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• Never too late to make a splash in the Hurunui

  Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: swimming, pools, older people, older adults
  Hurunui District Council media release: 31st October 2024 After conquering two bouts of cancer, Amberley resident Gilbert Croft decided it was time he confronted his fear of swimming

• Simple steps to avoid life-threatening listeriosis

  Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Food, health, safety, older adults, pregnancy, disease
  New Zealand Food Safety media release: 5th June 2024 New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) wants people to take some practical steps to prevent a rare and life-threatening foodborne illness

• Podcast on Dementia and the Chinese community

  Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: dementia, asian health, research, older adults, podcast
  Alzheimers New Zealand recent interviewed Associate Professor Gary Cheung from the University of Auckland about his latest project that is now up and running to improve dementia services for Chinese New Zealanders - in collaboration with Dementia Auckland

• Age Concern and Driving Miss Daisy launch "Life Without A Car" booklet

  Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, older adults, transport
  Age Concern New Zealand  is excited to partner with Driving Miss Daisy NZ Ltd to launch a valuable resource that will significantly benefit New Zealand's older non-driving population

• Locally improved app and website offer easy ways to age better

  Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: technology, older adults, health, wellbeing
  Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand media release: 17th October 2022 An updated app and website are being launched to help people stay stronger for longer and add life to their years. The free and easy to use digital service is called LifeCurve™

• New search function on Eldernet helps families struggling to find available care home beds

  Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: older adults, older people, care, services, elderly
  The process of finding available care home beds in New Zealand has been made easier for older people and their family/whānau, thanks to The Eldernet Group’s upgraded online bed vacancy report

• 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 Canter

• 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