New funding will give older people greater access to aged residential care and longer care outside of hospitals, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello announced today.
“We want to ensure older New Zealanders can get the treatment and care they need in the best possible place. They should not be in hospital simply because they are frail and there are limited options for their care,” Ms Costello says.
“This investment of $24 million over four years will help people, who don’t need continued hospital treatment, to move to other care places in the community, including aged residential care.”
