The focus of the work of the Institute of Health Ageing:
- Translational and applied research.
- Assisting the DHB, primary care and NGO sectors to develop and implement services that meet the needs of people at all ages, including older people and rehabilitation services.
- Engaging people with increasing needs as they age and their families/whanau in developing support programmes.
- Providing a conduit for academic and clinical leadership in relevant research and scholarship, teaching and learning and innovation.
- Using research to grow competent service professionals
- Providing educational resources for people ageing with increasing comorbidities and possibly disabilities, and those involved in their care.
- Taking a collaborative approach toward research and consultancy.
- Encouraging coordination between primary and secondary care, community and residential services.
- Providing a mechanism by which productive links can be fostered between clinicians and academics in regard to clinical care, research, policy and education.
- Supporting the development of research skills for Waikato DHB staff and the University of Auckland.
- Providing leadership in the critical examination of current trends and evidence-based practice in rehabilitation and older person care, and the implications for research, education and practice for both Waikato DHB and the universities.