Supercare4u.com transports a wide section of our elderly population and we see all variations of mobility with them. The latest report to come out of the MOH says that Elderly Kiwis should exercise more if they want to live longer and ensure they are not a burden on the already stretched public health system. What…
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Gold Card Cuts
Our Politician, Winston Peters, introduced the Gold Card for senior citizens. This allows them discounts on Travel and Purchases. Organisations are now seeing that these discounts can have a financial impact on their bottom line so steps are happening to restrict the use of these cards. Grey Power is calling on the Auckland Council to…
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New Clinical Assessment for Rest Homes
Supercare4u.com provides medical transfers to numerous Rest Homes in Auckland. This industry is introducing a new clinical assessment ,computer-based programme, known as InterRAI, which is being introduced by the Health Minister and has insisted that all providers would start using it in June 2014, with it becoming mandatory by July 2015. Supercare4u.com feels that this…
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Cutbacks for Ambulance Service
The elite "Order of St Johns" received $223 million in the 2010-2011 financial year, 80 per cent of it coming from the Ministry of Health and ACC. Their annual operating loss has risen from $8 million five years ago, with an increasing number of elderly people needing transport producing a 4.5 per cent rise in…
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