/articles/78-year-old-gets-award-president-tharman-teaching-people-disabilities-cycle
SINGAPORE – Mr Malcolm Chen is 78 but has not slowed down. He continues to cycle in places such as Sarawak and Langkawi – and often gets children with autism to join in.
His journey began in…
/articles/70-healthcare-personnel-and-caregivers-25-teams-receive-healthcare-humanity-awards
SINGAPORE - During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2020, assistant nurse clinician at Mount Elizabeth Hospital Evangeline Reyes Balboa not only donned full personal protective equipment…
/articles/home-alone-ill-or-distress-just-press-button
SINGAPORE – Losing her privacy was Madam Chan Woon Siong’s main concern when the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) installed four motion sensors in her Ang Mo Kio three-room flat four years ago.
She…
/articles/upgraded-town-centre-enhanced-connectivity-part-rejuvenation-plan-ang-mo-kio
SINGAPORE – Residents in Ang Mo Kio can look forward to a revitalised town centre with new community spaces and enhanced connectivity, under the Remaking Our Heartland (ROH) plan for the town.…
/articles/national-heart-centre-launches-47m-study-tackle-frailty-delay-onset-cardiovascular-disease
SINGAPORE – Part-time office manager Sim Teng Kok, 60, recently had a bento meal of spaghetti with meatballs, stir-fried chicken, scrambled egg with vegetables and stir-fried celery with mushrooms –…
/articles/japanese-expressive-dance-help-people-dementia-tune-memories-and-emotions
SINGAPORE - Living with dementia can be isolating, as the progressive cognitive decline often leads to a sense of disconnection from the world, loved ones and even self-identity.
But when…
/articles/healthier-sg-hit-300000-sign-ups-weekend-health-minister-ong-ye-kung
SINGAPORE - Some 300,000 people would have enrolled for the Healthier SG preventive health programme by Sunday, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung as he gave an update on the national initiative.…
/articles/how-hospitals-and-others-are-making-experiences-senior-friendly-singapore
SINGAPORE – To ensure an 85-year-old patient was able to communicate with care staff clearly, advanced practice nurse Jessie Tan gave him a set of headphones and spoke into a microphone.
Mr…
/articles/ndr-2023-active-ageing-centres-be-expanded-help-seniors-stay-active-and-healthy
SINGAPORE – The network of Active Ageing Centres (AACs) where seniors can drop in to enjoy a range of activities will be expanded.
Their services and reach will also be enhanced in an effort…
/articles/teach-seniors-right-reap-longevity-dividend-singapores-ageing-population-panel
SINGAPORE – Targeted education for seniors could help Singapore reap a “longevity dividend” from an ageing population, said a panel of experts last Friday. They were speaking at the unveiling of a…
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/articles/volunteers-let-their-hair-down-patients
Hairstylists give free haircuts to elderly patients in a hospital, a band plays for residents of nursing homes, while needy seniors will get new pillows from a social service organisation.…
/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/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/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-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.
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