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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.  …

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 …

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 …

The Christmas fairies have turned up at the Eldernet office and sprinkled their good cheer.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …