The Ageing and Caring Well Together Symposium

Date: Monday February 9th
Time: 10:00am-2:30pm
Venue: Wellington or online

The Ageing and Caring Well Together Symposium is a free event for anyone involved or interested in aged care. Join us at Massey University Wellington or online . This is a free event and in-person and online options available (in-person registration closes January 23rd).

The theme of the symposium is “Getting Ready for Research”. We will focus on building the confidence, skills, and shared understanding needed to meaningfully engage in research that improves care for older people. The theme emphasises practical readiness – understanding research processes, strengthening partnerships, and recognising the value of lived experience and frontline knowledge. Examples of research undertaken with older people will also be included. We have a great range of speakers and topics including:

Nicky McDonald (Office for Seniors) — Better Later Lives: Are we ready for an older New Zealand?
Libby McCarthy — Reimagining ageing at home: Generations thriving together
Betty Ofe-Grant — The politics of care: Holding the ‘va’ while caring for my mother
Andi Shirtcliffe — Strategy mapping: A catalyst for evidence-informed implementation that closes the evidence-to-practice gap – an older person healthcare approach
Jessie Snowden — Strength and balance exercises WORK for frailty and falls prevention: Implementing in ARC and optimising physiotherapy services
Carl Webber & Claire Gooder — Ageing Proud: Working for inclusiveness together
Alison Talmage — Introducing The VOCCAL Handbook: A resource for singing group facilitators working with older people and in neurorehabilitation
Terry Moore — Ageing well together: Seniors supporting seniors
Alice Winder — Ready for change? An implementation readiness assessment tool for aged care
Whitney Newlove — Building belonging and independence: The social impact of a local virtual village in East Auckland
Sajith Gopinath — The said, the unsaid, and the many in-betweens: Play as a reflexive practice in ageing research
Jane Goodwin — The evolution of advance care planning in New Zealand