NZAG Wellington Branch December 2010 Update
New Zealand Association of Gerontology, Wellington Branch AGM 2010 Address by Dr. Cordelia Thomas, Senior Legal Advisor to the Health and Disability Commissioner Aged Care: the view from the Health and Disability Commission In the last year, out of 1524 complaints closed by the HDC, 102 involved aged care and 92 involved rest homes. From [...]
read moreAuckland Branch December 2010 Update
We have been fortunate over the year to have had a high calibre of speakers at our Branch Forums. The last two speakers have been no exception. In September, Dr Nigel George presented “Building Workforce Capabilities in the Northern Region Mental Health Services for Older People”. This highlighted the new Mental Health of Older People [...]
read moreNew NZAG Executive Elected
On the 25th September 2010, members present at the New Zealand Association of Gerontology Annual General Meeting elected in the new NZAG Executive for the next financial year. Re-elected for a second term were (L-R front row) Diana Spratt-Casas, Vice President; Ineke Riley-Stol, Treasurer, (L-R back row) Justin Keogh, Executive Officer; John Parsons, Secretary; and [...]
read moreFive Signs You’re Living Beyond Your Means
The following is summarised from the Retirement Commission website and dated 12 July 2010 “During the nineties and noughties, New Zealand and developed countries around the world experienced an explosion in credit and personal debt. But times have changed, and frugality is back in fashion. By necessity the 2010s are likely to become an era [...]
read moreTwo new Research Projects: BRIGHT Trial & LILAC Study
One of the objects of the New Zealand Association of Gerontology is “to promote and disseminate quality research.” The NZAG conference is one way your Association showcased some of the many quality research projects being conducted. In this blog post we are pleased to profile two current projects. Both illustrate the commitment of local researchers [...]
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