Women’s Retirement Income: A Summary of Key Issues from the Literature Published: 01 Mar 2012 As the policy challenges of dealing simultaneously with an ageing population, increased costs of health care and welfare benefits, and economic and fiscal constraints, an increased…
The future demand for paid caregivers in a rapidly ageing society Published: 01 Jan 2009 As the prevalence of disability increases with age, the impact on the need for assistance and care in various day-to-day living is apparent. It has been…
Connecting Diverse Communities - Report on 2007/2008 Public Engagement Published: 01 Aug 2008 This report summarises the findings of the ‘Connecting Diverse Communities’ public engagement process. This process involved fifteen meetings held throughout New Zealand between August and November…
District Nursing Services in New Zealand in 2010 Published: 02 May 2011 This report identifies 65 separate district nursing services offering a wide range of home, clinic, and community based health care services usually seven days a week.…
Changing Roles: The pleasures and pressures of being a grandparent in New Zealand Published: 26 Feb 2010 Recognising the diversity of grandparenting experiences, the Families Commission decided that in order to focus its advocacy role, further information was required about how grandparents manage…
Older Adults Experience of Family Life: Linked lives and independent living Published: 01 Nov 2007 This project investigated the ways that older adults in New Zealand experience family life and social relationships today. Thirty-six interviews were conducted with people aged 55–70 years living in various situations…
Older People’s Housing Futures in 2050: Three Scenarios for an Ageing Society Published: 01 Oct 2009 This research investigates the patterns of housing futures likely to be evident among people 65 years and older between 2010 and 2050. It is directed to…
To what extent do individual superannuation schemes in New Zealand address needs for retirement income in a gender-neutral manner? Published: 01 Jan 2011 Women’s financial wellbeing and net worth in retirement are influenced by a variety of contextual factors and by decisions women make during their life cycle. New…
Ageing New Zealand: The growing reliance on migrant caregivers Published: 01 Jul 2009 Caring for the elderly is perceived to be a relatively low skilled, low paid and a lowstatus vocation. This makes it difficult to attract people, especially…
The Social Report 2005 Published: 01 Jul 2005 The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators; to compare New Zealand with other countries; to contribute to…
