Radius Care’s residents and staff members look a lot like the New Zealand of today, a melting pot of cultures and nationalities. How our people celebrate the holidays provides a glimpse of our diversity, which extends beyond sparkling lights, pretty ornaments and swapping presents. Regardless of culture and faith, Radius Care’s staff work tirelessly to make the holiday season special for the...
Board of Directors Radius Care's Board currently comprises: Brien Cree Executive Chair Brien Cree has more than 30 years of experience in the aged care sector and is the founding shareholder of Radius Care. Brien has also been the Managing Director of Radius Care since the company’s inception in 2003. Brien has built Radius Care’s portfolio from the ground up to its current 23 aged care...
Immobile 70yo had to be hoisted out of bed - but can now walk on her own. Janice McIvor suffered so badly after a serious fall, she couldn’t get out of bed and had to be hoisted into a chair. Now she can walk on her own again. Doctors told the 70-year-old she might never able to walk again after falling when getting out of a taxi several years ago – but the gym at her Radius Care home in...
Even end of life legislation doesn't cover people in aged care who feel "enough is enough". The elderly woman, suffering from dementia, had made a decision. She would no longer eat. As her daughter-in-law put it: "In a private room, with only the television for company, she clearly decided – somewhere in the recesses of her addled brain – that enough was enough. She simply stopped...
Falls are one of the biggest health hazards for elderly people living at home or in aged care. It sounds counter-indicative but, for many of New Zealand's elderly people, the most dangerous room they inhabit is the bedroom. That's because the bedroom is the last frontier for guarding against one of the most perilous events faced by elderly folk: a fall. Laurel Winwood is facility manager at...
