/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)…
/articles/yishun-set-be-first-dementia-friendly-town
2,000 people trained so far in community support project
Madam Chan Poh Keng, 86, was once almost caught for shoplifting because she took and ate a banana from a provision shop but forgot to…
/articles/treat-joint-conditions-they-get-ageing-you
Surgery can help relieve maladies like neck and spine disorders that can disable you
"Doctor, my cheques don't bounce any more!"
A beaming Mr Ahmad (not his real name) exclaimed,…
/articles/less-obvious-benefits-volunteering-0
A few years ago, I found myself listening to a briefing for volunteers at Touch Family Services. I was there because, at a deeper level, I wanted to do more.
At that briefing, I learnt that…
/articles/innovative-aids-help-elderly-stay-safe-fit-home
Singapore is on the hunt for innovative devices that will help elderly citizens continue to live independently at home.
Such aids, meant to improve daily functioning in areas such as hearing…
/articles/see-world-grain-sand
Alvin Lee has a piece of life advice. "Plant as many good seeds as you can. They will grow and come back to save you one day," he says sagely.
Cultivate good relationships. Have an open heart…
/articles/running-helps-grandpa-relax-and-stay-energised
Businessman Henry Tan tells Joyce Teo what motivated him to get back in shape when he was in his late 40s.
Q What do you do to keep fit?
A I run two to three times a week and I do it at 6am,…
/articles/volunteers-help-seniors-look-good-snap
Window of Colours holds makeovers and photo shoot sessions for seniors for free
Madam Yong Ng Moi was smiling so broadly it threatened to split her face.
"The last time I had make-up on was…
/articles/foster-mum-among-247-volunteers-hailed
She gets award for passion and dedication in taking care of boy with host of medical issues
It is not easy to foster a child, not to mention a baby who cannot see, walk or speak at all.…
/articles/retired-keeping-busy-volunteer
Former senior exec wants to kill stereotype that older people are helpless and sick
While most elderly people become less active post-retirement, Mr Ngiam Tong Yuen became the opposite. For…
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/articles/merdeka-generation-son-ubi-firmly-rooted-area
While the pioneer leaders were the architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped build society here. This is another story of our Merdeka Generation, those born in the 1950s who lived and…
/articles/no-stage-exit-these-seniors
Retirement is an opportunity to kick-start personal passions for members of Ageless Theatre
Almost 20 years after retiring from her job as a primary school teacher, Mrs Charan Singh remains as…
/articles/something-smile-about
Project Silver Screen helps seniors like Mr Leo Boh Suan improve their oral health so they can have a better quality of life well into their golden years
After working in the Public Utilities…
/articles/creating-ties-bind
Befriender Madam Rukumani Subramaniam goes the extra mile to help socially isolated seniors find a sense of community
No man is an island. Yet many individuals in society, especially the…
/articles/working-ignite-kampung-spirit
New ideas tested at first retirement village to help residents socialise
When a fire broke out in a storeroom at retirement complex Kampung Admiralty in December, its "kampung spirit" was tested.…
/articles/tackling-ageing-issues-turning-silver-gold-singaporeans-live-longer
With life expectancy here rising steadily at three years per decade since Singapore's independence in 1965, living to 100 years might no longer be a pipe dream down the road. In The Straits Times…
/articles/helping-seniors-rehab-stay-active-boxing-and-football
As seniors are sometimes reluctant to continue with their rehabilitation, a new approach sees them taking boxing lessons and playing football to get them excited about getting better.
For 81-…
/articles/siblings-invent-walking-stick-holder-give-away-seniors
They now run firm with schoolmates to make device that has won awards here and abroad
When Seng Ian Hao was nine years old and his sister Ing Le was seven, they witnessed a fall at a hawker centre…
/articles/travelling-never-gets-old-silver-horizon-travel-tours-seniors
You are never too old to travel.
That was what Mr Woo Kim Seng, an 88-year-old widower who lives alone, found out when he embarked on a three-day two-night holiday to the Malaysian towns of…
/articles/dialysis-centre-marsiling-boon-patients-area
Kidney patient Lau Heng Ing, 61, used to visit a dialysis centre in Woodlands three times a week.
Each trip took half an hour, the housewife said in Mandarin.
"A round trip would take…
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