/articles/new-set-guidelines-launched-train-senior-learners
SINGAPORE - The Council for Third Age (C3A), an agency championing active and positive ageing through lifelong learning and volunteerism among seniors, has launched a new framework for training older…
/articles/magical-malta-see-temples-older-pyramids-relive-iconic-scenes-movies-and-more
SLIEMA, Malta – What do the movies Troy (2004) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022) and the series Game Of Thrones (2011 to 2019) have in common? They all shot in Malta.
Hundreds of shows have…
/articles/new-nationwide-study-shed-light-health-social-and-mental-well-being-seniors
SINGAPORE – A nationwide study to gauge the impact of policies and programmes aimed at supporting older people and their caregivers and families will be rolled out on Tuesday by Duke-NUS Medical…
/articles/meeting-centres-oasis-seniors-mild-moderate-dementia-and-their-caregivers
SINGAPORE – In March 2021, Ms Jacqueline Teng noticed something was amiss with her father, not long after he had undergone hernia surgery.
He became anxious, told her he did not know how to do…
/articles/pets-feeling-heat-how-keep-animals-safe-temperatures-rise
SINGAPORE – Charlie has been reluctant to take long walks at East Coast Park since April, when the weather turned hotter and more humid.
When the cavalier King Charles spaniel reaches an…
/articles/new-active-ageing-hub-bishan-seniors-stay-engaged-community
SINGAPORE - At a studio apartment block in Bishan Street 11, one can hear the sound of pool balls being hit. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee fills the air.
The residents of Golden Jasmine,…
/articles/home-care-be-more-affordable-use-medisave-oct
SINGAPORE - Those who are being medically cared for at home will be allowed to dip into their MediSave account to pay for home medical and nursing providers from Oct 1.
Announcing this, Health…
/articles/75-and-thriving-seniors-share-work-life-experiences-youth-ground-initiative
SINGAPORE - When Mrs Anne Lee was teaching history and General Paper in junior college, she spoke to her student whose grades went down before the mid-year exams.
The 17-year-old girl, who…
/articles/group-activities-can-lower-prevalence-dementia-depression-among-seniors-study
SINGAPORE – A 10-year study on dementia prevention that spawned a community programme found that the dementia prevalence rate rose less than expected while the prevalence of depression fell.
…
/articles/wanted-medical-escorts-accompany-elderly-doctors-appointments
SINGAPORE - Imagine you are an elderly resident who is overdue for cataract surgery on your eye.
You want to undergo the procedure, but you have a problem: If it requires anaesthesia or…
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/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…
/articles/retired-odd-job-worker-now-helps-seniors-his-estate
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.
For more…
/articles/putting-their-expertise-working-kids-use
Although both Mr George Chan and his wife, Madam Anne Lau, spend their careers and personal lives working with children, they felt they could do more.
Mr Chan, 61, is an education support…
/articles/it-changed-my-life-he-battled-against-cancer-four-times
Inflight manager, who wrote a book about his struggles, does not fear death anymore
There are five scars, a couple of them overlapping, on Mr Richard Ng's body.
"One's from the bladder, one's…
/articles/seniors-do-catwalk-manhunt-finalists
SINGAPORE - With their arms interlocked, Manhunt finalist Zane Lee, 27, and senior citizen Carol Goh Lay Khon strutted their stuff on stage as they did a catwalk together at an open space in Marine…
/articles/lives-they-live-octogenarian-goes-knock-knock-knock-good-cause
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.
Every…
/articles/brothers-greatest-gift-his-kidney
T'ang Quartet brothers talk about arduous journey to donate kidney to younger sibling
Brothers Leslie and Lionel Tan have been known for beguiling audiences across the world as part of renowned local…
/articles/self-study-research-understand-mums-dementia
When Ms Jasmine Chua's mother, Madam Tan Mui Im, returned from a holiday at the end of 2005, she suffered a mild stroke.
Soon after, Ms Chua, 46, noticed drastic changes in her mother.
…
/articles/mums-volunteer-despite-hardships
In fast-paced Singapore, there are those in need - and those who go out of their way to meet those needs. This is part of a series on noteworthy causes The Straits Times is spotlighting.
It is a lazy…
/articles/ah-ma-takes-plunge-flippa-good-time
Some women in their 60s and 70s are making a splash playing a game similar to water polo
On Thursday mornings, at a time when students are having their first classes of the day, much splish-…
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