Objectives This study examined a Māori (Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand) age-
friendly housing development. Two Māori community groups worked with multiple …

Abstract interRAI provides a suite of standardized, validated instruments used to assess
health and psychosocial well-being, and to inform person-centered care planning. Data …

Introduction: Due to the strong association between old age and the need for long-term care,
the number of individuals in need for care is projected to increase noticeably. The aim of this …

Background The current study is a case study of a Māori (Indigenous people of New
Zealand) organisation and their developmental processes in creating a kaumātua (older …

Background Maintaining independence is of key importance to older people. Ways to
enable health strategies, strengthen and support whanāu (family) at the community level are …

Abstract Drawing on Mason Durie's (1985) New Zealand Whare Tapa Whā model of health
(spiritual, emotional, physical, and family domains), the goal was to link a model of well …

Objectives To identify changes in loneliness and carer stress between two time points for
older people of different ethnicities who had repeated interRAI home care assessments …

Increasingly, kaumātua (Māori elders) in Aotearoa (New Zealand) live apart from whānau
(Māori extended family) in residential care, where policies are shaped by post-colonial …

Commonly, frail older adults move to residential care, a liminal space that is their home,
sometimes a place of death, and a workplace. Residential facilities typically espouse person …

Background Rapidly ageing populations means that many people now die in advanced age.
This paper investigated public hospital and long-term care home costs in the 12 months …