Elderly
Elderly assaults: 'They don't want you to know'
Hundreds of elderly Kiwis are being assaulted every year, with the most attacks reported in South Auckland and Wellington.
Meals on Wheels volunteers lamenting state of service
Meals on Wheels volunteers in Pukekohe say the quality of the food they serve elderly customers has deteriorated so much that they've lost half their clients in under a year. Video, Audio
Supergold cardholders switch for Akld Transport
Auckland Transport is in a race against time to get Supergold cardholders to switch to its AT-HOP cards if they want to keep their free travel concessions. Audio
Age concern - discovery of decomposing elderly man sad reality
Age Concern says the discovery of an elderly man's decomposing body in a Wellington flat is a stark reminder that some New Zealanders spend their twilight years in isolation. Maja Burry reports. Audio
Caring for elderly family members
As the population ages, an increasing number of people are caring not only for children, but their own elderly parents as well, often while holding down a full time job. Esther Perriam has some… Audio
Meals on Wheels recipients vote with feet
More people are cancelling their Meals on Wheels across Otago and Southland, as the number of complaints about the quality of the food continues to climb.
How to age well
New Zealand has an aging population, and so often that's painted as some kind of doomsday scenario. But with medical advances, education, awareness and personal activity trackers, many can expect to… Audio
Are older people malnourished?
An Australian dietitian says older people are not eating properly - and some are malnourished - because they're dieting. Ngaire Hobbins is also a lecturer in dementia studies at the University of… Audio
Big centenary for a little suburb
Berhampore suburb in Wellington has achieved a lot of firsts. Berhampore was the first community in New Zealand to build social housing blocks. The suburb was also ground central for the 1981… Audio, Gallery
Loneliness and the effect on ageing
Dr. Nancy Donovan is a geriatric psychiatrist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Some of her recent research has found than loneliness… Audio
Abbeyfield housing plans on West Coast fail to find funding
More and more older people want to live independent lives, but in a communal flatting type situation, so why are Abbeyfield social housing providers finding it so hard to get funding from the… Audio
NZ's elderly among most well-catered for in world
New Zealand's elderly are some of the best looked after in the world. Audio
Longer lives, longer illnesses
New Zealanders are living longer, but spending more time battling illness.
Resthome workers get massive pay rise
Poorly paid resthome workers are getting a pay rise of up to 14% from one of the country's biggest care companies. More than a thousand people work for Metlifecare at its 25 retirement villages and… Audio
Claims home care workers not getting enough training/support
Are home care workers in retirement villages being asked to do too much, without adequate training or support? Some workers say although they're meant to be looking after the "independent living"… Audio
Spectrum for 1 February 2015
Supergrans is a volunteer organisation which offers practical support to assist members of the community in acquiring life skills such as cooking, budgeting, menu planning, sewing and gardening… Audio
New Zealand's future
The presents and the Christmas dinner are behind us, the next set of festive decisions looming are New Year's resolutions. But why stop at a year? What about decisions that could shape the next 5, 10… Audio
Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Vivid, complex, recurring visual hallucinations, usually occurring in older adults with later-life vision loss - we speak with Ted Harmer who has Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Audio
Home support workers say proposed agreement urgently needed
The woman leading the fight for better pay for looking after elderly people in their own home can't quite believe what's happened after winning a deal today. Audio
