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Aged-care providers under pressure to find nurses
Bill McDonald of retirement business Arvida reveals plans for 2019
Woman wrongly fired for stealing bag of chips now out of pocket
The woman had sued her former employer after being dismissed for stealing a bag of chips.
Arvida drives profit up 110pc, plans $500m expansion
The retirement giant has big expansion plans.
Rest home in breach of code after elderly man died after assault by fellow resident
Other resident was seen kicking the victim in the abdomen while he was on the floor.
Mixed views as retirement village expands
Village plans to buy up to 42 properties in three neighbouring streets
Rest home shake-up: Advice on aged-care watchdog received
The Government has received advice about setting up a new aged care watchdog.
Metlifecare profit halves as property value growth slows
The company delivered its full-year result this morning.
Retirement villages will bring 320 jobs, $45m boost
Research suggests retirement village development adds significantly to the local economy.
Issues remain rife at embattled St Kilda Care Home
Multiple failures have been found during an unannounced inspection in Cambridge.
Summerset chief extols benefits of expansion into Australia
Summerset posted a half-year profit of $82 million.
'When I bought, I knew there'd be a fight': Developer
Developer says he understands why local opposition to his company's plans was so strong.
Remuera retirement village nearing completion
A retirement village is nearing completion on a former 100-year-old Remuera bowling club
Rest home in breach over resident's smelly wound
Rest home resident's wound was smelly & surrounded by cellulitis, with a yellow discharge.
Rest home worker accused of abuse awarded $10k
Healthcare company ordered to pay a nurse more than $10,000 for unjust dismissal.
Norovirus outbreak at Auckland retirement village
Edmund Hillary Retirement Village works to manage norovirus outbreak
Ngāti Whātua reveals rebuild plans for 30-unit block at Eastcliffe
The new 30-unit site will rise in place of a previous development dogged by controversy.
Investigation probes rest home charging
Premium room charges are a growing revenue stream for aged-care facilities.
Metlifecare Beachlands announcement
Glen Sowry of Metlifecare explains new Auckland retirement village.
Watch: $180m Metlifecare village planned for Beachlands
Metlifecare has purchased a large new Auckland site for the project.
Life-long lovebirds wouldn't be kept apart
Couple with dementia were able to stay together and be cared for in a secure apartment.
Eighty-one retirement villages planned
Most elderly don't live in retirement villages, study points out.
Ex-cop's property multimillion dollar empire
How does an ex-cop plan Queenstown's biggest hotel and get a retirement empire?
Elderly patients left cold and in dark after storm, fumes son
Nurses were forced to change patients' dressings with 'dying torchlight' after power cuts.
Woman died after rest home bedsores became infected
Woman died after infected bedsore were not properly treated in rest home.
Rest homes understaffed says expert
Good care "should be the norm, it shouldn't be the exception", says rest home researcher.
Claims of neglect at rest home not the first
Claims of substandard care at rest home are not the first, says daughter of late mum.
Metlifecare abolishes weekly fees on empty places
Move welcomed by the Retirement Villages Association.
Nurse guilty of falsifying patient notes
A nurse has been struck off the register for faking patient notes to cover up poor care.
Sponsor saves school choir festival
School principals hope Auckland Council will help music fest after three-year deal ends.
Foreign investor ban plan outrages retirement giants
Ryman Healthcare and Metlifecare have invested heavily in the local market.
Metlifecare profit slumps 66 per cent
The retirement giant made $56.5 million in half-year profit.
Retirement village residents become 'Santa's helpers' on busy Santaline
Retirees help with thousands of calls from children trying to reach Santa on 'Santaline'.