Retirement Homes
Drug use among older adults a 'hidden epidemic'
18 Apr 2021
According to the International Narcotics Control Board, which recently issued its annual report, drug use among older adults is a 'hidden epidemic'. Dr Andy Towers from the School of Health Sciences… Audio
Petition asks for law change to protect rest home residents' rights
27 Feb 2019
A Christchurch woman wants a law change and is petitioning Parliament to ensure residents of retirement homes can't be left homeless at short notice. Audio
Rest home residents squeezed out by new development
25 Feb 2019
The owners of a Christchurch retirement village say it's been a difficult decision to ask residents to leave because its new rest home can't accommodate them all but deny it's because they haven't… Video, Audio