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Rest homes are welcoming Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi’s decision to allow families of critical healthcare workers in New Zealand on temporary visas to apply to join them here. Simon Wallace, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) says the reunification visa announcement demonstrates the Government is listening and cares. “Overseas healthcare workers are an essential part of this sector that is working at the frontline of health care for New Zealand’s most frail older citizens. This will make a huge difference for them, knowing they are valued and knowing th...

Monday, 19 April 2021, 3:59 pm | Aged Care Association Rest homes are welcoming Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi’s decision to allow families of critical healthcare workers in New Zealand on temporary visas to apply to join them here. Simon Wallace, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Aged Care Association ... More >> Thursday, 9 May 2019, 9:37 am | Aged Care Association The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) applauds the Government’s decision to add aged care nurses to the Long Term Skills Shortage List as a positive step to helping address chronic nursing shortages. NZACA Chie...

Newshub understands the vaccine rollout in the aged care sector is highly variable.  The Nelson-Marlborough region started COVID vaccines for residents on March 31 - it leads the way - while in Metro Auckland, shots for residents began on Monday.  But in Rotorua, residents will have to wait until May 10 and in Mid-Central, which includes Palmerston North, it's understood residents have to wait until May 31.  "It feels a little bit shambolic," says Blackwell. If you have more information, email Newshub's Investigations Reporter Michael Morrah in confidence at michaelmorrah@tv3.co.nz Simon ...

“It’s what we’d hoped to see for the rest of the country. “However, there is still a lot of uncertainty around actual dates for roll-out by individual DHBs. By now we certainly would have expected that all staff at rest homes around the country to have their first vaccination, or at the very least have confirmed dates.” Andrea Staufer gives Cyril Martin, a resident of Stillwater Lifecare & Village in Richmond, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Wallace said he was not sure what was causing the delays, but “with the trans-Tasman bubble and quarantine-free travel upon us increasing th...

File image. Photo: 123RF The Aged Care Association represents about 90 percent of rest homes in New Zealand and it wants certainty around the rollout, saying it is juggling flu jabs too. Chief executive Simon Wallace told Checkpoint the association has about 35,000 residents and just as many staff due vaccinations, but only a handful had the Covid-19 jab so far. "Like everyone we would like the rollout to move more quickly. It's certainly started in some regions, for example Nelson started a week ago. "With the trans-Tasman bubble and quarantine-free travel upon us, that actually just raise...