Age Concern Taranaki Issue 3 2019 Spring
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SPRING 2019 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER Phone (06) 759 9196 | www.ageconcern.org.nz Taranaki Age Concern Taranaki Serving the needs of older people FREE NEWSLETTER TARANAKI WIDE For advertising phone Dave 027 652 5220 or email [email protected] A Kiwi Publications Limited publication | www.kiwipublications.co.nz | Please refer to website for disclaimer 2 AGE CONCERN | Serving the needs of older people SPRING 2019 3 Driving Miss Daisy A word from the Executive Contact Information Driving Miss Daisy Officer’s Desk... - we're there for you! Phone: (06) 759 9196 or 0800 243 625 I was privileged to attend Email: [email protected] the wedding of Age Concern 28 Young Street, New Plymouth 4310 Taranaki Chairperson David We are not just Postal Address: PO Box 15, Taranaki Mail Gibson to Naida Tuirirangi- Centre, New Plymouth 4340 Gibson on Saturday 27th for seniors! OFFICE HOURS July 2019. See front cover 10.00am - 2.00pm Monday to Friday photograph. It was a lovely Over the years Driving Miss Daisy has built up a sunny Taranaki day with a reputation for providing a high quality service to garden wedding set against senior citizens who no longer drive. They are a a stunning backdrop of East End ocean views and regular at retirement villages and rest homes across BOARD OF AGE CONCERN TARANAKI sunset. Whānau and friends joined David and Naida the country and senior citizen clients form the Chair Person: David Gibson by witnessing the ceremony and telling the story of largest proportion of their client base. But did you how the met and got to know one another. It was Acting Vice Chairperson: Alison Brown know that they also provide our services to younger Treasurer: a beautiful; I hope you all join with me and wishing John Albers people who don’t drive? Board Members: David and Naida many happy years together. Elizabeth Albers, Marianne Pike, Alison Brown Driving Miss Daisy is your Age Concern Taranaki Board and staff acknowledge Some clients have a disability or medical condition safe, friendly and reliable companion the passing of long standing Board member and Vice which means they can’t drive, however this doesn’t driving service. Disclaimer: The information contained in this newsletter is not Chairperson Alison Howie. Alison was dedicated to stop them from being very active in other areas of necessarily the view of Age Concern Taranaki. While it is believed the health and wellbeing of older people in South We can help with: to be correct, readers should consult their own advisers. their life; they work in a professional capacity, run Taranaki. Her drive and knowledge will be missed. businesses, attend school or tertiary education • Transporting you to your appointments independence community Age Concern Taranaki are pleased to welcome and enjoy socialising with friends. Driving Miss • Grocery shopping Taran Gill to the team. Taran started work in August Daisy drives these clients to their place of work or • Airport pick-ups purpose variety caring fun and is based in Hawera. Her full time role is focused business meetings, assists them to their lectures and • Companion outings on Age Connect Taranaki programme, connecting social occasions, ensuring they are where they need trusted active support choice • Taking children to outings older people and reducing isolation. See page 4 for to be in plenty of time. further information. • Transporting your pet! Age Concern Taranaki Annual General Meeting (AGM) They treat every client as an individual, no matter Total Mobility cards accepted and an is on Wednesday 18th September at 11:00am at what their personal circumstance. Every client has ACC approved provider. De Burghs Adams Lodge, 9 Lawry Street, New different needs, and they make sure they discuss this Plymouth. I hope to see you there to hear about with their clients so that they fully understand them Bookings are essential – call Mel today and make your next outing a pleasure! A REST HOME WITH SPARK the positive year Age Concern Taranaki has had as and provide them with the absolute best support C004896 Taaranaki AC we grow in what services we offer and meet the and service. Chalmers Home wonderful staff and Board that are to credit for the 20 Octavius Place, New Plymouth good work that is being undertaken. For Driving Miss Daisy, it’s imperative that all their New Plymouth Offering rest home and hospital care, respite, health Please enjoy the articles and photographs in this clients are treated with dignity and respect. They Phone: (06) 751 0209 recovery and a popular day programme. newsletter. If you would like to give us any feedback are committed to helping their clients get out and Chalmers Home is more than just a rest home, it’s an or donate to Age Concern Taranaki please contact me about, so they can live life to the full and enjoy every Mobile: 027 773 3268 elder-centred community that recognises older people on (06) 759 9196 or 0800 243 0625 or moment. as individuals and supports them in a way that’s right [email protected] for them. We offer companionship, choice, variety, meaningful activity, independence and fun. I wish you all a warm and happy spring. If you have an activity you would like them to help Come and see! with please call them today to discuss – they look Call us on (06) 758 5190 Keryn Roderick - Executive Officer forward to seeing you soon! www.drivingmissdaisy.co.nz Free phone 0508 ENLIVEN or visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz Editorial supplied by Driving Miss Daisy 4 AGE CONCERN | Serving the needs of older people JEAN SANDEL RETIREMENT VILLAGE Age Connect Taranaki Where community shapes Age Connect Taranaki aims to increase social connections for older people, leading to a decrease in the heart of your retirement loneliness and improvement in health and well-being. Taranaki He Manaakitanga Kaumātua This programme brings Age Concern Taranaki (ACT) social connection programmes under one umbrella. ACT will continue with coffee mornings, social mornings, Notice of AGM singing mornings and outings Wednesday 18 September 2019 (see What’s On – page 7). In at 11.00am addition, Age Concern Taranaki welcome a new staff member Venue: Taran Gill to the team to lead De Burghs Adams Lodge Age Connect Taranaki. Taran 9 Lawry Street, New Plymouth will be working full time and is based in Hawera at the Taran Ministry of Social Development A light lunch will be provided (MSD) building on Union Street. Taran has a friendly, at the end of the AGM professional manner. She has a graduate diploma in health studies and has worked with elderly. Taran’s For enquiries phone 759 9196 role includes: • Consult with South Taranaki and wider Taranaki community as to what social connection programmes are occurring and what the gaps are. All Welcome • Populate, maintain and promote a database of Age Connect/social connection opportunities throughout Taranaki. • Support people to meet their own social requirements and, if appropriate, to participate in a wider range of community activities. Follow us on facebook • To continue/enhance existing Age Concern www.facebook.com/ Taranaki social connection programmes in Jean Sandel Retirement Village is a vibrant With independent townhouses and apartments, ageconcerntaranaki South Taranaki and Stratford districts. • Prioritise/commence new Age Concern Taranaki community where residents enjoy a carefree assisted living in serviced apartments, resthome, Age Concern Taranaki (Inc) thanks social connection programmes retirement in the company of like-minded friends. hospital and dementia care, there is often no need • Link with community agencies to determine older the following organisations for their The village is located in Whalers Gate, situated on to move away from the village that has become people requiring connections in the community. your home if your health needs change. support and sponsorship • To recruit, select training and provide accreditation an elevated and sunny site which encompasses and support for visitors of Accredited Visitor views of the sea and Mt Taranaki. Discover all that a Ryman village has to off er. Service (AVS). Age Concern Taranaki welcome you to get in touch with us and let us know what is going on in your community and what you would like to see start up. Please email [email protected] or phone the office on (06) 7599 196 To enquire about availabilities or 0800 2430 625. at the village phone Michelle Age Connect Taranaki is supported by on 751 4504 TSB Community Trust. 71 Barrett Road, New Plymouth 6 AGE CONCERN | Serving the needs of older people SPRING 2019 7 WHATS COMING Elder Abuse Response Service the family, anyone who has frequent contact with an UP AT of Singalong continues every second and fourth older person has the ability to cause harm. Wednesday of the month. Come along and enjoy a (EARS) AGE CONCERN If we imagine how vulnerable an older person is who TARANAKI great singalong, morning tea, fun, music and make Kia Ora readers! Welcome to the elder abuse may live alone, they may rely completely on their friends. A light lunch is served at the conclusion of response section of this quarters newsletter. abuser for care. They might be isolated, unable to the morning. 10am - 12.30pm. Gold coin donation. As mentioned in the previous columns, I’d like to communicate or even have a cognitive impairment Monthly Outing > The first Wednesday of the month dedicate this space to a particular type of abuse that such as Dementia, making them ever further is our Outing. A great day out incorporating lunch and is specific to elder abuse. For our winter article I wrote vulnerable to abuse. So if we now consider a situation a visit to a place of interest.