/inspiration/active-homemaker-aspires-be-entrepreneur-arising-her-passion-learning
Not only do I get to learn new skills, I also get to meet like-minded people.
/articles/senior-volunteers-89-she-still-cycles-around-tiong-bahru-befriend-seniors
SINGAPORE - Madam Teow Swee Cheow is an experienced befriender, with 20 years of helping seniors who live alone under her belt.
And at 89 years old, she is also social service agency Lions…
/articles/senior-volunteers-76-year-old-grandpa-pupils-he-mentors
SINGAPORE - Retired bank officer Morni Sulaiman has two grandchildren but they are not the only ones who call him grandpa.
A group of pupils at Naval Base Primary School and Marsiling Primary School…
/articles/more-seniors-stepping-volunteers
On the International Day of Older Persons on Friday (Oct 1), The Straits Times looks at volunteers who are senior citizens and how they contribute to society.
SINGAPORE - More seniors are stepping up…
/articles/seniors-discouraged-attending-religious-activities-no-religious-classes-kids-until-oct-10
SINGAPORE - Seniors aged 60 and above are strongly encouraged to avoid attending religious activities even if they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and children will be barred from…
/articles/ping-pong-power-fighting-parkinsons-disease-table-tennis
SINGAPORE - When Mr Sunil Raghavan was in his 30s, there were niggling details in his daily life that he could not account for.
There was a persistent stiffness in his right shoulder. He could not…
/articles/elderly-people-may-feel-lonely-isolated-even-while-living-family-study
SINGAPORE - Elderly folk living with their families may be surrounded by people but they can still feel socially isolated, a new study has found.
Of the 1,021 seniors who provided data that…
/articles/number-home-vaccination-teams-grows-11-33
For seniors who cannot leave their homes, waiting times for Covid-19 jabs are likely to fall significantly now that the number of home vaccination teams has tripled from 11 to 33, Health Minister Ong…
/inspiration/volunteering-and-its-surprising-benefits
Volunteering and its Surprising Benefits.
/articles/free-n95-and-surgical-masks-selected-supermarkets-aug-26
SINGAPORE - Households here will each be given 50 medical-grade surgical masks and 25 N95 respirator masks, which they can collect at 131 supermarket outlets islandwide from Aug 26.
This is the fifth…
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/articles/war-diabetes-fitness-interest-groups-rise
Housewife Jurainah Yusof, 45, was never really partial to exercise until she discovered the fun of working out with other women.
Now, she goes to an aqua or water workout session twice every…
/articles/green-urbanism-and-mental-health
Interacting with natural enviroments can reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Giving people access to the natural environment could yield important benefits for the "mental capital" of a city…
/articles/7-ways-improve-your-memory
Sleeping well, taking breaks or even having an active social life may help in maintaining cognitive function
1. SLEEP ON IT
Sleeping well helps reinforce episodic memories - those associated…
/articles/what-do-when-your-children-finally-leave-home
An Empty Nest
Empty nest syndrome is the feeling of loss or sadness when your kids leave home or move out to start a new family.
It’s a complex feeling. On one hand you are happy for…
/articles/special-needs-and-ageing-well-part-3
Have you ever wondered what the concerns of ageing parents of an adult with special needs might be?
In this final of a three-part series titled Special Needs and Ageing Well, we discuss…
/articles/special-needs-and-ageing-well-part-1
Concerns about ageing
Have you ever wondered what the concerns of ageing parents of an adult with special needs might be?
Many COH clients are already over 40 and their parents are…
/articles/special-needs-and-ageing-well-part-2
Have you ever wondered what the concerns of ageing parents of an adult with special needs might be?
In this article, Part 2 of a three-part series titled Special Needs and Ageing Well, we cover…
/articles/japan-it-takes-community-help-dementia-patients
Rapidly ageing Japan is working hard to ensure sufferers get support they need
TOKYO • Every Thursday, a volunteer turns up at the home of Madam Keiko Hayashi to take her elderly mother for an hour's…
/articles/go-gardening-keep-dementia-bay
Seniors also try mindfulness therapy, music reminiscence in new programme to fight dementia
Part-time traditional Chinese medicine practitioner Tan Eng Hua, 68, has been feeling happier,…
/articles/retirement-study-gauge-its-impact-health
First nationally representative research to look into effects of working for longer period
Is retirement good for health?
Researchers from the Centre for Ageing Research and Education (Care)…
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