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10 NZ GREYPOWER MAGAZINE » SEPTEMBER 2019 Health and Disability Standards Review Aged Care National Advisory Group chair ROY REID gives some insight into a formal Government review of Health and Disability Standards. In recent weeks I have attended two scoping meetings organised by the Health Certification Section of the Ministry of Health. Two sections of the standard are currently being reviewed and the meetings considered what changes should be considered to the existing standard. The objective is to update the standard to reflect current practices and develop specialist standards that meet the changing models of care. The standard being reviewed is the Health and Disability Service Standard-Home and Community Support Services and Aged Residential Care sections. The existing standard was written in 2008 and is to be reviewed to reflect the changes in practice that have been introduced since their adoption. The Act requires the Minister to consult from time to time on whether the service standard should continue unamended, be amended or be replaced by a new service standard. The providers of care services who are contracted to provide care are audited on the standard. Home and Community Support Services Consumers Rights All people receiving care are entitled to their values, dignity and culture being recognised and supported and their choices respected, and their rights are upheld. It is important that the rights of a person are respected and listened to by providers. People receiving care at home are entitled to retain their privacy, dignity, confidentiality and independence. A person’s ethnic values and beliefs must be recognised and upheld, this refers to Maori, Pacifica and other ethnic groups in the community. Communication between the provider and client must be clear and easily understood. It is important that the provider informs the client if they are unable to visit at the scheduled time. Carers not arriving is a major problem, more so in rural areas where there is a shortage of care workers and relief workers are often not available at short notice. Freedom from abuse or neglect. It is very important that a consumer is not subjected to any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse of a sexual, physical, psychological or financial nature. This standard applies equally to both the carer and client. With the provision of care at home. the consumers’ property, belongings and finances must be respected at all times. The consumer’s right to be able to complain should be clearly understood, respected, and upheld at all times. Consumers have a right to receive a service that is compliant with the legislation, and is managed in a safe and effective manner. It is expected that the provider will have welltrained and competent Roy Reid staff to provide a service that meets the clients needs. Both parties must clearly understand issues of health and safety requirements. Consumers should have a clear plan of the times and the services that will be provided to help them remain living in their own home. This covers personal care as well as home care. The services provided need to be reviewed on site by a regular assessment to ensure that all needs are being provided. Please remember that it is Government policy to assist people to remain living at home for as long as possible, so we expect that support is provided for that to occur. Aged Residential Care This section of the standard includes similar standards for human rights, ethnic rights and communication as in home care. Residents must be able to maintain a link with family and community is most important. The review needs to strengthen the wording of this standard, as well as the need to be able to make a complaint without fear of discrimination. The use of restraints should be minimised wherever possible. Infection prevention and control should be managed to minimise the risk of infection to all residents, staff and visitors. The proposed review is timely and will ensure a safe provision of care in the home and to those in aged residential care. Awarded the best in Australia – Fun Over Fifty Travel & Tours Australian and Queensland Tourism Award Winners, Fun Over Fifty have a select range of boutique tours designed specifically for the over 50’s market. There is something for everyone with an in-depth range of tours that visit every state and territory of Australia as well as some select international destinations, and account for all interests. All tours are fully escorted and are inclusive of quality accommodation, meals and sightseeing. 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NZ GREYPOWER MAGAZINE » SEPTEMBER 2019 11 Is there no escape from higher power bills? Electricity Industry xommentator and member of the Grey Power Energy National Advisory Group, MOLLY MELHUISH, takes a close look at whether power prices must rise to build new power stations, or whether local energy sources can increasingly meet our needs. She was recently described by US energy regulator consultants, the Regulatory Assistance Project, as the heart and soul of energy advocacy in New Zealand. BY MOLLY MELHUISH What’s going on with power pricing? The Electricity Price Review reported to Government in May, but since then, total silence. The Electricity Authority, Transpower, and Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment all released documents at the end of July. All confirmed the industry’s new vision, that “New Zealand needs to double its electricity generating capacity”, yet must retire all our coal and gas-fired power stations. This is to reduce carbon emissions as we agreed to in the Paris Climate Conference. Who will pay for all these new power stations? The industry claims prices won’t rise because new wind turbines are cheaper to build than today’s power stations, and cost nothing to run. Yet money doesn’t come out of the air even if the wind power does. Others, including the Interim Climate Change Committee, say that prices must inevitably rise. Here’s what I think is going on. The corporates that generate and sell electricity, and own power lines, are all desperate to grow their “assets”. They are saying solar and batteries are bad investments that are used by rich householders to cut their power demand, leaving the poor to face higher and higher power bills. Therefore, they say, we must change the way we pay for power. Instead of being charged mostly by the kilowatt-hour, householders should pay much higher daily fixed charges, around two dollars per day even for the lowest users. That means low users can’t get out of paying for the electricity assets we all use. The Electricity Authority says the same for transmission pricing (which householders pay only indirectly). Prices should have “fixed-like” charges, so buyers can’t pay less by moving their electricity demand away from peak times. Prices would depend mostly on where you live, not how much you use or when. This is like a tax on essential services. It is “efficient” because it’s hard to evade by using less or changing when you use it. It deprives consumers of the power of choice. What these industry folk don’t say is that there’s another way for our electricity and energy systems to grow. Energy efficiency in houses is the cheapest way to release electricity for others to use. Clean wood burners can supply warmth when electricity from coal or gas is meeting winter peak demand. The big-electricity industry is fighting against competition from local energy providers. The industry is anti-competitive, even predatory in its pricing proposals. It pays no attention to submissions from householders. High fixed charges allow them to reduce the per-unit price they charge. This makes investment in insulation or efficient lights or appliances pay MOBILITY SCOOTERS MANUKAU We service Auckland, Papakura, Pukekohe, Waiuku. SCOOTERS POWER CHAIRS WHEELCHAIRS WALKERS back over a much longer time. This is even truer for solar panels. A few years ago you could sell your excess solar electricity back at or near the retail price; now you’re lucky if you get eight cents per unit. Local energy has a huge advantage over buying your power from the big power companies. 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