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• New campaign shines a light on elder abuse

  Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: elderly, older adults, older people, abuse, campaign
  A new campaign has been launched to raise awareness about elder abuse and encourages concerned friends, neighbours, and whānau to call the Elder Abuse Response Service

• Macular Degeneration Awareness Week: 2nd to 9th November 2020

  Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: health, disease, awareness, older adults
  Macular Degeneration Awareness week is fast approaching and this campaign aims to highlight what New Zealanders risk losing if they don't take their eye health seriously

• Winter 2020 Newsletter from Dementia Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in: Newsletters With tags: newsletter, support, services, older adults, dementia, mental health
  This issue features: An update on the Canterbury Brain Collective; An invite the BrainTree Wellness Centre Special Preview event; Handle with Care workshop for care partners; Key messages on brain health from Associate Professor Yoram Barak (University o

• Eldernet Gazette: Spotlight on financial abuse

  Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: abuse, older people, finances, older adults
  Eldernet published several articles in its Gazette that looked at financial abuse - to mark Elder Abuse Awareness Week: Elder law specialist Fleur McDonald gives some examples to help you spot financial abuse; and Simon Templeton of Age Concern Canterbur

• Join story time for seniors with Libraries’ new Campfire

  Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: reading, older adults, older people, community connection
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 19th May 2020 People can now tune in to the new Campfire – Stories Read Aloud for Adults every Wednesday and Friday online

• Eldernet: Where good decisions start

  Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, services, care, older adults, elderly, older people
  Eldernet is New Zealand's leading information provider about services relating to the older people as well as the people who support them