Retirement Living

Artificial intelligence is being used to detect retirement village residents who may have tripped and fallen. Ryman Healthcare is the first organisation in New Zealand to trial the recently developed falls detection system.

Dr Rebecca Abey-Nesbit, a researcher at the University of Otago, Christchurch, has spent the past four years working as part of a team dedicated to better ageing research. In this article, Rebecca shares her research into the impacts of loneliness and carer stress on older adults.

Associate Professor Marama Muru-Lanning and researchers at the James Henare Māori Research Centre discuss their research looking at the experiences of kaumātua as they grow older and what it means for Māori to age well.

Earlier this month, Minister for Seniors Dr Ayesha Verrall launched the Better Later Life Action Plan, which sets out a pathway for a better future for older New Zealanders.

Time spent volunteering provides a triple win, for the community, organisations and to the individual says Volunteering New Zealand

As part of an ongoing series about equity oriented palliative care, Te Ārai Research Group recently published a paper looking at the disproportionate impact poverty and deprivation has on how, when and where we die.

The myth of the tech-savvy, university graduate entrepreneur is continuing to be undermined by a global trend which is seeing an increasing number of older people starting businesses.

We are already starting to reimagine life in a post COVID-19 world, and this includes an opportunity to transform how we care for older people, professionalise the care sector and identify new products and programmes that enable ageing-in-place and health longevity.

Where from Here is all about empowering people to journey through this stage of life by giving them the tools needed to make decisions that are right for them.

A rapidly growing startup will join the country’s largest retail group in a move which is set to improve access to healthcare for thousands of Kiwis.