Dementia & Disability Support
Goal: Navigate cognitive health, dementia diagnosis, and physical disability support
For: Individuals with a diagnosis, family carers, and clinical staff.
Dementia action plans, clinical guidelines, and legislative bills targeting support services for older disabled individuals.
20 indexed resources · 3 explicitly mapped. Additional resources match saved collection rules. Counts and pack status do not establish current entitlement, service availability or a complete reviewed pack.
Government-host filtering describes the recorded URL, not the authorship of a hosted submission. Publication, access and collection review dates are separate.
Collection resources
1–15 of 20 matching resources (20 in the collection).
2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development
2026 Portfolio Profile
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026
06-10_0030_Prompt32_DementiaMateWarewareUpdates
2026-06-10_0030_Prompt32_DementiaMateWarewareUpdates
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026
Disability Support Services Bill — historical introduced text, May 2026
NZ Legislation
Published: 18 May 2026 · Accessed: 9 October 2026
Ageing Well National Science Challenge — Ka Mua Ka Muri: A decade of ageing well in Aotearoa and beyond
Ageing Well National Science Challenge
Published: 2024-04 · Accessed: June 2026
Alzheimers NZ — 16 August 2024 submission to the aged-care neurological cognitive disorders inquiry
Alzheimers New Zealand
Published: 16 Aug 2024 · Accessed: June 2026
Breaking Barriers: Understanding the social connection challenges of older adults — An Auckland and Tauranga perspective
Age Concern Auckland and Age Concern Tauranga
Published: August 2024 · Accessed: June 2026
HDC-hosted author’s desktop review for the Aged Care Commissioner report (April 2024 final version)
Author’s desktop review hosted by the Health and Disability Commissioner
Published: 2024-04 · Accessed: June 2026
NZDA - Roadmap to Better Oral Health
NZDA
Published: 2024 · Accessed: June 2026
Alzheimers NZ - Oral Health Guide
Alzheimers NZ
Published: 2025 · Accessed: June 2026
Alzheimers NZ - Position Papers Jan 2026 Update
Alzheimers NZ
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026
Alzheimers NZ - Web Capture - 10 Warning Signs and Booklets
Alzheimers NZ
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026
Alzheimers NZ - Web Capture - What is Dementia
Alzheimers NZ
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026
Dementia NZ - Web Capture - Getting a Diagnosis
Dementia NZ
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026
Dementia and Healthy Ageing Topic Map - Diagnosis Support Falls and Daily Living
Dementia and Healthy Ageing Topic Map
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026
Health NZ - Web Capture - Fall Prevention
Health NZ
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026
Briefing actions
A snapshot of selected source points and recorded relationships across this collection. It includes source dates and evidence boundaries, rather than just the current results page.
Featured resources (3)
Māori Development is critical for addressing the specific needs of older Māori (kaumātua):
The kaitiaki group — Alzheimers NZ, Dementia NZ, NZ Dementia Foundation, and Te Mate Wareware Advisory Rōpū — presented the refreshed Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan 2026–2031 to Associate Minister of Health Hon Casey Costello at the Alzheimers NZ Summit on 24 September 2025.
Historical May 2026 introduced Bill, superseded by the enacted Act (doc-1624); draft provisions should not be presented as current law.
Selected indexed source points
10 selected points from 102 distinct indexed points. These excerpts and editorial summaries can be historical or conditional.
Name: Hon Tama Potaka
Example source: 2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Electorate: Hamilton West
Example source: 2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Ministerial title: Minister for Māori Development
Example source: 2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Additional portfolios: Minister for Whānau Ora, Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing)
Example source: 2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Political alignment: National Party. Māori Development is a significant portfolio within the coalition government framework. Potaka is of Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, and Te Āti Awa descent.
Example source: 2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Background: First elected 2023. Former lawyer and Iwi leader. Has served as CEO of Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira. Known for expertise in Māori governance and development.
Example source: 2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Leadership & Advisory Group / Te Whakaruruhau — provides strategic advice to Government on implementing the Action Plan
Example source: 06-10_0030_Prompt32_DementiaMateWarewareUpdates
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Network / Te Tūhononga — open to providers, workforce, people living with dementia, whānau, experts
Example source: 06-10_0030_Prompt32_DementiaMateWarewareUpdates
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Introduced on 18 May 2026, according to the enacted Act legislative history.
Example source: Disability Support Services Bill — historical introduced text, May 2026
Published: 18 May 2026 · Accessed: 9 October 2026Source evidence boundary
Historical introduced Bill. Enactment dates checked against official indexed PCO text and current DSS guidance; direct PCO retrieval returned HTTP 403. Draft clauses may differ from enacted provisions.
Bundled PDF preserves the introduced Bill, not the enacted Act.
Example source: Disability Support Services Bill — historical introduced text, May 2026
Published: 18 May 2026 · Accessed: 9 October 2026Source evidence boundary
Historical introduced Bill. Enactment dates checked against official indexed PCO text and current DSS guidance; direct PCO retrieval returned HTTP 403. Draft clauses may differ from enacted provisions.
Recorded advocacy uses
5 selected points from 20 distinct indexed points. These excerpts and editorial summaries can be historical or conditional.
Policy teams
Example source: 2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development · indexed in 16 source records
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Researchers
Example source: 2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development · indexed in 16 source records
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Service planners
Example source: 2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development · indexed in 16 source records
Published: 2026 · Accessed: June 2026Select-committee and subsequent Parliamentary changes are part of the legislative history; current rules require the enacted Act.
Example source: Disability Support Services Bill — historical introduced text, May 2026
Published: 18 May 2026 · Accessed: 9 October 2026Source evidence boundary
Historical introduced Bill. Enactment dates checked against official indexed PCO text and current DSS guidance; direct PCO retrieval returned HTTP 403. Draft clauses may differ from enacted provisions.
Legislative tracking
Example source: Disability Support Services Bill — historical introduced text, May 2026
Published: 18 May 2026 · Accessed: 9 October 2026Source evidence boundary
Historical introduced Bill. Enactment dates checked against official indexed PCO text and current DSS guidance; direct PCO retrieval returned HTTP 403. Draft clauses may differ from enacted provisions.
Business/provider implications
4 selected points from 4 distinct indexed points. These excerpts and editorial summaries can be historical or conditional.
Providers should use operative Act provisions and current DSS policy rather than introduced draft wording.
Example source: Disability Support Services Bill — historical introduced text, May 2026
Published: 18 May 2026 · Accessed: 9 October 2026Source evidence boundary
Historical introduced Bill. Enactment dates checked against official indexed PCO text and current DSS guidance; direct PCO retrieval returned HTTP 403. Draft clauses may differ from enacted provisions.
Reported tools and community programmes offer leads for further evaluation; confirm evidence, training, permissions and current implementation before adopting them.
Example source: Ageing Well National Science Challenge — Ka Mua Ka Muri: A decade of ageing well in Aotearoa and beyond
Published: 2024-04 · Accessed: June 2026Source evidence boundary
Historical accessible research retrospective, primarily Phase Two 2019–2024, published April 2024. May upload/modification and launch-story dates are distinct from the printed publication month. Project descriptions, reported uptake and future intentions are not a current service inventory, clinical protocol or independently verified programme-wide outcomes. Caregiver observations arise from recipient assessments, not all carers; no national present-day distress rate is inferred. Raw extraction repeats some off-layout footer numbers, so physical page references are used. Original PDF, filename, hash and June 2026 capture/access are preserved; current publisher download matched on 10 October 2026.
The business case argues for longer contracts and integrated support, but its modelled costs and avoided-service benefits are not current reimbursement rates or guaranteed savings.
Example source: Alzheimers NZ — 16 August 2024 submission to the aged-care neurological cognitive disorders inquiry
Published: 16 Aug 2024 · Accessed: June 2026Source evidence boundary
Historical stakeholder submission and joint-business-case advocacy, not the final committee report or government approval. Original document date is 16 August 2024; receipt and first public-release day were not independently established. Prevalence, unmet need, contracts and cost figures reflect cited historical estimates and assumptions. The private/pilot allowance’s denominator is unclear. Broad no-action rhetoric is qualified by the submission’s own Budget 2022 pilot acknowledgement and the separate official plan-endorsement source. Its no-treatment statement is not current clinical guidance; current primary health sources discuss treatment and support. Later committee recommendations and a successor sector plan do not prove delivery. Original PDF, hash, filename and June capture/access are preserved; reviewed 10 October 2026.
Use the themes to guide a current evidence review and consumer co-design; descriptions of tools or Australian examples do not demonstrate local adoption or effectiveness.
Example source: HDC-hosted author’s desktop review for the Aged Care Commissioner report (April 2024 final version)
Published: 2024-04 · Accessed: June 2026Source evidence boundary
Author-disclaimed supporting review, not an HDC-endorsed position, the Commissioner’s main report, an investigation finding or current legislation. Cover spelling Jane Ferriera differs from Jane Ferreira in Author metadata. April 2024 identifies final-version evidence; exact first publication day is unknown. Local research targets the three years before March 2023, supplemented with international, grey and older contextual sources; limited discovery does not prove no improvement projects existed. Historical agency/funding descriptions and anticipated 2023 MANA rollout are not a current legal or service directory, and nationwide availability was not independently verified. Original PDF, hash, filename and June capture/access are preserved; the current publisher file matched on 10 October 2026.
Consumer implications
4 selected points from 4 distinct indexed points. These excerpts and editorial summaries can be historical or conditional.
DSS guidance says current eligibility, entitlements, support and assessment/allocation processes continue; enactment does not itself introduce new income or asset testing where it was not used.
Example source: Disability Support Services Bill — historical introduced text, May 2026
Published: 18 May 2026 · Accessed: 9 October 2026Source evidence boundary
Historical introduced Bill. Enactment dates checked against official indexed PCO text and current DSS guidance; direct PCO retrieval returned HTTP 403. Draft clauses may differ from enacted provisions.
The book can help whānau formulate questions about culturally appropriate support and carers’ needs; current diagnosis, treatment and local access require present guidance.
Example source: Ageing Well National Science Challenge — Ka Mua Ka Muri: A decade of ageing well in Aotearoa and beyond
Published: 2024-04 · Accessed: June 2026Source evidence boundary
Historical accessible research retrospective, primarily Phase Two 2019–2024, published April 2024. May upload/modification and launch-story dates are distinct from the printed publication month. Project descriptions, reported uptake and future intentions are not a current service inventory, clinical protocol or independently verified programme-wide outcomes. Caregiver observations arise from recipient assessments, not all carers; no national present-day distress rate is inferred. Raw extraction repeats some off-layout footer numbers, so physical page references are used. Original PDF, filename, hash and June 2026 capture/access are preserved; current publisher download matched on 10 October 2026.
Lived-experience accounts identify navigation and respite concerns without determining present eligibility or local availability. Seek current Health NZ and local support information for care needs.
Example source: Alzheimers NZ — 16 August 2024 submission to the aged-care neurological cognitive disorders inquiry
Published: 16 Aug 2024 · Accessed: June 2026Source evidence boundary
Historical stakeholder submission and joint-business-case advocacy, not the final committee report or government approval. Original document date is 16 August 2024; receipt and first public-release day were not independently established. Prevalence, unmet need, contracts and cost figures reflect cited historical estimates and assumptions. The private/pilot allowance’s denominator is unclear. Broad no-action rhetoric is qualified by the submission’s own Budget 2022 pilot acknowledgement and the separate official plan-endorsement source. Its no-treatment statement is not current clinical guidance; current primary health sources discuss treatment and support. Later committee recommendations and a successor sector plan do not prove delivery. Original PDF, hash, filename and June capture/access are preserved; reviewed 10 October 2026.
The author’s recommendations are distinct from existing rights. The current Code protects communication, information, consent and support; a dementia diagnosis alone does not remove the Code’s presumption of competence.
Example source: HDC-hosted author’s desktop review for the Aged Care Commissioner report (April 2024 final version)
Published: 2024-04 · Accessed: June 2026Source evidence boundary
Author-disclaimed supporting review, not an HDC-endorsed position, the Commissioner’s main report, an investigation finding or current legislation. Cover spelling Jane Ferriera differs from Jane Ferreira in Author metadata. April 2024 identifies final-version evidence; exact first publication day is unknown. Local research targets the three years before March 2023, supplemented with international, grey and older contextual sources; limited discovery does not prove no improvement projects existed. Historical agency/funding descriptions and anticipated 2023 MANA rollout are not a current legal or service directory, and nationwide availability was not independently verified. Original PDF, hash, filename and June capture/access are preserved; the current publisher file matched on 10 October 2026.
Government-hosted source links
6 examples of 6 recorded links to government or Parliament hosts. This does not certify that every document is government-authored or that every public body is covered.
- 2026 Portfolio Profile - Māori Development
- Disability Support Services Bill — historical introduced text, May 2026
- NZDA - Roadmap to Better Oral Health
- Alzheimers NZ - Oral Health Guide
- Dementia and Healthy Ageing Topic Map - Diagnosis Support Falls and Daily Living
- Health NZ - Web Capture - Fall Prevention
Related recorded trackers (2)
Dementia, Disability and Health Services
Recorded watchpoint: Funded dementia actions and implementation guidance under the Disability Support Services Act 2026.
Entry updated: 8 Oct 2026
Seniors Relevant Bills
Recorded watchpoint: Official bill introduction and referral checks, and enacted-law implementation monitoring.
Entry updated: 8 Oct 2026