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When the thought of moving house overwhelms you NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, MOVE MANAGERS HAS HELPED HUNDREDS OF CLIENTS WITH WHAT CAN BE ONE OF LIFE’S MOST STRESSFUL EVENTS. Not many people look forward to moving house, “ even if they’re positive about the choice they’ve made. The thought of sorting through a lifetime of belongings, making decisions and arrangements to dispose of surplus items and even have a home ready to sell before the move is often overwhelming,” says Move Managers’ founder Anna Carter. “We understand how difficult it can be – whether our clients are older adults leaving a home full of memories, busy professionals or families dealing with a deceased estate. It’s hard and often a lonely process. We do everything possible to lift the load for our clients who appreciate the support we can offer throughout the process, as well as the practical side of efficiently making it happen,” Anna says. “Much of our work comes from referrals - happy clients recommending our services to their friends and networks - so they have had a first-hand opportunity to see what we’ve achieved and hear about the process. We take great pride in our work and that includes ensuring looking after our clients’ peace of mind. We love getting great results for our clients Move Managers takes the stress out of preparing your home for sale, downsizing, moving or just wanting to get organised. When you’re faced with the challenge of downsizing to a smaller home or need help clearing a home for sale, Move Managers is here to help. It’s easy to get started. Just give us a call, we’ll visit you to discuss your needs. The initial visit is free. Police checked, fully insured and happy to provide testimonials. 40317 The thought of moving house overwhelming? call us 07 838 9957 Visit our website for more information www.movemanagers.co.nz email us at info@movemanagers.co.nz www.facebook.com/movemanagers Avertorial and it’s lovely to receive feedback like this from a recent client’s famiy. “Thank you so much for your fantastic help during this complex and convoluted moving process. Without you, we honestly don’t know if the move would have happened at all, and we are in awe of your organisational skills. We know you went “above and beyond” on a number of occasions, just to get mum sorted, and your compassion, kindness and empathy are truly appreciated.” Mixed emotions are not unusual, as clients prepare to leave much loved long-term homes. It’s so rewarding to see their faces light up when they walk into their new home when it’s all done and looking lovely with not a packing box in sight. Anna says dealing with a deceased estate can be time consuming, complex, emotionally challenging and – let’s face it, hard work. Often there are time pressures to get the property to market. Move Managers is frequently called on to help to distribute furniture and personal items to family throughout the country or offshore, to sort, sell and donate other items and to prepare properties for sale. We are credited with achieving excellent results quickly – often realising sales which offset costs such as home or garden maintenance, cleaning and rubbish removal. “We’re often asked who a typical Move Managers’ client is. The answer is there isn’t one - every client has different needs, different worries and different reasons for moving house or selling a property. If there is one common denominator – it’s anxiety. Health and personal issues, a bereavement, leaving a family home with its history and memories, concerns about what to take, what and how to sell or donate, settlement dates and the seemingly endless list of things that have to be dealt with – it’s all stressful. We love to help reduce the stress and we work with our clients to do just that.” Help is on-hand for those who are downsizing to retirement living, moving house or simply wanting to declutter and get organised. Move Managers provides a complimentary consultation to see what is involved and how they can help. The Move Managers team are all police checked, fully insured and happy to provide references. For further information visit www.movemanagers.co.nz email : info@movemanagers.co.nz or call Ph: 0800 38 9957 or 022 658 1109. R EST H AVEN RESTHAVEN 100% CAMBRIDGE OWNED 100% CAMBRIDGE OWNED RETIREMENT VILLAGE, RES CONTINUING CARE, DEM CARE AND DAY CLU RETIREMENT VILLAGE, RESTHOME, CONTINUING CARE, DEMENTIA CARE AND DAY CLUB Contact 07 827 6097 Contact 07 827 6097 Visit us at 6 Vogel Street, Cambr Visit us at 6 Vogel Street, Cambridge E: admin@resthaven.org.nz E: admin@resthaven.org.nz www.resthaven.org.nz www.resthaven.org.nz PART OF THE CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOR 45 YEARS PART OF THE CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY F 40167 12 Hamilton greypower Magazine – September 2016
EBBETT HOLDEN NOT NEW BUT NEARLY!! ONLY FOUR MONTHS OLD SAVE THOUSANDS!! SEE PAGE 28 Dementia as seen through art and design DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE REQUIRES A NEW APPROACH TO DEMENTIA. A PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE AUSTRIAN SCIENCE FUND FWF CREATES AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE USING INNOVATIVE ARTISTIC METHODS THAT SHARPEN THE PERCEPTION AND SENSITIVITY OF PEOPLE UNAFFECTED BY THE AILMENT. Dementia patients often suffer from social stigma. Everyday errands such as shopping, financial transactions or going to the theatre may be difficult for them, so they withdraw from society in order to avoid rejection and embarrassment. “D.A.S. Dementia. Arts. Society.” is the title of an FWF-funded project in which principal investigator, Viennese artist and researcher Ruth Mateus-Berr and her team are investigating ways to avoid this tendency and to change society’s attitude to dementia for the better. In the coming three years, the project team will tackle the issues of an ageing society by focusing on new realities and creating awareness of what it means to be living with dementia. “Where social policy, nursing and medicine are at the end of their tether, strategies involving art and design may make people with dementia see their own skills and their situation in a new way. This is a completely novel approach,” explains Ruth. ARTISTIC INTERVENTIONS For non-sufferers it is hard to understand what it means slowly to lose one’s mental faculties and, consequently, one’s bearings in the world. For sufferers it is a state mostly marked by anxiety and confusion. These are the feelings that Ruth intends to investigate with her interdisciplinary research team in this artscum-science project. In co-operation with different target groups they have developed artistic initiatives that enable the participants to approach the topic from an emotional angle. The team from the Vienna University of Applied Arts works with children and young people, with adults at adult education institutions, with artists and with sufferers and their caregivers. The participants then discuss and reflect on their experience with experts. CHANGING PERSPECTIVES The first requirement is awareness-building. “Particularly young people often have no understanding of the elderly”, notes the project leader, who is a professor at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and once a week also teaches young people at the Bertha von Suttner School which is located on a ship anchored on the River Danube. “This is why we want to explain to young people and to society what it feels like when your own senses betray you,” says Ruth. The research project arose from the master project “Feel Dementia” conducted by two students of the Master’s degree course “Social Design. Arts as Urban Innovation” at the Vienna University of Applied Arts: the artist Cornelia Bast and the designer Antonia Eggeling. The two women designed two interventions: an audio file that floods listeners with a wealth of information and tasks in order to create confusion and a procedure which enables participants to share the patients’ situation by means of an art object called “Fokung Wirkus” (Cornelia Bast). Shaped like a giant diver’s helmet, the object is placed over participants’ heads, restricting their view. Different lenses providing different perspectives are the only way to see. – This triggers irritation and a feeling of helplessness and can even lead to a sense of “having a nervous breakdown”, as some young people said in their feedback. The next step consists of documenting one’s feelings. How does it feel to be confused? – The participants deal with this question through art, in writing or in interviews. The project team then documents and evaluates these “confusion logs”. Exhibitions about the project are in the pipeline. DESIGNING THE SOCIETY “D.A.S. Dementia. Arts. WE WILL HAVE SOME IMPORTANT CHOICES TO MAKE THIS OCTOBER. HAMILTON IS GROWING ON A SCALE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, AND THE CITY IS ON THE VERGE OF MAJOR CHANGE. Hamilton is not the same city that it was six years ago, or even three years ago. There is a new energy about the city. From business to the arts, technology, education, the environment, health and beyond, every sector is poised to move forward, and the Council will need to make some serious decisions very soon. This is not the time to be complacent, or sit stagnant in the safety of past decisions. It is also not the time to be reckless or wasteful with our resources. We need a real, workable plan to turn our growth into our opportunity, and we need to work together to achieve it. To see my four priorities please visit simpsonformayor.co.nz For more information or to support my campaign, please call 021 0231 0999 or email chris@simpsonformayor.co.nz, or follow me on social media. Society.” is characterised by a new approach to complex issues. Putting oneself empathetically in someone else’s shoes and in different situations, observing and questioning processes are strong points of art and design. In the case at hand, these faculties are designed to trigger social processes and provide interdisciplinary approaches underpinned by a scientific basis. “Interdisciplinarity works particularly well in the arts, if you don’t shrink from asking questions about other disciplines, such as medicine. We have to learn to understand others so as to permit change”, emphasises Ruth. The artist specifies that the project aims at developing practice-oriented and sustainable formats, such as workshops, design and art concepts, in order to help overcome in the course of time the challenges the issue presents both to society and those affected. “I see many possibilities”, she concludes. Personal details Ruth Mateus-Berr (http:// www.ruth-mateus.at) is a Professor at the University Continued on page 16 Hamilton greypower Magazine – September 2016 13 Authorised by Chris Simpson, L1 103 London Street, Hamilton 3204
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