The actions from the Dementia Plan are intended to support the Healthy Ageing Strategy’s Priority actions 2019–2022. This Plan also has links to and supports other strategies and plans, including:

• Health Ageing Strategy 2016 which sets out the strategic direction for the next 10 years for the delivery of services so that older people live well, age well, and have a respectful end of life in age-friendly communities. The current focus is on the priority actions for 2019 to 2022.
• Better Later Life – He Oranga Kaumātua 2019-2034 which sets out the actions needed for Aotearoa New Zealand to embrace the opportunities that an ageing population and longevity brings.
• The Carers’ Strategy 2008 and the Carers’ Strategy Action Plan 2019 to 2023 which provides resources and support to support care partners.
• The Aotearoa New Zealand Disability Strategy 2016 which has a vision for Aotearoa New Zealand as “a non-disabling society – a place where disabled people have an equal opportunity to achieve their goals and aspirations, and all of Aotearoa New Zealand works together to make this happen”.
• Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction 2018 which provided advice to Government about changes needed to the system.
• The Health and Disability Kaiāwhina Workforce Action Plan 2015-2020 which is a five-year action plan with a 20-year vision for the Aotearoa New Zealand health and disability Kaiāwhina (non-regulated) workforce.