Meetings over aged care services start
An aged care investigation being undertaken by Grey Power, along with Green and Labour MPs, starts with a public meeting on the Kapiti Coast today, with a string of nationwide meetings to follow.
An aged care investigation being undertaken by Grey Power, along with Green and Labour MPs, starts with a public meeting on the Kapiti Coast today, with a string of nationwide meetings to follow.
Aged care spokeswomen, Labour's Winnie Laban and Sue Kedgley from the Greens, announced last month that an investigation would be carried out to gather information about the level of care provided to elderly both in rest homes and in their own homes.
It follows concerns sparked by recent damning reports from the Health and Disability Commissioner involving rest homes, and by the Auditor-General over the general state of aged residential care in New Zealand.
Ms Laban said there had been a flood of response from around the country about the investigation.
Nineteen public meetings are scheduled, the last of which takes place in Greymouth on June 20.
NZPA
Wed, 12 May 2010
Wed, 12 May 2010
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Meetings over aged care services start
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