Interesting Websites

Please consider making a one-off donation via our give-a-little page of $10, $25, $50.
Or you could send your cheque to RVRANZ, c/- Private Bag 4707, Christchurch 8041 - Attention: Residents Unite. Click Here

Note: Donations received will be set aside for assisting local residents or committees with legal help, or legal challenges at a national level.

BROADBAND CONNECTION
What retirement village residents need to know about Broadband

Some retirement village operators offer a broadband connection plan specifically negotiated for their village residents. How do you know if this is the best plan for you? The answer depends on whether you know how much broadband you really need and how fast it needs to be to suit your needs. There may be better options for you arranging your own connection, instead of going with the operator’s plan.
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Age Concern

Older people work, volunteer, provide care and participate widely in community and family life. Many families, communities and organisations depend on older people for their skills, knowledge and experience; older people provide care and support to thousands of others who benefit from their assistance
http://www.ageconcern.org.nz/

A Senior’s Guide to Healthy Eating

Healthy eating and understanding nutritional requirements are important at any age, but it can be especially important for seniors. Seniors have unique nutritional needs, but also specific dietary considerations that need to be accounted for when it comes to the foods they’re eating. Look here for great advice: https://niftybenefits.com/seniors-guide-healthy-eating/

Seniors Struggling with a Substance Misuse Problem

Seniors usually begin to supplement their health with over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs, which can create harmful interactions. With age, the body’s ability to process medications slows significantly. For this reason, seniors can develop a dependency to much smaller doses of prescription drugs than young people. Please look here for some advice:
https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/resources/elderly-resources/

ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are two conditions that affect a person’s memory and ability to function in daily life. Although the conditions have some shared symptoms, each can affect the brain in different ways. Let’s examine the different dementia types, how alcohol abuse affects each, and risk factors.
https://www.toprehabs.com/alzheimers-dementia/

Information from the Companies Office

Retirement villages meeting the definition of retirement village under the Retirement Villages Act 2003 must register on the Retirement Villages Register
For further information and the role of the Statutory Supervisors, Please look here:
www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/all-registers/retirement-villages/

Commission for Financial Capability

Today there are close to 650,000 New Zealanders over the age of 65. By the middle of this century that figure will almost double. The information here is specifically designed to help you consider how to manage and plan for this period of your life.
Go to the Commission website here http://www.cffc.org.nz/retirement

Aged Advisor

At Aged Advisor they have first hand experience with Retirement Villages and / or Aged Care, either through their line of work, providing services to residents within these facilities, or by having friends or family members living there. They have no financial interests in any of these facilities. They simply want the best for the people that live there or are looking to make a decision of moving to one.
Go to Aged Advisor here http://www.agedadvisor.co.nz

Seniorline

Information for older people to make decisions about staying at home, retirement villages, homecare, day care and rest homes

Go to Senioline here http://www.adhb.govt.nz/SeniorLine/

Village Guide

Village Guide is an online retirement village directory. By providing information on retirement villages across New Zealand, they aim to support prospective residents to find a village that best meets your accommodation, care and financial requirements. - See more at: http://www.villageguide.co.nz/#sthash.8u2i1dJn.dpuf

Super Seniors

Since March this year 734 new businesses in New Zealand have joined the SuperGold programme offering a range of discounts for seniors. This brings the total number of businesses where seniors can use their card to over 8,000 with over 12,700 outlets across the country. Go to Super Seniors here: http://www.superseniors.msd.govt.nz/news-events/news/2017/budget-family-income-package.html
Hon Tracey Martin, Minister for Seniors

INsite Magazine

INsite reaches the decision makers. It is targeted at owners and managers of New Zealand aged-care facilities, chief executives, financial officers, directors of nursing, government departments and decision makers directly involved in the aged-care and retirement sectors
Go to their website http://insitemagazine.co.nz

Impower for Seniors

ImPower provides personalised financial advice on a FEE ONLY basis. Because they do not sell any financial products they believe that they are as close to independent as it is possible to be. They are partners with SuperGold Card and offer a discount to Card holders.
See more on the website: https://impower.nz

Live Stronger for Longer

They have developed a range of resources to support you to live stronger for longer.
These can be downloaded from https://www.livestronger.org.nz/, together with related publications.

Grown Ups NZ

The site is New Zealand’s best lifestyle website and has the highest percentage of people aged 50+ of any website in New Zealand, offering 4800+ lifestyle articles of interest from travel, health, family, life, sports, pets to name a few, as well as games, competitions, discussions and provides a meeting place for like-minded people.
Go to Grown Ups here https://www.grownups.co.nz

Kaspanz

Kaspanz was formed in February 2013, as a voice for consumers in the retirement income discussion. Consumers are defined as those in receipt of, or paying into Kiwi Saver, NZ Superannuation, annuities etc.
See more on the website: www.Kaspanz.com

General guidelines for the elderly with diabetes

The Elderly and Diabetes Everything You need to Know
https://www.thediabetescouncil.com/the-elderly-and-diabetes-everything-you-need-to-know/

Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com

Due to the long latency period of mesothelioma, approximately 20-50 years, about 80 percent of those who are diagnosed with this terrible disease are seniors. Our organisation works with these individuals and their families to help them find local doctors, treatment centres and support groups.
Go to Asbestos.com here: http://www.asbestos.com/

Eldernet NZ

Eldernet provides you with timely, relevant information about services for older people in New Zealand.
The Eldernet site includes a nationwide database directory and information about: community groups and organisations, retirement villages and lifestyle villages and living, home help services, respite care and short term options, aged care services, rest homes, residential care, private hospitals, dementia care, public hospitals and other third age services for seniors.

Go to Eldernet here: http://www.eldernet.co.nz/Home

Retirement Villages Association NZ

The Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand Inc (RVA) is the national membership association representing operators, developers and managers of retirement villages throughout New Zealand.

Go to the Retirement Villages Association here http://www.retirementvillages.org.nz

Free Publications for Seniors

There are free magazines and information sources, health, well-being and other publications in these pages.
bit.ly/freepublicationsforseniors