Alzheimers New Zealand

We believe every New Zealander has the right to feel loved and supported – including the 70,000 people living with dementia mate wareware and their family and whānau.

No one who receives a diagnosis of dementia mate wareware should feel like they have been told to go home and “pack up their life”, as if they have no future. Sadly though, this is the experience faced by many.

It’s time Aotearoa New Zealand did a better job of supporting people living with dementia mate wareware to lead their best possible lives. So we are fighting to make sure people can get the services they need, provided with care, compassion, consideration and kindness.

With the right support, it is possible to live well with dementia mate wareware. This has been our focus for three decades. And it will continue to be our focus until our work is done.

As the national voice for people living with dementia mate wareware, we’ve got one job. To do everything we can to support people with dementia mate wareware, rolling up our sleeves and laying the bricks to build a dementia-friendly Aotearoa New Zealand.

We’ll know our work is done when every one of us receiving a diagnosis of dementia mate wareware comes away feeling confident in ourselves, knowing we have the love and support we need and feeling that: “I certainly know what road I’m travelling down. I’m not at the end of it yet.”

Until then, our road continues to be a long one.

Vision

Kia mate wareware kore te ao | Towards a world without dementia

Mission

Aotearoa, he aro nui ki te hunga mate wareware | A dementia friendly New Zealand

People with dementia mate wareware, their carers, whānau and friends are the primary focus of Alzheimers New Zealand. We will promote and act with:

Integrity

Working to the highest standards of quality, expertise, and professionalism in a fair and open manner to attain the optimum levels of performance and outcome.

Respect

Understanding and acknowledging the right of people affected by dementia mate wareware to be treated with dignity, to have their needs listened to and understood, to have access to appropriate care, and to have their differences acknowledged.

Inclusiveness

Recognising the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi of Partnership, Participation and Protection and is committed to meeting the diverse cultural needs of people with dementia and their whānau and carers.

Goodwill

Valuing the experience, skills and time contribution of people affected by dementia mate wareware and their carers, volunteers and staff who form the basis of the strength of our organisation.

Dedication

Optimising our reputation and credibility as the leading organisation working for all people affected by dementia mate wareware and continuing to advocate to bring about positive changes for all people affected by dementia mate wareware.

Integration and Collaboration

Working within the organisation and with clients, stakeholders and the wider community through collaboration, innovation, advocacy, continuous learning and sharing of information to ensure a standard of excellence which is in the best interests of all those affected by dementia mate wareware.

Our strategy over the next ten years is to implement Dementia: A Strategic Framework and work towards a world without dementia mate wareware by focusing our efforts on and be champions for achieving a Dementia Friendly NZ.

Click here to read Achieving a dementia friendly New Zealand