dc.contributor.author |
Kiata, L. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kerse, N. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Dixon, R. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-08-19T04:28:42Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-08-19T04:28:42Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2005 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
New Zealand Medical Journal 118 (1214), 2005 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1175-8716 |
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dc.identifier.other |
eid=2-s2.0-23844443236 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/4703 |
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dc.description |
An open access copy of this article is available and complies with the copyright holder/publisher conditions. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Aims: To describe the nature and size of long-term residential care homes in New Zealand; funding of facilities; and the ethnic and gender composition of residents and residential care workers nationwide. Methods: A postal, fax, and email survey of all long-term residential care homes in New Zealand. Results: Completed surveys were received from an eligible 845 facilities (response rate: 55%). The majority of these (54%) facilities housed less than 30 residents. Of the 438 (94%) facilities completing the questions about residents' ethnicity, 432 (99%) housed residents from New Zealand European (Pakeha) descent, 156 (33%) housed at least 1 Maori resident, 71 (15%) at least 1 Pacific (Islands) resident, and 61 (13%) housed at least 1 Asian resident. Facilities employed a range of ethnically diverse staff, with 66% reporting Maori staff. Less than half of all facilities employed Pacific staff (43%) and Asian staff (33%). Registered nursing staff were mainly between 46 and 60 years (47%), and healthcare assistant staff were mostly between 25 and 45 years old (52%). Wide regional variation in the ethnic make up of staff was reported. About half of all staff were reported to have moved within the previous 2 years. Conclusions: The age and turnover of the residential care workforce suggests the industry continues to be under threat from staffing shortages. While few ethnic minority residents live in long-term care facilities, staff come from diverse backgrounds, especially in certain regions. |
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dc.publisher |
NZMA |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
New Zealand Medical Journal |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0028-8446/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.source.uri |
http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1214/1445/ |
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dc.title |
Residential care workers and residents: The New Zealand story |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.subject.marsden |
Fields of Research::320000 Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.issue |
1214 |
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pubs.volume |
118 |
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dc.description.version |
VoR - Version of Record |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
15886740 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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