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Dr Kathy Peri reflects on her time at Alzheimers NZ as Director of the Dementia Learning Centre – from its inception four years ago to how it’s grown today.
The Dementia Learning Centre is our hub of excellence for dementia mate wareware education. The kaupapa of the centre is based around people, and the right we all have to feel supported, valued and loved.
Follow Kathy’s journey getting the centre established and her hopes for the dementia mate wareware education sector in years to come. Thank you for your amazing work, Kathy!
Find out more about the Dementia Learning Centre on the Alzheimers NZ website, or see:
Caring for the carers online moduleLiving with dementia online moduleEducational Dementia Immersive Experience (EDIE)Cognitive Stimulation Therapy -
The link between hearing loss and dementia mate wareware is significant. Audika’s Ben de Farias joins our podcast to delve deeper into why looking after your hearing is another important piece of the puzzle for ageing well.
Audika is the only hearing provider in Aotearoa New Zealand which is currently Dementia Friendly Accredited – well done! We also explore what this means for people in real life.
You can find out more about the Dementia Friendly Recognition Programme on the Alzheimers NZ website.
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Dementia Mate Wareware Leadership and Advisory Group Co-Chairs Dr Makarena Dudley and Teresa Wall join Alzheimers NZ Chief Executive Catherine Hall to discuss the group’s important role in the Dementia Mate Wareware Governance Ecosystem.
The group was established in 2022 to provide strategic advice to guide government on how Aotearoa New Zealand should move forward to achieve the vision of the Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan.
Are you keen to be involved in this important kaupapa? Join the Dementia Mate Wareware Network today.
This podcast was recorded on 6 March 2024.
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A new initiative to support Chinese New Zealanders living with dementia mate wareware and their care partners by raising awareness and providing education specific to the community is now up and running.
The University of Auckland’s Associate Professor Gary Cheung shares more about his latest project in collaboration with Dementia Auckland and others – Caring for People with Dementia Together – to improve services for Chinese New Zealanders.
You can find out more in The Understanding and Experiences of Living with Dementia in Chinese New Zealanders research paper.
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There are 12 proven lifestyle factors that, if modified, can reduce the risk of a person developing dementia mate wareware.
University of Auckland’s Dr Etu Ma’u and Professor Lynette Tippett share more about risk reduction, following the release of the World Alzheimer Report 2023 in September.
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Continence can be one of those subjects no one wants to talk about, and there are many reasons why someone with dementia mate wareware can become incontinent.
Principal Advisor Services and Standards Lyneta Russell is joined by Dr Anna Lawrence and Liz Childs, of Continence NZ, in our latest podcast. They discuss different strategies which can be put in place to support people living with incontinence and where to go for help.
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Let’s chat about... is our podcast series which gives experts working in dementia mate wareware across Aotearoa New Zealand an opportunity to chat about a topic and share some of the evidence available.
We’re joined by Summerset’s Programme Lead – Therapeutic Recreation Orquidea Tamoyo Mortera in this episode, to chat about how engaging people in recreation and doing activities, can create a sense of belonging in a place like residential care that often does not always feel like home.
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Dementia Friendly Advisor Dr Meg Spriggs is joined by of the University of Auckland’s Dr Brigid Ryan to learn more about Young Onset Dementia, as we mark World Alzheimers Month 2023.
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Let’s chat about... is our podcast series which gives experts working in dementia mate wareware across Aotearoa New Zealand an opportunity to chat about a topic and share some of the evidence available.
In this episode, we’re joined by Annabel Grant, a Speech Language Therapist working at Massey University to chat about a few simple strategies to help a person living with dementia mate wareware when they are lost for words.
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Let’s chat about... is our podcast series which gives experts working in dementia mate wareware across Aotearoa New Zealand an opportunity to chat about a topic and share some of the evidence available.
In this episode, we’re joined by Summerset's Dementia Specialist Shelley Kennedy to chat about a common phrase said by people living with dementia mate wareware in residential care homes: ‘I want to go home’.
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Let’s chat about... is our podcast series which gives experts working in dementia mate wareware across Aotearoa New Zealand an opportunity to chat about a topic and share some of the evidence available.
In this episode, we’re joined by Ryman Healthcare Dementia Project Specialist Caroline Bartle and chatting about Personhood and why this is important for people and whānau living with dementia mate wareware.
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Feeling overwhelmed by all the election coverage?
Join Alzheimers NZ Chief Executive Catherine Hall and Media Advisor Daniel Paul to explore why working closely with Government is crucial for people and whānau living with dementia mate wareware in the lead up to the 2023 General Election.
We delve into how we work with Government, why it’s important and why you should care.
This podcast was recorded on 2 June 2023.
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Dementia Learning Centre director Dr Kathy Peri is joined by Dr Makarena Dudley and Dr Gary Cheung, of the University of Auckland, to learn more about our brains – just in time for Brain Awareness Month.
The experts explore the latest research, the effect of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and what people can do to help keep their brains healthy.
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Our frontline services are at breaking point. More funding is desperately needed to help people and whānau living with dementia mate wareware in Aotearoa New Zealand get the support they need.
Government has already indicated their support with the implementation of the Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan, and their support for healthy ageing in Te Pae Tata Interim New Zealand Health Plan. However, there is still more work to be done in the lead up to the 2023 election.
We’re joined by Alzheimers South Canterbury services manager Rosie Chambers and Alzheimers Tauranga/Western Bay of Plenty general manager Glenn Bradley to hear their insights about what’s really happening on the ground.
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Join Dr Etu Ma’u to explore the reality of post-diagnostic care in Aotearoa, following the release of the World Alzheimer Report 2022.
Dr Ma’u highlights the need for more support – particularly for ethnic communities – throughout a person’s life.
Dr Etu Ma’u is a senior lecturer at Auckland University, and a specialist old age psychiatrist at Waikato Hospital.
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The World Alzheimer Report 2022 highlights some of the challenges the sector is facing globally. There is a focus on the urgent need for significant improvements to essential post-diagnosis treatment, care, and support services. Adrienne Henderson and Tanya Lyders, who are both supporting their husbands, shared their stories with Alzheimers NZ to help people understand the urgent need for more post-diagnostic support in Aotearoa.
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With Covid restrictions easing and the virus not disappearing any time soon, what does the future hold for our older and more vulnerable communities?
Here to talk to us is Dr Ngaire Kerse (NZOM), the inaugural Joyce Cook Chair in Aging Well at the University of Auckland, and a GP at the City Mission. She has looked after many people with dementia in primary and residential care, and actively researches ways to prevent dementia and make the lives of those with dementia and their carers better.
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Dementia consistently ranks as one of our most feared conditions. There is currently no cure for dementia, though researchers around the world are desperately searching for one. So why is it proving so hard? And how do we balance this with the urgent need for more care and support for people living with dementia today?
Here to talk us through these issues is Professor Srikanth, Director of the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA), and Director of Research at Peninsula Health. He is also Professor of Medicine in the Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University, Melbourne Australia. He works clinically as a specialist Geriatrician with particular expertise in dementia and stroke.
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It's been a tough couple of weeks as more and more of us become affected by Covid-19. The numbers of people testing positive for the virus are rising steadily every day.
There can be no doubt that contracting Covid is a difficult experience for everyone. But what happens when you are also living with or supporting someone with dementia?
In this episode, we hear from Sarah France, a Taranaki-based doctor specialising in the mental health of older adults. Sarah is a Board Member of Alzheimers NZ, and has extensive knowledge of the aged care system both in the UK and Australia.
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Dementia mate wareware is one of the greatest health challenges facing Aotearoa New Zealand.
Around 70,000 New Zealanders live with dementia right now, which is set to more than double by 2050. This increase is expected to be much faster for Māori, Pasifika and Asian communities.
In September, Alzheimers NZ launched the Dementia Economic Impact Report 2020, produced by a team of researchers from the University of Auckland. This latest study has just confirmed what a monumental challenge dementia will be for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Existing dementia support services are woefully inadequate now, and are nowhere near what’s required to cope with this growing challenge.
In this episode, we discuss the impact of dementia with two of the researchers behind the report, Etu Ma’u and Makarena Dudley, who are both Senior Lecturers at Auckland University.
Etu Ma’u comes from Tonga. As well as lecturing, he is a specialist old age psychiatrist at Waikato Hospital. He also has a strong interest in dementia risk reduction and in equity, particularly for Pacific populations.
Makarena Dudley (Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu) has been researching mate wareware dementia in Māori since 2015, focusing on the development of a theory of dementia from a Māori worldview, a dementia screening tool specifically for Māori, and an app for awareness and prevention. - Vis mere
