
%0 Journal Article
%A Madas, Eshwar 
%A North, Nicola 
%T Management challenges faced by managers of New Zealand long-term care facilities
%J Australian Health Review
%D 2000/03/01
%V 23
%N 1
%P 100-113
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AH000100
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AH000100 
%X This article reports on a postal survey of 78 long-term care managers in one region ofNew- Zealand, of whom 45 (58%) responded. Most long-term care managers (73.2%) weremiddle-aged females holding nursing but not management qualifications. Most long-termcare facilities (69%) tended to be stand-alone facilities providing a single type of care (resthome or continuing care hospital). The most prominent issues facing managers wereconsidered to be inadequate funding to match the growing costs of providing long-term careand occupancy levels. Managers believed that political/regulatory, economic and social factorsinfluenced these issues. Despite a turbulent health care environment and the challenges facingmanagers, long-term care managers reported they were coping well and valued networking. 
