Legal Brief with Alan Tate of Harris Tate www.harristate.co.nz

Age Concern gets many enquiries from people who have difficulty in getting the information about services available to the elderly – and how they can access those services.

This is often vital information that people need to make decisions about, such things as whether they can continue living at home or whether they need to consider shifting into other forms of care.
A seminar has been organised to provide this information – seminar speakers include people from Support Net, the District Health Board and the Ministry of Social Development. They will give an overview of support systems for the elderly and how people qualify as eligible for those services.

There is also representatives from organisations that provide support for people with particular disabilities, such as the Stroke, Parkinsons and Alzheimers Societies in attendance, as well as people from commercial providers of support services.

There is also an opportunity for people attending the seminar to ask questions in a question and answer session or to speak individually to those representatives.

With all of the main providers been available in one place, at one time, it is a great opportunity for people who have questions to find out what they need to know.

The seminar is at the Kauri Room at Bureta Park starting at 10.30am on Tuesday, September 27. If the popularity of the earlier seminars in the series is anything to go by, space will be limited. People wanting to attend must phone Age Concern. Entry may not be available to those who have not reserved a place. Entry is by a gold coin donation.