08/20/2026
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Staying independent is about more than simply getting older โ it's about being able to continue doing the things that matter to you.
PCAA Internal Medicine physician, Dr. Kristine Juntunen, often uses this resource with patients, and we thought it was too helpful not to share.
Love Your Independence is a practical guide for older adults and their families, covering topics such as:
โข Staying active and maintaining strength and balance
โข Preventing falls
โข Taking care of your health
โข Bone health and osteoporosis
โข Making your home safer
โข Planning ahead
โข Knowing when to ask for help
It's a resource worth saving โ whether you're thinking about your own future or helping a parent, grandparent or loved one.
๐ Take a look through the full guide via the link: https://www.stjohn.org.nz/globalassets/medical-alarm/about-our-services/acc7745-love-your-independence.pdf.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ก๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ก๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ต๐ช๐ฑ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ.