/articles/seniors-home-alone-future-growing-old-independently-singapore
SINGAPORE – Senior citizens are looking to maintain their independence now and more will likely do so in the future.
Those with means will employ a full-time domestic helper to double as a 24-…
/articles/volunteer-qigong-instructor-75-among-those-awarded-serving-residents
SINGAPORE - Come rain or shine, Madam Ho Wai Hing has held free qigong sessions near her home in Yishun almost every morning for over 10 years.
The 75-year-old has become firm friends with the…
/inspiration/driving-force-behind-her-active-ageing-journey
“My family is the main driving force in my life. They are very supportive when I decide to volunteer or pick up new skills.” - Mdm Lim Suan Heoh, 63
/articles/link-between-silent-strokes-and-pre-dementia-study
SINGAPORE – Preliminary findings from a five-year study here have found that vascular pre-dementia – which can manifest in ways such as slowness of thought and difficulty with planning – resulting…
/articles/next-gen-influencer-retired-banker-has-found-new-calling-volunteer-mentor
Being able to positively impact the lives of primary school pupils also keeps this 69-year-old young at heart
Armed with storytelling activities and Kahoot! quizzes he created himself, Mr…
/articles/using-social-media-and-meeting-new-friends-how-retiree-stays-happy-and-healthy-75
Despite living alone for over a decade after his wife’s death, this former saw miller maintains an active social life to keep both body and mind in check
Every Tuesday, 75-year-old Lim Thiam…
/articles/frontline-worker-childrens-storyteller-how-retired-nurse-pursuing-her-childhood-dreams
After working in the healthcare industry for nearly 50 years, she’s finding fulfilment and purpose in a new chapter in life
Do you know the fable of the Little Red Hen?
When Madam…
/articles/staying-socially-connected-3-seniors-staying-healthy-meaningful-work
Meet three seniors who show what it means to care of your health, contribute through meaningful work and connect with others to ward off loneliness. It’s at the heart of Singapore’s new action plan…
/articles/action-plan-help-older-singaporeans-live-well-they-age-and-work-longer
SINGAPORE – Singapore will reach out to more than half a million of its older adults over the next five years through a programme that empowers them to improve and maintain their health as they age…
/articles/new-saudi-arabia-welcomes-world
SAUDI ARABIA – She has a PhD degree from the United States, speaks fluent English and would prefer arranged marriages for her two daughters who are entering the marriage bracket soon.
A single…
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/articles/hipster-cafe-run-senior-citizens
They pick up new skills, build new ties at cafe that forms part of VWO's senior activity centre
In a brightly lit space right next to Khatib MRT station, baristas togged out in striped aprons…
/articles/more-support-caregivers-seniors
New initiatives offer financial, emotional help to residents in South West District
More help is on the way for residents in the South West District who are caregivers to elderly family…
/articles/senior-volunteers-set-help-elderly-patients
TTSH starts 2-year pilot to train them with paraclinical skills
Having gone through knee replacement surgery two years ago, Mr Lim Thiam Beng, 54, wants to help other elderly patients recover faster…
/articles/aunties-have-fun-learning-how-cook-storm
Dignity Kitchen conducts lessons for people to pick up skills on how to be a hawker
Do you thirst for a cup of Clementi (iced lemon tea) or ma-ha teh (pronounced Mahathir, with macadamia oil and…
/articles/joy-learning-0
Mr Goh Seok Hiong, 75, believes in a life of exploration and learning as well as giving back to society. He affirms that, to age well, it is good for one to remain contented and positive, and to have…
/articles/kampung-school-teacher-community-volunteer
While the pioneer leaders were the original architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped build society here. This is another story about such people in the series The Lives They Live.
She was, by…
/articles/new-calling-life
NextStep speaks to a former caregiver who went back to school in her 50s to be trained as a care professional, so she could devote her life to caring for those at the end-stage of their lives.…
/articles/lives-they-live-retired-doctor-helps-others-live-well
While the pioneer leaders were the original architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped build society here. This is another story about such people in the series The Lives They Live.
When…
/articles/lives-they-live-100-year-old-justice-peace-devotes-her-life-social-work
While the pioneer leaders were the original architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped build society here. This is another story about such people in the series The Lives They Live.
Not many…
/articles/lauded-their-valuable-contributions-nursing
TTSH palliative care veteran and SGH deputy director among 6 awarded top accolade
Having spent 10 years as an infectious diseases nurse tending to patients with the human immunodeficiency virus, Ms…
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