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There is always so much happening at Alzheimers Otago. On this page, we try to keep you up to date with all the latest news
Alzheimers Otago AGM 2024
Tuesday 22 October 12 noon – 1 pm
Burns House Ground Floor
10 George Street
Dunedin
Dementia Talks – ‘Safety at Home’
Dementia New Zealand presents ‘Safety at Home’.
This Masterclass is for care partners and families of people with dementia, who are still living at home, either with partners/family or by themselves. Please Click here Safety At Home | Dementia NZ to register.
All the things to consider enabling the person with dementia to remain safe at home, and what may need to be changed to ensure that the person with dementia can remain living independently for as long as possible while providing the support needed to make that happen.
This Masterclass will be recorded and sent to those who register post-event. Click here Safety At Home | Dementia NZ to register. Once you’ve purchased your ticket, you’ll receive more information about this Masterclass via email. If you cannot attend the live session, a recording of the presentation will be emailed to you in the week following the Masterclass.
If you have any questions, please reach out to one of our team by email at events@dementia.nz.
Friday 23rd August 2024
10am – 12pm midday
Online via Zoom – Click here Safety At Home | Dementia NZ to register.
Cost for Carers/Whanau – $20
Cost for Healthcare Professionals – $50 (Includes Certificate of Attendance)
Dementia NZ are running two FREE online series of Westpac Financial Wellbeing Workshops
Dementia NZ are running two FREE online series of Westpac Financial Wellbeing Workshops, tailored for people with dementia mate wareware, their carers,
and their whānau. These free interactive workshops are online via Microsoft teams. If you are unable to attend the live session, a recording of the live event will be emailed to you.
Workshop One is Legal and Finance Guide – Tuesday 27th August 10am – 11:30am This workshop discusses what you need to know to navigate the legal processes for making a will and appointing an enduring power of attorney for yourself or family members, and tips for supporting people with dementia with money management and decision making.
Click here to register for this free workshop
Legal And Financial Guidance | Dementia NZ
Workshop Two is Carer Support, Rights, Protection and Advocacy – Tuesday 29th August 10am – 11:30am. This workshop talks about the rights and support for carers and people with disabilities, as well as how to protect yourself and your whānau from exploitation, abuse, and coercion. You will explore the options and benefits of individualised funding, needs assessment, and service coordination, and the legal and human rights frameworks that safeguard people’s dignity and autonomy.
Click here to register for this free workshop
Carer Support, Rights, Protection And Advocacy | Dementia NZ
Alzheimerz NZ Conference.
We’re excited to let you know our fourth and final Repositioning Dementia event will be held in September to mark World Alzheimers Month! We’re delighted Associate Minister of Health Hon Casey Costello will open our fourth and final Repositioning Dementia: What’s next? The event is in September in Wellington and online – during World Alzheimers Month. Register today if you haven’t already, and we’ll see you there!
The final event will focus on our three kaupapa of the Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan, research and the lived experience of dementia mate wareware.
Date: Tuesday 24 September 2024
Time: 8.45am to 7pm (including a networking event from 5pm)
Venue: Tiakiwai Conference Centre (part of the National Library of New Zealand), Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington and online
Alzheimers NZ – Repositioning Dementia: What’s next? (swoogo.com)
Alzheimers New Zealand needs your voice!
The Alzheimers New Zealand Dementia Friendly programmes have been designed to create inclusive, kinder, and more supportive communities for people living with dementia mate wareware. We are currently taking a look at these programmes to see what we are doing well and where we could improve.
Alzheimers New Zealand needs your voice!
Help shape the future of education in Aotearoa New Zealand
Have your say on how the Dementia Learning Centre can best support our community with learning across the country. We want to draw from innovative approaches to learning to effectively respond to the emergent and diverse needs of our community. We hope you can join us for an online session!
Minds Together Programme Information
What is Minds Together?
Minds Together is a new community collaboration between the Social Impact Studio and Alzheimers Otago. Minds Together seeks to promote social wellbeing, enhance understanding of dementia, and provide a unique campus-based learning experience for both people with a dementia mate wareware diagnosis and university students.
What does it involve?
The programme partners individuals, with early stage dementia mate wareware, with university student volunteers across seven weekly sessions hosted by various university departments. Example departments include Performing Arts, Hocken archives, Dental School, and Physical Education.
Benefits
● Stimulating learning opportunities for person with dementia mate wareware
● Enhanced social interaction
● Social inclusion through intergenerational connection and understanding
● Increased awareness and understanding of dementia mate wareware
When does it take place?
The sessions take place on Thursdays between 10am and 12pm, with members being dropped off at 9.50am and picked up no later than 12.00pm. Sessions will usually begin with morning tea before an activity.
For more details and to enrol, please contact Antoinette McLean, 03 471 6154 or manager@alzheimersotago.org.nz
Release of Sapere report on current state of aged care
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora received a report from Sapere Research Group Limited in January this year, which outlines the current state of New Zealand’s aged residential care (ARC) and home and community support services (HCSS).
You can access and share the report through our website here.
As you may know, this report is the first main output of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora review of funding and service models for aged care services, which Health NZ began in July last year, and includes feedback from key stakeholders.
As expected, the Sapere report highlights some major challenges facing older people, whānau and their communities as well as providers, workers, needs assessors and funders, including:
ARC and HCSS are under-funded.The funding models used to distribute funding to the sector are no longer fit for purpose.
There are material ethnic inequities in accessing aged care services.
The aged care sector continues to face significant workforce pressures.
Issues with aged care are exacerbated in regional and rural New Zealand.