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• Upcoming community education seminar from Dementia Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: dementia, seminar, faith, older people, wellbeing
  Join a community education seminar on dementia and spirituality with Alison Jephson - Pastoral Assistant and retired Aged Care Manager

• Keeping your balance with Nymbl

  Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: falls, prevention, older people, injury prevention, technology, physical activity
  Losing your balance as you age is a big injury risk, so ACC have launched the Nymbl app to help older New Zealanders (aged 50 and over) prevent falls and fractures. Falls are the most common cause of injury in Aotearoa, making up 39 percent of all claims

• Choosing a retirement village

  Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: housing, older people, retirement
  For those looking to make the move to a retirement village, The Eldernet Group have made the process of finding a retirement village even easier by adding new search functions to its retirementvillages.co.nz website

• 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

• First Aged Care Commissioner appointed

  Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: older adults, older people, elderly, Advocacy
  Beehive media release: 14th February 2022 The Government has appointed Carolyn Cooper as the inaugural Aged Care Commissioner, to lead much needed systematic change in the sector, Minister for Seniors and Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall ann

• 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

• Eldernet’s ‘older person’s bible’ getting better with age

  Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: elderly, resources, services, support, older people
  The release of the latest Where from Here/ He Ara Whakamua handbook by The Eldernet Group – which covers the Upper South Island – marks more than 30 years of what is commonly referred to as the “older person’s bible

• Eldernet shines light on digital exclusion

  Posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: elderly, older people, technology, nutrition, therapy, healthy food, resources
  Eldernet’s popular Gazette site has turned its attention to topics including: Sacha Green told Eldernet just how big the problem of digital inclusion is and how we all can help to ensure no one gets left behind in the online rush

• 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

• 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