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HOPE Foundation Newsletter December 2018
THE GENEROSITY OF people is what makes the HOPE Foundation function on a daily, monthly and yearly basis.
As we approach Christmas it is timely to thank those whose generous spirit has enabled us in the past year to provide 10 post graduate scholarships, 2 summer student scholarships, 1 travel grant, support to researchers to present at the NZ Association of Gerontology conference, fund raise and have fun.
Last meeting of the Hope Foundation Trust Board for 2018
.@hopefoundNZ Trust Board members at the last meeting for the year. Ten scholarships for #research on #ageing will be offered again in 2019.
Purposes, Principles and Profit – An investigation into the organisational legitimacy of residential aged care providers
Cobus Kilian - AUT University
Assessing medication appropriateness in the Geriatric Population and development of an appropriate prescribing tool in the Elderly
Dr Sharmin S Bala - University of Otago - School of Pharmacy
Studying the relationship between hydration state obtained by MRI and vision quality of human lens in vivo to predict the onset and progression rate of cataract.
Alyssa Lie - University of Auckland - School of Optometry and Vision Science
Housing alternatives for an ageing population in New Zealand: a resource assessment
Fatemeh Faeze Yavari - Victoria University of Wellington - School of Architecture
HOPE Update August 2018.
New Zealand is the first country in the world that is proactively taking a ‘whole of system’ approach in falls prevention.
Benefits of the Mediterranean Lifestyle
It has been known for some time that the Mediterranean diet is beneficial for cardiovascular health and there is now growing evidence that it is also helpful in preventing and treating frailty. Think of food rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, with moderate fish consumption, olive oil as the predominant source of fat and moderate wine intake with meals. Red and processed meats and dairy products are eaten less frequently.
HOPE Foundation Newsletter May 2018
Periodically the media focus on the care of older people in residential care.
While poor care is never acceptable, the media, NZ society and decision makers need to reflect on the wider context in which residential care is provided in New Zealand before laying the blame on individuals or “greedy providers.”
HOPE Foundation Newsletter November 2017
The HOPE Foundation has had a feast of activity recently which has made me feel very proud of you all for the contributions you have made. Thank you all so much!
The Research community is growing in numbers and strength. We had a very successful Knowledge Exchange meeting on the 17th November, where 20 researchers shared their work to over 50 participants.
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We are fortunate this year, due to the generosity of our
sponsors and the Friends” of HOPE, to be able to award a
record number of twelve $6000 University scholarships for
research into ageing-related study, for 2020