If you’re considering rest home-level care, hospital-level care or specialist dementia care, there are a few further things to think about. 1. NASC needs assessment
3.Resident Admission Agreement
If you have an age-related disability which is likely to continue for more than six months and makes it hard for you to do what you should be able to do on your own, you are eligible for a NASC needs assessment.
If you’ve been assessed as requiring rest home-level or hospital-level care, we’ll let you know immediately whether or not there’s a place available in the village of your choice, or if there is a place at another Summerset village nearby.
This looks at how much and what kind of assistance you need to live comfortably, as well as taking into account what you want from life, your resources (including friends and family) and your physical abilities. You may have already received a NASC assessment, but if not, the assessment request can be made by the person needing care or by a family member, friend, GP, district nurse or carer. To find out more about the NASC needs assessment process, you can download a copy of “Needs Assessment and Support Services for Older People — what you need to know.” from the Ministry of Health website (www.health.govt.nz)
Once you’ve made your decision, we’ll talk you through our Resident Admission Agreement. This legal document sets out the responsibilities of both Summerset and the resident, and the conditions on which you can stay with us, and must be signed prior to you receiving care.
4. Occupation Right Agreement If the room you are moving to is sold under a licence to occupy, you will also need to enter into an Occupation Right Agreement with us and receive independent legal advice from your solicitor.
2. Obtaining a subsidy If you have been assessed by the local Needs Assessment Service Coordination agency ( NASC) as needing aged care, you may be eligible for a residential care subsidy. WINZ will look at your assets and income and based on these, work out how much you have to pay towards the cost of your care. For more information about the residential care subsidy, visit the WINZ website (www.workandincome.govt.nz).
Costs of rest home and hospital care vary from village to village. You can talk to your Care Centre Manager about the costs of living in a Summerset care centre — they’ll be happy to answer all your questions and provide full details.
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