2026 Grant Thornton - Accommodation Bonds Aged Care Proposal
2026 Grant Thornton
Sector evidence
Sector body
June 2026
Next review not yet scheduled
New Zealand
Medium confidence
published
SNZ editorial review
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Short Answer
- Facilities are losing money and closing down, leaving regions without rest home care
Key Points
- •Not a quick fix — requires new legislation to manage risk and set operator responsibilities
- •Does not solve care funding — ongoing challenge of funding care for elderly remains
Full Summary & Notes
- Facilities are losing money and closing down, leaving regions without rest home care - 2025 Care in Crisis: Manaaki i te Raru (NZNO): 'Aged residential care cannot meet the level of need for care in the community at current bed capacity' - Current funding rates are 'insufficient and inflexible'; model is 'a direct contributor to unsafe care' - Without local aged care, elderly Kiwis stay longer in hospitals — costing up to $1,700/day (hospital) vs ~$370/day (residential aged care) — NZACA 2024 submission - Would require significant legislative change (new Act or major amendment to existing legislation) - Politically sensitive — labelled as 'privatising aged care' by opponents - Could become election issue if any party adopts the model - Labour and Greens likely to oppose; National/NZ First/ACT may be open to exploration - NZ's largest providers (Ryman, Summerset, Arvida, Oceania) already use licence/village models with capital contributions — bonds would extend this to standard aged care Captured for NZ Seniors Knowledge Base — Automated Research Agent
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