In 2017 the Care and Support Workers Settlement Bill passed to redress the undervaluation of about 55,000 predominantly female aged-care and disability workers. Over a five year period, the bill seeks to support the principle that men and women should be paid the same for doing different jobs that are of equal value.
To support the transition of aged care facilities to achieve the principles of pay equality and improved elderly care, for 2019 we will focus our capital expenditure funding to assist the elderly.
| Abbeyfield Auckland | Building Renovations | $26,400 |
| Age Concern Hawkes Bay Inc | Building Renovations | $30,000 |
| Age Concern NZ | Computers and Software | $50,000 |
| Aphasia NZ | Technology Hardware: Aphasia Rest Home Education | $21,000 |
| Chelsea DayCare Trust | Building Renovations | $20,000 |
| Opunake Districts Rest Home Trust | Building Renovations | $30,000 |
| Forget Me Not | New Ventilation System | $17,000 |
| Hokitika Grey Power | Building Renovations & Furniture | $20,000 |
| Waikato Community Hospice Trust | Twelve Monitors | $10,000 |
| Hospice West Auckland | Portable Clarius Ultrasound Scanner | $11,000 |
| IHC New Zealand Incorporated | Ceiling Hoist for William Street | $24,000 |
| IHC New Zealand Incorporated | Ceiling Hoist for McRae Road | $8,000 |
| IHC New Zealand Incorporated | Archgola for Daniel Street | $19,000 |
| IHC New Zealand Incorporated | Archgola for McRae Road | $15,000 |
| Inglewood Welfare Society Inc | Air Conditioning | $30,000 |
| New Zealand Land Search and Rescue Incorporated (LandSAR) | WanderSearch program is for the equipment (being beacons and tracking units) | $35,000 |
| Mary Potter Hospice | Renovation of North Wellington Hub | $50,000 |
| Presbyterian Support South Canterbury | Shade sails for three rest homes | $30,000 |
| Presbyterian Support Southland | Courtyard improvements and Furniture | $8,000 |
| Southern Cochlear Implant | Clinical Video System | $50,000 |
| Te Hopai Home and Hospital | Patient Management System | $50,000 |
| Wharekaka Rest Home and Villas | Emergency Generator and Water Tank | $37,000 |