HCPNZ Excellence in Care Awards 2009

Criteria - Jackson Ltd Built and Grown Environment Award (PDF 208kb)
Criteria - Telecom Community Connections Award (PDF 207kb)
Criteria - Quality Health NZ Innovative Delivery Award (PDF 206kb)
Criteria - Health Ed Trust Training and Staff Development Award (PDF 208kb)

Excellence in Care Award 2009 entry form and guidelines (PDF 237kb)

Awards entry form 2009 - Word version (PDF 228)

The goal of New Zealand Aged Care Association is to promote choice in health care for all New Zealanders, and to ensure members continue to provide excellence in care at all levels.  Aged residential care providers in New Zealand deliver services to over 33,000 older New Zealanders and their families every year. Often, examples of excellence in this core health service are overlooked, or go largely unrecognized outside the immediate community.

Award Partner - INSite Magazine

INSite magazine recognises the importance of quality staff within the aged care industry and is proud be part of these awards.  For the latest views, coverage of industry events, health and clinical matters, professional development and training see www.insitenewspaper.co.nz

HCPNZ/InSite Excellence in Care Awards 2009

The third annual HCPNZ/INsite Excellence in Care Awards are being held during
Conference at Christchurch Convention Centre 7 - 9 September 2009. New Zealand Aged Care Association created these awards in 2007 to award for Excellence in Aged Residential Care. These awards recognise the continuous pursuit of excellence by aged residential care facilities and their staff. 

The goal of the awards is to showcase the many good things the sector does to improve the quality of care for residents, how we interact with the community, and what new things we do in workforce training and development.

The awards recognised those facilities that have made innovations in order to continuously improve services to residents. The success of all applications will be judged on the improved outcomes for residents and their families.

The awards are open to all financial members of HCPNZ and judging will be carried out by an independent panel. The finalists and winners in each category will be showcased at the HCPNZ National Conference 2009.

INsite Overall Excellence in Aged Care Award

This award will be awarded by the Judges to a facility which has demonstrated an outstandng commitment to achieving excellence in aged care across all four categories.

Telecom Community Connections Award

This award will recognise exceptional effort in catering for residents needs and preferences by creating an environment which promotes inclusion and choice for older New Zealanders.  This may include the creation of a feeling of community within a facility, or the outreach of a facility to the surrounding community, to connect residents with their families and friends.

Health Ed Trust Training and Staff Development Award

This award recognises exceptional training and staff development by organisations (either facilities, or groups) within the aged care sector.  This may include efforts to integrate staff training and development to continue to lift the standard of client focused quality care; creative and innovative staff training and development, which can provide an example to other aged care organisations.

Quality Health NZ Innovative Delivery Award

This award recognises exceptional effort by organisations and facilities to enhance the excellence of the care they deliver to residents.  This may be through innovation, creativity or re-design of the delivery of services in order to provide a true continuum of care options for elderly residents. 

Jackson Enterprises Ltd Built and Grown Environment Award

This award will recognise exceptional design, construction or changes to a facility to create a positive environment for residents and staff.  This may include innovative or create garden and landscape design, construction of facility physical buildings or changes to the interior to achieve superior results for elderly residents.

Award Sponsors

HCPNZ would like to extend a very special thanks to sponsors of the 2008 Excellence in Care Awards. the generosity of the prizes they have donated and their willingness to be associated with the awards demonstrates their commitment to the aged care industry.