Village Life

I recently came back from visiting the United Kingdom for seven weeks. Given New Zealand’s colonial history and the distant family ties I have with the ‘mother’ country,  it was an interesting experience to see first-hand the place where my father’s family lived before choosing to board ship in the …

A recent article in The Press highlighted the issue of “social isolation” in the elderly in Christchurch. The article estimated that at least 7000 elderly people in Christchurch are living in chronically lonely conditions where they sometimes don’t see people for days. This issue is not isolated to Christchurch. Depression …

Like many people the idea of living in a village, initially, seemed to me a little, I don’t know – naff? predictable? middle class? And then it’s very easy to focus on the perceived negatives – little privacy, surrounded by ‘old people’, the ‘sameness’ of the houses, no garden… But …

February’s theme for the blog is ‘Village Living.’ When I was asked if I could write something I was stumped at first, as I presumed the theme to mean living in a retirement village, but then I thought on a wider scale. I used to live in a village in …

Even though it’s now February, I still want to wish you a very happy new year and hope that 2016 goes well for you and yours. There has been a big focus in the media over the last couple of weeks on the issue of “social isolation” – loneliness, particularly …

Moving into a retirement village is a big decision. Two of our residents at Bupa’s St Kilda Retirement Village in Cambridge share their experiences. Below is Val Easthope’s story. After looking around at several villages in the Waikato, I found St Kilda Retirement Village in Cambridge best for me, the …

1-day Masterclass on preparing for the dementia care needs of New Zealand’s rising ageing population Eldernet and Care Publications readers receive 15% off registration ticket to attend Taking place on 25 February in Auckland, Dutch dementia care experts together with aged care leaders from New Zealand will be driving discussions …

 Yesterday I was fortunate enough to volunteer my time to help the team at Chatswood Retirement Village host a very special Mother Day’s afternoon tea to raise money for the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation. I was also lucky enough to also spend time there with my MIL to be (as …

Do older people lose interest in sex? Ten myths of ageing – debunked When you think about older people having sex, it probably makes you uncomfortable. Why is that? More and more, senior citizens are discovering that just because they’re older doesn’t mean their sex life is over. The thinking …