Café mornings popular at 139 on Union
A new café is becoming a must-go destination for residents, friends and families of 139 on Union, HBH Senior Living’s independent apartments....
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Beating the winter blues
The team who run the HBH activities programme are an energetic bunch who keep residents active and involved throughout the week. Last week they organised a blue-themed day as a...
Porridge, bananas & ice cream – the recipe for a long life?
Rhys Runciman reckons the secret to living a long and happy life is simple: a daily dose of porridge, banana and ice cream. And having just turned 102, we think...
Final two Eden Alternative principles underway
The Eden Alternative is a philosophy of care that aims to put the needs of older people at the centre of everything we do. The goal is to ‘de-institutionalise’ aged...
A special visit from some feathered friends
On Friday April 20th, a group of volunteers from the Auckland Metro Bird Club created a very special ‘bird show and tell’ morning for our residents. They brought along a...
Introducing Sharon, caregiver and all-round great person
Our wonderful caregivers help our residents with most aspects of daily life, from getting up and dressed for breakfast, to stopping for a chat or spending one-on-one time with them. Take...
Hungry for food or company? Come to Milly’s cafe
Introducing Milly’s cafe, a fantastic new initiative from staff member, Milly Pearce. After working in the household team for five years, Milly recently came up with the idea of creating...
Caregiver Celebrates 40 Years at HBH Senior Living
Hillary Payne can never forget 1977. It was the year Star Wars hit the screens worldwide and Apple launched its first personal computer. But the then 16 year old was...
A Bellyful of help
Bellyful is a local charity for new mums that provides meals for families with new-borns or young children who are struggling with illness. Our Rest Home residents provided much needed...
Rocco gives HBH the paws up
Meet Rocco the cat, a relatively new resident at HBH. Rocco previously lived in a house next door and used to visit HBH on a regular basis. He loved it...