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Associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner says the number of registered nurses working in rest homes and aged care facilities has increased significantly since 2011 and is more than keeping pace with New Zealand’s growing need for dementia, hospital and psychogeriatric care.

“The number of registered nurses working in aged care increased by 22 per cent between 2011 and 2016, from 3405 to 4142.  That’s a greater increase than for the general registered nursing workforce, which grew by 13 per cent over the same period,” Ms Wagner says.