Radius Care Talk About The Importance of the Aged Care Industry

The aged care industry is a very caring industry, providing valuable and needed services, homes and communities to many older New Zealanders and their families, and its continued success and growth is a key solution to many of the ageing issues our country faces over the coming decades. It gives residents a continuum of care, security of tenure and the ease of lifestyle that they and their families desire.

Over the next 16 years New Zealand’s population in the over 65′s+ is going to double to more than 1,200,000 – a scary thought when you consider that group as a percentage of the total population. A consequence of this enormous growth is going to be intense pressure on the availability of accommodation provided by Healthcare providers in the area of aged care.

Aged care facilities like Radius Care are important facilities which provide care and assistance to the elderly in need of round the clock medical assistance, and promote social interaction and also arrange activities which aid socialisation. Rest home care is also delivering value to the lives of older people. In an NZ Herald recent report Caring for our older Kiwis - The right place, at the right time, anonymously analysed more than 300,000 interRAI assessments, interRAI being the clinical tool used to assess people before and after going into care.

It showed that 82 per cent of older people report they no longer feel lonely when they move into care, 74.5 per cent had improved health stability and 62.6 per cent had improved levels of pain.

Aged care has changed considerably over the past few decades, and Radius Care are proud to be at the forefront of innovation. With 22 locations, 1500 staff and 1700 residents nationwide, they are not only one of the largest providers of aged care in New Zealand,  but are also considered one of the best.

Key to their success is the fact that they combine the latest, state-of-the-art facilities, services and practices with good old fashioned, down-to-earth Kiwi values and standards.

For more information on respite care Tauranga,  retirement communities and aged care providers nz please go to http://radiuscare.co.nz .