CHT Aged Care Fund Applications Open
CHT Healthcare Trust (CHT) is a charitable trust that has been taking great care of older people for over 55 years. CHT’s dedication to…
HEALTH + WELLBEING
What Food Do You Google?
Navigating the way to good food choices in the shopping aisle can be a challenge. Detailed information about the nutritional value of New Zealand…
Mental Health Awareness Week
On Monday September 21, Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) will begin and will reflect the challenges Kiwis have faced together in 2020. This year’s…
Celebration of DRT’s
Summerset is celebrating their professional Diversional and Recreational Therapists (DRTs) during National DRT Week (18 – 24 September). DRTs play a critical role in…
Join the Conversation or Be Left Behind
Attitudes to aged care are changing with COVID-19, particularly in Australia, where there is a heated debate around senior care during the pandemic. Australian…
DEATH TAX OR SOLUTION TO AGED CARE FUNDING?
The ballooning cost of aged care in Australia has drawn commentary from former prime minister Paul Keating. Keating believes that costs should be met by…
First Medicinal Cannabis Summit
It’s only two months until New Zealand’s first, MedCan 2020, with organisers saying the economic potential of New Zealand’s most exciting sunrise industry is…
The Dark Destroyer Coming to a Village Just Like Yours
Believe it or Not, Quiz Events are New Zealand’s largest provider of all things trivia, notably weekly pub quizzes, and corporate and charity events….
Technology can Provide an Early Warning of COVID-19 in Aged Care Facilities – So Why Isn’t Everyone Using It?
Constant monitoring can provide early warning about the symptoms and stress of COVID-19 yet it’s still being seen as a “nice to have” in…
Interview with Orquidea Tamayo Mortera and Bobby Gerneke from Summerset Heritage Park
AgedPlus talks to Orquidea Tamayo Mortera and Bobby Gerneke from Summerset at Heritage Park on the benefits of Inmu technology for Summerset residents. Click…
AGED CARE SECTOR LOOKS TO HEMP PRODUCTS
HempFarm began with a handful of seeds and a very big dream: a dream to build a vibrant hemp industry in New Zealand. Hemp…
Silent Thief of Sight
When most people think of an inheritance, they think of money or sentimental items that are passed down from generation to generation. While material…