For some, older age is an opportunity to cash in their chips and do everything they’ve ever wanted, using all the money they’ve saved in the process. Others, for example, see money as something that transfers across generations, and they will want to leave a little (or a lot) for their whānau to use in the future.
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Assisted dying and the meaning of home
So, while a care home is your home, it might pay to think of it more as a flat or communal house.
Read More »First report of its kind published on experience of older Māori and aged residential care
New research published today by the Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) is the first of its kind to better understand, raise awareness of and start discussion about the quality of care for Māori and aged residential care (ARC).
Read More »Ryman pours cold water on ageist marketing
The great thing about Ryman’s campaign is that if portrays older people exactly as they are: passionate, independent people who are very much still full of life.
Read More »Can I choose to die in my home?
While the choice to receive assisted dying is entirely up to the eligible person (in fact, it is against the law to pressure someone in any way, have you considered that the home you live in may not be the home you die in?
Read More »Do I have to pay for My Vaccine Pass?
While the fastest way to get your My Vaccine Pass is online, there are plenty of other options for people who don’t have access to the internet, a smartphone, or a printer.
Read More »What will the traffic light system mean for the unvaccinated?
While experts agree that vaccination is our best chance against protecting all kiwis against Covid-19, there is recognition across the board that individuals’ rights to not be vaccinated must be upheld
Read More »The Ministry for Disabled People could spell the end of an ageist system
The announcement of a new Ministry for Disabled People no doubt came as welcome news to the more than 1 million disabled people in New Zealand – particularly older people, who bear the brunt of the existing two-tier system. Despite older people having significantly higher rates of disability (59 per cent compared to 21 per cent for adults under the age of 65), they are less likely to receive equitable funding and support – and therefore, face poorer health outcomes as a result.
Read More »COVID-19: Health Care Sector Prepares for Shift to Home Based Care
New Zealand’s health care sector is mobilising to prepare for a projected surge in the number of COVID patients isolating at home, including the development of a telehealth training model.
Read More »The effect of the pandemic on our social lives
As COVID-19 restrictions are slowly lifted, people should plan to reconnect as soon as it is safe to do so, researchers say.
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