Sep-Oct 2016 Issue | Business View Oceania

80 Business View Oceania - September/October 2016 Aged care is an important sector, particularly in areas like New Zealand where the percentage of older people keeps growing. According to Statistics New Zealand, 14.3 percent of the pop- ulation was aged 64 years and over, an increase of 2 percent since 2006. It is likely that the number has grown even higher since the last census, marking the importance of facilities and organ- izations in the care industry. The New Zealand Aged Care Associ- ation (NZACA) is certainly one of the most important organizations in the area. By representing 90 percent of New Zealand Aged Care Association The strong voice of the aged care sector