What’s in the news around NZ? In this post we cover recent articles of interest published by a variety of news organisations around NZ including  NZ Herald, Otago Daily Times, Radio NZ, Stuff.co.nz, Beehive.govt.nz, Newshub. to name but a few. To access the article simply click on the link provided and you …

With Christmas fast approaching, and most of our tendencies to do a bit of over-spend I thought it was a good time to highlight the growing power of the “Silver Dollar”, and why retailers should be thinking of ways to make the shopping experience easier for older people. In 2011, …

Christmas is a time when many family and friends will get together to celebrate and socialize. It is important then to take a moment and think about and to reach out to those in our communities who may not have this experience this year. As we age people will experience …

Press Release Elders are out in our community, making a difference and breaking down barriers for themselves and our new migrants. Elders from Elizabeth Knox Home and Hospital, a not-for-profit care home in Epsom, are this week starting their second free English Conversation Course at Epsom Library.  Their first dozen …

“Use it or lose it.” I’m sure you’re familiar with this advice – and in regards to muscle it is true very true. Not using your muscles is one of the strongest triggers of sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, typically as a result of …

Last week we held a baby shower for “dad-to-be” Matt our software programmer extraordinaire. Summer put her skills to good use and made an incredible cake to mark the event! We hope it is not long until we can meet your new arrival!

There is a new fitness craze sweeping residential care centers across the world – silent discos. A silent disco is an event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headphones. Rather than using a speaker system, music is broadcast via Bluetooth with the signal being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by …

You might be feeling like the years are catching up with you and your joints and muscles are not moving as freely as they once did. This does not mean you should give up exercising, or stop you from starting again. There are a number of low-impact workouts that are …

There has been a number of changes to banking practices in New Zealand in the last few years. This article aims to highlight two in particular, the closure of local bank branches and changes in the code of banking practices, and examine the affect these changes have on older people. …

Staying active is important when you’re getting older (including if you have health conditions). Regular physical activity has a raft of positive benefits to your health and well-being, and it can also make it easier to perform daily tasks. “We know that in a broad sense, the more fit you …