Age Concern on large number of older NZers living in squalor
b'A retired public health medicine specialist says there could be hundreds of people living in severe squalor across the country. A new study lead by Jonathan Jarman shows 92 percent of all Age Concerns clients have lived in these conditions in the last year. This involves homes cluttered in rubbish, infested by vermin, with decomposing food and stench. Chief executive of Age Concern New Zealand Karen Billings-Jensen spoke with Charlotte Cook.'