Ross Holmes Lawyers
NZ firm guiding families through residential care subsidies and loans, the application process, and the financial implications.
About Ross Holmes
Ross Holmes Lawyers advise on residential care costs and asset planning, helping families understand the subsidies and loans available and guiding them through the application process. They explain the eligibility requirements, the financial means assessment, and the financial implications of residential care so families can focus on getting the right care. For those confused by the subsidy process, the firm offers a clear walk-through of eligibility and application.
Trusted Auckland lawyers helping New Zealand families and small businesses protect what matters most — for over 35 years. Now one of New Zealand's few truly virtual law firms, serving clients from anywhere.
Services Offered
Residential care subsidy and loan guidance; subsidy application support; asset planning for aged care; trusts; estate planning.
Contact Details
Phone: +64 9 415 0099 ext 0
Website: https://rossholmeslawyers.com/
Email: reception@rossholmes.co.nz
Regions Served
Nationwide
Anderson Lloyd
National law firm with a Seniors Law team advising on residential care subsidies, trusts, and deprivation of assets.
About Anderson Lloyd
Anderson Lloyd is an established New Zealand law firm advising on the residential care subsidy and applications involving family trusts. Their team reviews trust and personal asset structures to assess how and when assets were transferred and whether any deprivation of assets has occurred that could affect a subsidy application. They advise on the two-stage financial means assessment covering both assets and income. For families whose situation involves a trust or past gifting, this is the kind of specialist legal review that materially affects the outcome.
Services Offered
Residential care subsidy applications; family trust review; asset and income means assessment advice; deprivation of assets assessment; estate planning.
Contact Details
Phone: 09 338 8300
Website: https://www.al.nz/
Regions Served
Nationwide
Driving Miss Daisy
Door-to-door companion transport for older people across New Zealand — not just a ride, but help with shopping, appointments, and outings, with the same familiar drivers each time. ACC contracted and Total Mobility Scheme accepted.
About Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy is a national franchise network providing companion driving services, with local operators covering most New Zealand regions. The service goes well beyond a taxi — drivers collect clients from the door, accompany them to appointments, help with shopping, and wait or assist throughout the outing.
Common uses include trips to medical appointments, hairdresser visits, social outings, shopping, and even airport transfers. Wheelchair-accessible vehicles are available in many areas. Driving Miss Daisy is an ACC-contracted companion driving provider and accepts Total Mobility Scheme subsidy cards in most regions.
All trips need to be pre-booked and are pre-quoted, so there are no surprises on cost. Gift vouchers are available, which makes this a practical option for family members living elsewhere who want to arrange transport support for a parent.
Services Offered
Transport Services
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 948 432
Website: drivingmissdaisy.co.nz/
Regions Served
Nationwide
My Food Bag Ready Made Meals No-Cook Meal Delivery Nationwide
A fully prepared, no-cooking-required range from New Zealand's best-known meal delivery brand — heat and eat, with no recipe or prep involved. Delivered nationwide.
About My Food Bag Ready Made Meals
My Food Bag is widely known for its weekly meal kits, but its separate Ready Made Meals range is a better fit for older people who don't want to cook at all. These meals are freshly prepared each week using local, free-range, and free-farmed ingredients, then delivered ready to heat, no recipe, no chopping, no prep.
Meals can be stored in the fridge until the best-before date, or frozen for up to three months, giving flexibility around when they're eaten. Orders can be placed without a subscription, and a rotating menu of around 20+ options is available each week.
Services Offered
Ready Made Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Website: myfoodbag.co.nz/ready-made-meals
Regions Served
Nationwide
FED. Ready-to-Heat Meals Delivered
Chef-prepared, ready-to-heat meals delivered nationwide — no subscription required, no cooking involved. A practical option for supporting an elderly parent or recovering from surgery or illness.
About FED.
FED. is a New Zealand meal delivery company providing fully prepared, ready-to-heat meals delivered to the door North Island wide. Unlike meal kit services, there's no recipe to follow or ingredients to prepare, meals arrive frozen and ready to heat in the oven or microwave.
FED. is explicitly positioned to help during demanding periods of life, including supporting someone recovering from surgery or illness, or easing the load for a family member who's stretched thin. Meals are sourced using quality New Zealand ingredients including free-range eggs and chicken, and free-farmed pork.
Orders can be placed as a one-off, as a gift, or as a flexible subscription that can be paused, skipped, or cancelled at any time, no lock-in contract.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Phone: 03 577 9400
Website: getfed.co.nz/
Regions Served
All North Island
Eat - Fresh Meals Delivered Nationwide
Chef-prepared fresh meals delivered nationwide, with a dedicated texture-modified meal range for people with swallowing difficulties or dysphagia.
About Eat
EAT is a New Zealand meal delivery company based in Lower Hutt, Wellington, delivering fresh, chef-prepared meals nationwide (excluding some rural areas). Meals include comfort food favourites such as slow-cooked meats, lasagne, pies, and stews.
A standout feature is EAT's texture-modified meals range, designed for people with dysphagia or swallowing difficulties — a need that's common among older people recovering from stroke or living with conditions affecting swallowing, and one that's often hard to find good options for.
Services Offered
Meal Delivery
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 328 333
Website: eat.co.nz
Regions Served
Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Southland
MyCare
New Zealand's largest online platform connecting people directly with local, police-vetted care workers — personal care, companionship, household support, and more. You choose who you work with.
About MyCare
Mycare is New Zealand's largest online community platform connecting people who need home support with verified, police-vetted care workers in their local area. Unlike traditional agencies, Mycare lets you browse care worker profiles, read reviews, and choose the person who feels like the right fit — then contract with them directly.
Support available through Mycare includes personal care, household assistance, meal preparation, companionship, transportation, live-in support, and respite care. Every care worker on the platform is police-vetted and eligible to work legally in New Zealand.
Mycare handles bookings, scheduling, and payments through its online platform. A small service fee applies. Available nationwide.
Services Offered
Home Care
Respite Care
Contact Details
Contact through their website mycare.co.nz
Regions Served
All of New Zealand
Privatecare NZ
Personalised private home care available nationwide — personal care, companionship, dementia support, and post-operative recovery. Based in Auckland, serving clients across New Zealand.
About Privatecare NZ
Private Care NZ provides privately funded home care services across New Zealand, with a base of operations in Auckland. Services include personal care, companionship, household assistance, dementia support, and post-operative recovery care. Care plans are tailored to individual needs and can be adjusted as requirements change over time.
Private Care NZ offers a SuperGold Card discount on standard rates and has a partnership with Southern Cross Health Insurance. No government referral is required — families can arrange care directly.
Services Offered
Home Care
Respite Care
Transport
Palliative Care
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 400 059
Regions Served
All of New Zealand
Geneva Healthcare
Home care, nursing, rehabilitation, and disability support across New Zealand — in major cities, regional towns, and rural areas. Government-funded and private options available.
About Geneva Healthcare
Geneva Healthcare provides a wide range of home and community health services across New Zealand, including in major cities, regional towns, and rural areas. Services include home care and personal support, nursing, rehabilitation, disability support, and specialised care for people with complex needs.
For older people, Geneva can provide personal care, household assistance, companionship, and clinical nursing support at home. Services are available through government funding via NASC or ACC referral, or can be arranged privately.
Services Offered
Home Care
Nurse Care
Dementia Care
Contact Details
Phone: 0800 436 382
Regions Served
All of New Zealand
Access Community Health
One of New Zealand's largest home care providers — government-funded and private home care, nursing, and support services across all regions of Aotearoa since 1927.
About Access Community Health
Access Community Health has been providing home-based care and support across New Zealand since 1927. With a team of over 3,500 nurses, support workers, and health professionals, Access supports more than 40,000 people nationwide through both government-funded and privately paid services.
For older people, services include personal care, household assistance, meal preparation, medication management, and community participation support. Clinical services cover wound care, palliative care, continence management, and post-operative nursing. Access is also one of only four national providers of home-based care for ACC.
Government-funded services are accessed through a referral from your GP, hospital, or local Needs Assessment and Service Coordination (NASC) service. Private care can be arranged directly.
Services Offered
Home Care
Nurse Care
Respite Care
Funding Help
Contact Details
Phone: 0508 123 010
Regions Served
All of New Zealand