10 top tips to prevent memory slips
Can't find your car keys? Forget a loved one’s name? You're not alone. Unfortunately, most of us can get a bit more forgetful with age. While there’s no guarantee you...
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Why working in aged care is so important
Recently, we celebrated a colleague’s retirement after 41 years’ service to HBH Senior Living and to aged care nursing. So I thought it was time to do a general ‘shout...
Step carefully as you go out into the world, Auckland – and remember those who can’t.
I’ve done all the Auckland lockdowns, and a tad more. Working in care services for older people we lock down earlier and come out of it later, in order to...
Don’t just embrace the grey: embrace the humanity
With lockdowns across the world and no one going anywhere much, media beauty pages have struggled for relevance. One topic they have been focusing on is the reality that for...
A healthy past-time: residents enjoy our ‘village gym’
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]HBH’s physiotherapy facilities have recently been expanded into a gym for residents and staff, and it’s certainly being put to good use. HBH Senior...
A philosophy of care that extends to the whole community
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="radius"]Here at HBH Senior Living, we’re about supporting all older people to age well – not just within the gates of our...
Why sooner is better than later for those big life decisions
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Don’t leave the hard decisions about your life until the last minute, says Bonnie Robinson, CEO of HBH Senior Living. Take control and...
The importance of planning ahead
with Bonnie Robinson, CEO Planning ahead for all stages of our retirement years is vitally important, says HBH Senior Living CEO, Bonnie Robinson. Rather than waiting until you reach a crisis...