Azheimers New Zealand

Hey there, our team members are Jamie, Josh and Anna. We have received a lovely phone call from Veronica our Alzheimer’s representative. Due to Alzheimers awareness week being this week 21st-27th July, this week naturally generates a lot of media that would need to be put up on their website. A few things need to be adjusted to the website to enable us to do this
-Upload area- pod-casts, clipping pdf’s, video files
-own blog and current daily access to international research blogs
-sponsorship strategies.

Alzheimer’s New Zealand Incorporated is a charitable organization with 23 Alzheimer’s member organizations located throughout the country. These member organizations provide support, information and services appropriate to their local community. To become a member of your local organization contact them on toll-free 0800 004001.

Alzheimer’s New Zealand National Office supports the work of the member organizations and at a national level represents people with dementia, their carers and families, through advocacy, raising public awareness and providing information.

The goals of Alzheimer’s New Zealand National Office are:

• To provide information and promote high standards of education for people with dementia, their carers and families and health professionals
• To provide national advocacy, and raise government awareness of the needs of people with dementia and their carers
• To provide support to all member organizations and encourage activities within and between organizations
• To honour the Treaty of Waitangi by developing a working relationship with Maori people in the provision of dementia services

Services

The twenty-three Alzheimer’s member organizations throughout New Zealand provide support and education services for all people affected by dementia, their carers and family, in their local areas.

The member organizations may offer some or all of the following services:

• Support through group get-togethers for the person diagnosed with dementia
• Support group meetings for carers and family members
• Home visits by member organization staff
• career education programmes
• volunteer services
• day care programmes
• regular newsletters
• library - books, audio resources
• extensive resource information

Contact your local member organization to find out which services are offered in your area.

• What challenges do they face?
Financial support can make a positive difference to how we help others living with dementia. Because Alzheimer’s is a sensitive issue with a harsh reality, it is important to create a public awareness ultimately this is helpful because it; enables caregivers to be better equipped to cope with the disease progression. To provide people with dementia with an opportunity to make decisions about their financial and legal affairs before they lose the ability to do so. It gives people with dementia a better chance to benefit from existing treatments.