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Home & community
What is personal care?
Personal care is care provided to older people by a caregiver or home support service related to personal hygiene and care of your body. This may include tasks such as bathing and showering, personal grooming such as washing your hair, cutting nails or shaving, dressing and undressing, and assisting with...
Home & community
Carer stress is real - carers need time out too
A caring role is often stressful and no matter how strong and capable you think your carer is, they will need regular time out to recharge their physical and mental batteries. So, who is a carer? While in this instance it’s Sally, a person may be considered a carer even...
Retirement villages
What does it cost to live in a retirement village?
All retirement villages in New Zealand have associated costs, such as weekly fees. These generally cover things such as council and water rates, building insurance, external maintenance, upkeep of communal facilities, staff costs, gardening and management of the village. You are responsible for paying for your personal costs, such as...
Hard to talk about?
What does it mean to have dignity at end of life?
End of life care is an important service in New Zealand. Reaching out early on for help allows care specialists to better understand your needs and respond suitably. When we or someone close to us is dying, we want to know this can be done peacefully, comfortably and with dignity....
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Become a Child Sponsor today. Blinded by cloudy cataracts, 6-year-old Faith lives in rural Uganda with her parents, Esther and Samuel, who work as subsistence farmers. The good news: cataracts can be treated. The challenge: in countries like Uganda, where Faith lives with her family, treatment is often out of...