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CaringEveryone’s Mum
Caregiver Moeapulu Mapusua was one of the first employees at Bupa Parkhaven Care Home in Mangere East, having seen the construction underway and enquiring about a job before the doors even opened.
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Families
Moving to a village apartment ‘the best decision I ever made’
Sandra Stone has been a resident at Bupa Fergusson Retirement Village in Upper Hutt for more than two months and says her one bedroom apartment ticked all the boxes of what she was looking for.
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Families
Wedding Celebration at St Kilda Retirement Village
The wedding of Colleen and Graeme Northe saw them convert their retirement village community centre into their wedding venue, capping off a whirlwind love story.
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Caring
A few tips when visiting someone in a care home
At Bupa we understand that visiting someone in a care home can be new and different for some. We’ve put together a few ideas that may help.
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Families
5 Questions to ask a retirement village before making it your home
If you've decided it might be time to move in to a retirement village it's important to make an informed decision. Here are five useful questions to ask when touring a retirement village.
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Healthier
Top 5 tips to staying active as you get older
If you’re not exercising enough and lacking the motivation, read on for five tips to help you out of that slump.
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Families
How to communicate and connect with someone living with dementia
Our blog shares some practical tips to help you make a difference to people living with dementia in your community.
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Caring
Building a dementia friendly garden at Bupa Hugh Green Care Home
Robert from Luijten shares his passion for gardening and how he made the Hugh Green Dementia-friendly garden project come to life.
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Caring
Choosing a care home
If you are looking to assist someone considering moving to a care home, here is a quick guide to the process.
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Caring
Embracing cultural diversity - Bupa David Lange Care Home
Barbara shares how they create an inclusive environment at Bupa David Lange.
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Caring
When is it time to move in to a retirement village?
As we get older there are many decisions we need to make and one of them will likely be whether you should move to a retirement village or not.
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Healthier
Five ways to downsize your home
Over time you’ve collected a lot of stuff. But now you’re downsizing, moving to a smaller place and everything physically won’t fit.
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Families
How to ensure your loved one settles in to their retirement village
Moving house can be stressful, and if you've decided to take the leap and move into a retirement village, it may be more so. Here are five tips to help you settle into your new home - in hopefully no time.
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Families
Poetry from the Heart by Michelle Mills
Written to help families and care partners of people living with dementia.
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Manage & Recover
Rekindling the love of reading in people living with dementia
Reading is one of life’s great pleasures but often becomes difficult for people living with cognitive impairments, like dementia.
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Caring
The inspiration behind Hugh Green dementia-friendly garden
We talk with the Landscape Designer and Development Manager about the dementia-friendly garden recently established at Hugh Green Care Home in Albany
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Families
To be able to create happiness for someone else is the ultimate gift
Jarryd Stoneman became a caregiver for his great grandmother, who he calls ‘Nan’, when his family wanted to help her stay at home.
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Families
Valerie’s story: Making the Move to a Retirement Village
We chat to Valerie about her decision to move to a Bupa retirement village to be with her husband Walter.