Being Prepared For Homecare Visits
Often visits from health and support professionals are carefully timed, so ensure you get the help you need by being well prepared. Access Homehealth Regional Manager Jo Kara has shared…
03/09/2013
Life Coach: In The Now!
Feel like you always have seven things on your mind? Life coach Richard Blakeborough says a few minutes is all you need to take the pressure down. Stop the world,…
15/07/2013
Publication: Good Medical Practice
The Medical Council’s publication Good Medical Practice sets out the standards the public and the profession expect a competent doctor to meet. These standards have been developed through discussion with…
14/05/2013
Research: The State of Caregiving (UK) 2013
This research from Carers UK indicates that one in three full-time carers get no practical support. Launched to coincide with its landmark policy conference, the State of Caring 2013 report…
03/05/2013
Government Services for Seniors
Download this helpful guide which covers a range of information and help that’s available to people aged 65 years and older. Produced by the Ministry of Social Development, Services for…
18/04/2013
Supporting Someone Who Has Depression?
Caring for a family or whanau member who has depression can be very hard – and it is important to keep yourself well, especially if you are supporting someone who…
03/04/2013
Needs Assessment and Service Coordination (NASC) Information for Older People
Download here: Needs Assessment and Service Coordination (NASC)
21/03/2013
Carer Story: Saying Goodbye To Leona
By Elizabeth Paske, Mary Potter Clinical Manager Leona and I were closer than sisters. We’d gone through all kinds of major events together: deaths, divorces, kids, job changes … life.…
15/02/2013