Individualised Funding (IF) is a person-directed system in New Zealand that gives disabled people and their whānau greater choice and control over their government-funded supports. Through an annual budget, the disabled person - or their agent - can plan, purchase,...

Graeme had always kept pretty good health until the day he collapsed at work. He was taken to North Shore Hospital and told he had pneumonia. A few days later, he received more serious news. He needed surgery to replace a damaged heart valve. Graeme worried that his...

“I certainly couldn't live at home without support, there's absolutely no question about it. I wouldn't be able to manage now with the deterioration in my eyesight and my overall health. I wouldn't even want to try and think about being without my home healthcare...