Dr Maree Todd, a geriatrician for Auckland Hospital, says Mary J’s experience with her Mum’s hoarding can be tricky to deal with. “This is the story of someone with a hoarding…
Take a treasure-filled trip down memory lane with residents of Bupa’s Waterlea and Bethesda facilities! Many of the beautiful items featured in this article were given by husbands and parents…
This booklet produced by the Waitemata DHB provides information to family, whānau, and visitors of people with delirium. Delirium, or acute confusion, can be alarming for the sufferer and family providing…
Two Family Care readers share their inspiring stories about living with, and caring for a family member with polio. Edith Morris contracted polio as a child, and like many New…
The annual family post-Christmas vacation to Whangamata was the event of the year. Five weeks of sunshine, endless hours of boogie boarding, fish and chips with the town’s entire seagull…
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…
When planning her latest excursion to the Greek village of Leonidion, Diana Noonan asked her Mum to share the journey. For 20 years I’ve been visiting the same small village…
Pacific Perspectives: A snapshot of the life of Alfred Manaseli Hartnell By Richard Pamatatau Memories of Alfred My cousin Alfred was profoundly disabled from birth – though my Grand Aunt…