Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 26, 2017 18:21:23 GMT 12
PLANNING NEEDED TO SERVICE AGING MAORI
University of Auckland researchers say the number of older Maori needing care on a more than daily basis could increase by more than 200 percent over the next decade.
It’s one of the findings of Te Puawaitanga O Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, the world’s first longitudinal study of aging in an indigenous population.
She says the rate of change is greatest for Maori, which will present challenges for Maori society......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTYxNzc=/Planning%20needed%20to%20service%20aging%20Maori
University of Auckland researchers say the number of older Maori needing care on a more than daily basis could increase by more than 200 percent over the next decade.
It’s one of the findings of Te Puawaitanga O Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, the world’s first longitudinal study of aging in an indigenous population.
She says the rate of change is greatest for Maori, which will present challenges for Maori society......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTYxNzc=/Planning%20needed%20to%20service%20aging%20Maori
