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• 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

• Resources from Dementia Canterbury during COVID-19

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, physical activity, older people, dementia, lockdown, mental wellbeing, families
  Dementia Canterbury has a range of resources available to assist those with dementia and their caregivers or family during COVID-19, including: exercise videos to keep the mind and body moving; information flyers covering a range of topics such as reduci

• Free book for seniors: Where From Here He Ara Whakamua

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: elderly, resources, older people, information, services
  The new edition of Eldernet's Upper South Island "Where from Here" is out now. This book covers South Canterbury, Canterbury, Nelson/Marlborough and the West Coast DHB regions. "Where from Here" is often referred to as the "Aged Care Bible"

• 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

• The Eldernet Gazette: The blog where what you say matters!

  Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, older people, older adults, blog
  Eldernet has established itself as a “household” name in the Aged Care sector over the past 20 years. Eldernet’s mission is to provide you with timely, relevant and comprehensive information about a wide range of services for older people in New Zealand

• Look for the signs of dementia this Christmas

  Posted: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: older people, dementia, families, mental wellbeing
  Dementia New Zealand media release: 5th December 2018 As Christmas approaches and families get together, Dementia New Zealand is running its Remember December campaign to encourage Kiwis to learn the signs of dementia

• Earthquake support for older people still available

  Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, support, services, older people
  Age Concern Canterbury is still providing earthquake support for older people - despite the recent withdrawal of other earthquake services. Contact Bev at Age Concern Canterbury for any earthquake-related support (366 0903 or 0800 80 33 44)

• Canterbury Men's Sheds

  Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: men, mens health, mental wellbeing, older people
  A lot of community workers bump into men in the community that are socially isolated

• Christchurch City Council signs Accessibility Charter

  Posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: accessibility, disabilities, older people, policy
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th November 2017 A ground-breaking charter aimed at making Christchurch more accessible for the aged and the disabled has been signed by Christchurch City Council

• Don’t visit your loved ones in hospital if you’re sick

  Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: medical, advice, older people
  Canterbury District Health Board media release: 28th July 2016 If you’re sick please don’t come visiting at Christchurch Hospital – that’s the message from Canterbury DHB’s Executive Director of Nursing Mary Gordon

• Kiwi cooperative launches into battle against dementia

  Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, support, dementia, older people
  The New Zealand Dementia Cooperative (NZDC) launched an interactive online community on Monday 25th July 2016, to help health professionals in the serious fight against dementia, one of the world’s most important health issues

• Aspire Canterbury: Support and resources for independent living

  Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disabilities, Community Groups, services, support, older people
  Aspire Canterbury is a not-for-profit organisation providing a number of services to support members of the community with mobility issues, including the disabled and older people, and those that support them

• Steady as you go exercise classes to prevent falls

  Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Training, exercise, Courses, injury prevention, older people
  Falls are not a natural part of ageing - falls are preventable! Falls are the most common cause of injury in older people. One-third of people over the age of 65 fall each year, and half of people over 80 fall each year

• Research report on earthquake preparedness in an ageing society

  Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, research, older people
  The ageing of the New Zealand population means that, in future, very large numbers of very old people will be living in the community, many alone or with a spouse of similar age, many suffering from chronic illness or disability and in need of support

• Community Transport Services in Christchurch and Canterbury

  Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: disabilities, transport, older people
  A new resource called Community Transport Services in Christchurch/Canterbury  is now available on the Age Concern Canterbury website