Monthly Archives: July 2020

Covid 19 and residential care

Even though older people in New Zealand are not highly over-represented among actual Covid 19 cases to date, all the people who have died of the virus have been more than 60 years old, and more than half lived in … Continue reading

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Why I study older people

Guest blogger: Mary Breheny Contact: M.R.Breheny@massey.ac.nz More than ten years ago, I had a freshly minted PhD and was about to launch my research career with a postdoctoral fellowship. My supervisor and I discussed where to next, when she dropped … Continue reading

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Did you know that 19th November is Worldwide STOP Pressure Injury Day?

We designate many days to celebrate good causes and memorable occasions – probably enough to fill the full year’s calendar – but this is one of the lesser-known ones, in my experience. But not one representing an unimportant or trivial … Continue reading

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