6 Dec 2024

Light the way

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 6 December 2024

New research has shown that poor lighting in rest homes contributes to falls.

The University of Auckland study assessed the lighting in 12 residential care homes in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland

Gerontologist Professor Ngaire Kerse joins Jesse, Ngaire's also the Joyce Cook Chair in Ageing Well.

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