Shortage of Nursing & Careworkers in Aged Care Crippling Services
The aged care sector in New Zealand continues to grapple with an issue that threatens the well-being of its elderly population – a significant…
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Catering to ‘Active Agers’ in the Snacking Revolution
With snacking innovation, the spotlight often shines on Gen Z’s preferences. However, the global population’s future demographic makeup, characterised by many older consumers, presents…
Meet the Chef | Shane Ormshaw
Originally from South Africa, Shane Ormshaw is a chef at Ryman Healthcare’s newly built Linda Jones Retirement Village in Flagstaff, Hamilton. Ormshaw said that…
Planet Wellbeing: Using Extended Reality to Improve Mental Health and Reduce Loneliness
One in 15 people aged 50+ is often lonely, rising to one in three for widowed and one in four for those in poor…
Poor Choices as Seniors Double Risk of Admission to Aged Care
AUSTRALIA | Physical inactivity, smoking, poor diet and sleep disorders between the ages of 60 and 64 are linked with more than double the…
Empowering Providers in the Face of Cyber Threats
By Mark Gorrie, Managing Director APAC, Gen Digital Inc OPINION | As the digital landscape continues to expand, the threat of cybercrime also grows,…
Adopting Digital Health Tools
AUSTRALIA | To support adopting digital health tools in the aged care sector, the Australian Digital Health Agency has launched another phase of the…
Benefits of a Virtual Chief Financial Officer
Column: Stuart Bilbrough, Peak Care Advisory To all New Zealand healthcare businesses (and all New Zealand SMEs, for that matter), you can and should…
Paradigm Shift in New Zealand’s Aged Care Landscape
With New Zealand’s population getting older, there is an increase in the number of older adults (those 75 and over) who fit the Retirement…
Broccoli Guacamole Recipe
Who said guacamole only had to be made solely with avocados? This vegan-friendly, gluten-free broccoli guacamole from the globally renowned Chiva-Som International Health Resort…
A New Zealand First for Cancer Patients
Two organisations are putting their skills together to provide rehabilitation health services to cancer patients and their whānau supporting them to live well, pre-,…
Pilot Study Sees Notable Decrease in Food Waste
A food waste pilot study was conducted in three Arvida communities earlier this year. The study revealed that when residents participated in meal preparation,…