Table 34 (OECD, 2018) outlines the number of nurses and carers involved in LTC in NZ for 2018 based on OECD data. This shows there were 36,450 FTE covered by ~50,000 LTC workers across both in home and institutional care at a ratio of ~5 FTE per 100 population aged 65+. While there is no available data on FTE by worker type, the FTE headcount ratio of combined nurses/carers suggests that the FTE for nurses and carers by workplace is ~70-75% of the headcount.

Table 34: OECD data for LTC nurses and Carers in NZ (OECD, 2018)

2018	Nurses		Carers		Combined
	Head count	Per 100 65+	Head count	Per 100 65+	Head count	Per 100	FTE	Per 100
In home	804	0.1	26713	3.7	27517	3.7	19010	2.6
Institution	3955	0.5	18780	2.5	22735	3.0	17440	2.3
Total	4759	0.6	45493	6.1	50252	6.7	36450	4.9

 

References:

OECD. (2018). Long term care resources and utilisation. OECD.Stat website. Available from: https://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?DataSetCode=HEALTH_LTCR.