Often we don’t realise we are quite deaf until that beloved, but brave, family member or friend erupts with frustration or sits you down to have one of those conversations about the impact your hearing loss is having on others. Hearing impairment can seem like an irritation for another person. …
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Read all about it – Reason Magazine available for download
Te Arai Research Group from the University of Auckland have published the latest issue of Reason magazine. Inside you’ll learn about the new kete of knowledge for Māori whānau, one of the creative outputs (by Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell and her co-researchers on the Pae Herenga project. It represents four years …
Read More »Are you going to strawberry fayre? Selwyn Park creates abundant strawberry and lavender field to enhance resident engagement
The Selwyn Park team in Whangarei have created a resident focussed ‘Berri-licious’ project. The initiative, which has seen them cultivate a strawberry and lavender field within the village grounds, is now providing an abundance of fresh, luscious strawberries and offers many more benefits for residents, families, staff and the local …
Read More »Christmas has arrived at Eldernet
The Christmas fairies have turned up at the Eldernet office and sprinkled their good cheer.
Read More »National Bowel Screening Programme rolls out across NZ
The team from the Canterbury National Bowel Screening Programme have great resources and are happy to visit groups to get their important message out to the wider Canterbury community. People in the 60-70 aged group will receive a FREE bowel screening test in the mail depending on where they live …
Read More »Keeping safe from online scammers
Common sense and a healthy amount of scepticism can keep you safe from those who want to rip you off. If an offer seems too good to be true, then it probably is. In the same way that being fearful of others can lead older people to isolate in their …
Read More »Q&A: Terence Austin, chef with a mission
A visit to his grandfather in a rest home prompted chef Terence Austin to leave the hospitality industry and turn his skills to ensuring older people get great food and the variety they deserve. He tells Eldernet that the joy he sees on a village resident’s face at meal time …
Read More »Furry friends spark joy in rest home residents
Vicky Graham and her dogs Hunter and Piers are part of Canine Friends, an organisation that has been arranging for dogs to visit rest homes for 30 years. She tells Eldernet why she finds the visits so rewarding, and what makes a good therapy dog. How did you come to …
Read More »‘Tipple and topple’ videos tackle falls prevention
Most people are aware of the dangers of drinking too much, but alcohol’s ability to wreak havoc on the body is the subject of a new set of discussion videos called ‘tipple + topple’. The series of 10 videos, funded through a Ryman Healthcare grant of $20,000, are being used …
Read More »Q&A: CAB’s Sacha Green on digital exclusion
Sacha Green, author of the Citizens Advice Bureau report on digital exclusion, tells Eldernet just how big the problem is and how we all can help to ensure no one gets left behind in the online rush. _____________________________________ As part of its campaign against digital exclusion, CAB has launched a …
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