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Choice in residential care

Older people requiring residential care have a choice of facility.

Number of aged residential care facilities by district health board

Number of aged residential care facilities by district health board Number of aged residential care facilities by district health board Number of aged residential care facilities by district health board
Source: Central Region's Technical Advisory Services (TAS), Survey of Aged Residential Care Facilities March 2016.

Source: Central Region's Technical Advisory Services (TAS), Survey of Aged Residential Care Facilities March 2016.

Access to primary care

Almost all older people visit a GP, but a significant number experience some difficulty accessing primary care services.

While older people were generally less likely to put off visiting a GP because of cost than younger people, older Māori had more difficulty than non-Māori.

Percentage of people who visited a GP in the past 12 months

Percentage of people who visited a GP in the past 12 months Percentage of people who visited a GP in the past 12 months Percentage of people who visited a GP in the past 12 months

Percentage of people who experienced one or more types of unmet need for primary health care in the past 12 months

Percentage of people who experienced one or more types of unmet need for primary health care in the past 12 months Percentage of people who experienced one or more types of unmet need for primary health care in the past 12 months Percentage of people who experienced one or more types of unmet need for primary health care in the past 12 months

Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months

Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months

Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months, ratio of Māori to non-Māori aged over 50, age standardised

Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months, ratio of Māori to non-Māori aged over 50, age standardised Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months, ratio of Māori to non-Māori aged over 50, age standardised Unmet need for GP due to cost in the past 12 months, ratio of Māori to non-Māori aged over 50, age standardised

Source: Ministry of Health, Annual Update of Key Results 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey