/volunteerism/enriching-lives-seniors-programme-fengfulelingrenshishenghuoxiangmu
Enriching Lives of Seniors Programme provides opportunity for senior volunteers to engage seniors through exercises and community activities to keep them physically and mentally engaged. Through…
/volunteerism/kopitiam-diaries
Kopitiam Diaries aim to provide various recreational and social activities for elderly to assist with their social, emotional, cognative thinking and skills.
Join us today as a volunteer and…
/volunteerism/share-pot
Share A Pot aims to build bones, brawn (physical reserve), brain (cognitive function) and bonds (social connection)in community-dwelling seniors,and to transform neighbourhoods into communities.…
/volunteerism/episodic-volunteering-programme-duanqiyigongfuwuxiangmu
Episodic programme aims to provide senior volunteers with flexibility to choose from the wide range of ad-hoc volunteering opportunities available. It provides a platform for those who cannot…
/inspiration/keeping-seniors-active-and-healthy
“I believe that active ageing is about balancing physical activity, social engagement, and a positive mindset."
/inspiration/giving-back-society
“The drive to volunteer comes from a deep desire to give back to society and a belief that everyone has something unique to offer." Mr Chew Ghim Bok
/articles/brain-health-101-how-keep-your-mind-sharp-you-age
Why Brain Health Matters
/articles/sumiko-61-no-children-no-problem-4-areas-plan-i-wont-have-kids-count
I don’t regret being childfree. But in the back of my brain, “what-if” and “if-only” thoughts nag at me.
Regrets, I’ve come to realise, are built on best-case scenarios, a world where…
/articles/adventures-56-year-old-intern
After 30 years as a journalist, I recently started work as a pastoral care intern. Learning to hot-desk was hard. Talking to people, a joy.
Armed with my newly minted security access card, I…
/articles/some-seniors-anxiety-rises-when-alarm-systems-are-needed
SINGAPORE – Alone at home on the eve of Chinese New Year in 2024, Madam Helen Teo slipped in the toilet in her studio flat in Jurong and hit her head.
When she noticed blood on the floor, the…
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/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…
/articles/one-five-seniors-aged-70-and-above-spore-has-not-booked-covid-19-vaccination-appointment
SINGAPORE - More seniors are coming forward to be vaccinated, with about 1,000 people aged 70 and above signing up each day.
However, more than 96,000 – or 21 per cent of those in this cohort – have…
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