caught up with Eran Thomson, inventor and chief rocker of the music memory game Song Saga. “In either sense of the word, I’m…
NZNO Members Approve 3 More Strikes
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) said its 30,000 members working in DHBs have voted in favour of three more strikes: July 29/30 (24…
PitchMe 2021 is Back – Enter Now
PITCHme, an exciting initiative from Review Publishing that opens lines of communication between small, large, and artisanal producers and respective buying groups, is back…
Australia | Many Questions Over Mandatory Vaccinations
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) continues to strongly encourage aged care nurses and carers to receive COVID-19 vaccines, but is concerned that…
Australia | Bupa Increases Focus on Digital Healthcare
Bupa, the international healthcare company, has further committed to migrating key applications in its leading markets to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. The company has over 31 million customers worldwide…