• Members Login
• Register A Rest Home

• Our Process
• Find a Rest Home
• Q&A
• Helpful Contacts
• Complaints

•  » Home
•  » Our Process
•  » How will my parent be assessed? » How should we prepare for the assessment?

The Aged Care Process

• How do I find out if my parent needs care?
• How can my parent apply for an assessment?
• How will my parent be assessed?
• How do they decide what care my parent will get?
• What happens after my parent is told they need care?
• Who pays for my parent's care?
• How do we choose the right rest home?
• What happens after we have chosen a rest home?
• Your parent is now ready to enter the rest home.

How should we prepare for the assessment?

You should talk to your family member about their living situation. Look at the table below to see what topics your parent will be asked about.

Before the assessment takes place write down:

• the concerns you have about your parent’s health
• what problems your parent has completing daily tasks
• what support your parent currently has available to them

Your parent must give the DHB assessor all the information they ask for. Tell the assessor if your parent is having problems with household tasks or experiencing depression.

What topics will the DHB assessor ask about?

The DHB assessor will ask questions about:

Health managing medication vision pain levels breathlessness levels of depression personal hygiene mobility Support family support available to you your carer’s needs equipment

Daily Tasks meal preparation phone use toilet use and mobility bathing dressing your appetite housework

 

Step Four: How do they decide what care my parent will get?

Step Three: How will my parent be assessed?