Residential Care

The reality is that there is a huge variety of options available that meet the diverse requirements for an older generation which is increasingly wanting to remain independent in their later years. If you have never had to previously think about “the next step”, chances are you might find it …

An Australian design firm ThomsonAdsett has just been ranked the No. 1 architect in the world for ‘Elderly Living’ by UK magazine Building Design. Their latest World Architecture 100 survey, which covers 1,400 practices around the world, also named ThomsonAdsett as ‘One to Watch’ for 2018. Headed by Chris Straw and David Lane, …

Imagine a world where people who have dementia have the right type of support to be able to could continue to live the lives they are used to within their communities. Although we are not there yet, there is a village in the Netherlands that allows people to continue living …

In Western Austrialia the State Governement are championing the construction of ‘Medihotels’ to address their shortage of respite beds across the state. ‘Medihotels’ being specialist hotels designed to support patients who are discharged from hospital but are still recovering. They are not a new idea – several Medihotels are successfully …

There’s no doubt that delicious food is one of the great joys of life, and that is just as true in retirement as any other stage of life. Nutrition is also key as we grow older. A healthy combination of good food and exercise can delay or even reverse many of …

During the mid-1800s, New Zealand attracted many single male immigrants wanting to make their fortunes on the goldfields and other like ventures. By 1900 there were numerous elderly men who had not married and were without families. This posed a problem as during this time as traditionally, elderly people who …

Are we the only ones? Can anyone else match our special facility? Here at Wendover Rest Home in Papanui Christchurch we think we have a special group of residents. However there are three in particular that make up this challenge. Three of our residents are centenarians. Infact two of these …

Why are the elderly not afforded the same rights and privileges as the young? Recently, I got talking to a friend about the suite of services offered by Birthcare, the popular birthing centre in Parnell, Auckland where she has given birth to two of her children. While the same level …

When we are young and carefree, none of us really look towards getting to our twilight years, because we think it’s way off in the distance and we won’t really get old. Getting old is for old people. Then we get past our forties and start wondering how it went …

New Zealand was once a “welfare state” where you could rely on the “state” to look after you throughout your life from infancy, healthcare, education, hardship to aged care. Since the eighties and “Rogernomics”, we have gradually moved away from this model as a country, to the point now where …