Age Concern Horowhenua promotes the wellbeing, rights, respect and dignity for older people

OUR KEY SERVICES

We offer expert advice to our older community

Community Support

Our team are able to respond to enquiries on a number of subjects, and can offer expert information, advocacy, advice and referral to other organisations. We maintain strong connections with other social service providers to ensure we are aware of issues our seniors are facing and the steps being taken to deal with issues.
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Elder Abuse & Neglect Prevention

There are many reasons why elder abuse occurs, and sadly why it is usually kept hidden. We believe all older people should be safe and live without fear of being hurt. We work to improve the quality of life of older people in abusive situations and to prevent abuse by providing information, education programmes, advocacy and support.
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Social Connection

Social connection means the social ties that we have with others. It can be a broad term that includes things like getting together with others, having others we can rely on for support, or feeling that we belong and are valued. We offer many services that benefit the social connections we can make with eachother in our daily lives.
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Health Promotion

The reason for Health Promotion is to increase or maintain functional capacity, maintaining or improving self-care , and stimulating one's social network . The goal of our Health Promotion Program is to improve and maintain a longer, independent and self-sufficient quality of life, so you can live dignified, flourishing and purposeful lives, to age well and remain well connected to friends, whanau and community.
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OUR IMPACT

Hover over the images below, to see what we have achieved over the past year.

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We received over 2500 referrals and enquires to our services over the past 12 months! Many clients chose to be involved in various activities and supports in Age Concern.
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149

Last year (1 December 2023 - 30 June 2024) we received 149 referrals where elder abuse was suspected in the Horowhenua. 56% were confirmed elder abuse cases.
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130

We currently have 130 weekly participants to our 6 Steady As You Go Classes, 2, 2 Silver Sneakers Classes and 1 L-Zone class, running across the Horowhenua Region. We work with Ali from Gym Junkie to challenge ourselves to be in the best shape to prevent falls and injuries.
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Last year our 80 AVS visitors and Ageing Well Program achieved over 2500 Social Connections with lonely and isolated older people throughout the Horowhenua Region - 98.2% reported feeling less lonely because of these meaningful interactions.
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163

163 older people are now safer on the roads because they attended one of our Staying Safe, Refresher Courses for Older Drivers in the past year. Courses have been delivered in Levin and out at Himatangi.
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OUR TEAM

Small Team...Big Heart!

Our commitment to the older adults in the Horowhenua can't be beat! Providing quality support services and expert information to our older community are always at the forefront of our ethics, which are combined with our unique skill sets and a fresh approach that will continue to support the growth and quality of our services provided to the community.

MEET OUR TEAM

FEEDBACK FROM CLIENTS

“I've used many of their services now. Funny that I didn't think I needed them before, but now I would be lost without them!”

“After attending a Staying Safe Driving Class, I realised just how much I needed to improve my driving to keep myself and everyone else safe.”

“My visitor is so lovely, we have really hit it off and enjoy going for walks together. I'm so glad Age Concern introduced us, we are now good friends!”