/articles/goodlife-studio-broadens-active-ageing-appeal-carpentry-digital-media-tea-bar
SINGAPORE – Arts and crafts, bingo sessions and exercise classes are common offerings at active ageing centres, but social service agency Montfort Care hopes to attract seniors with more diverse…
/articles/later-retirement-shouldnt-mean-devoting-your-later-life-work
Design a life you don’t need to retire from. Make time for new connections and community engagements that will keep you motivated even after your careers.
Adeline Tiah
Work forms a…
/articles/new-initiative-aims-recruit-more-2400-volunteers-active-ageing-centres
SINGAPORE - A new initiative aims to get more seniors involved as volunteers at active ageing centres islandwide.
More than 2,400 will be recruited and trained in areas like befriending…
/articles/seniors-pick-digital-literacy-skills-chong-pang-including-tips-safe-online-shopping
SINGAPORE - Senior citizens in Chong Pang estate received lessons to improve their digital literacy skills, including tips on how they can safely navigate the online shopping space.
The event…
/articles/seniors-urged-get-handrails-and-other-subsidised-fittings-under-scheme-make-hdb-homes
SINGAPORE – Seniors living in HDB flats and their caregivers are urged to install handrails, wall-mounted shower seats and other accessibility equipment offered at heavily subsidised rates under a…
/articles/tips-how-age-and-age-well
SINGAPORE – Anyone can get old, but ageing well is another matter entirely.
One who mastered that was the late Queen Elizabeth II, said Professor Koh Woon Puay, assistant dean for faculty…
/articles/more-active-ageing-centres-boost-retirement-schemes-seniors-forward-sg-report
SINGAPORE - Older Singaporeans will get more help under a new programme that will see more active ageing centres and senior-friendly infrastructure built in neighbourhoods across Singapore.
…
/articles/robot-butler-trial-launched-hdb-rental-block-deliver-meals-homebound-seniors
SINGAPORE – At an ageing block of rental flats in Queenstown, Aiden the robot works as a “butler”. Somewhat resembling a photocopier machine, it has been roped in to deliver meals to a group of frail…
/articles/sporting-icons-home-temples-and-little-mamak-shop-pek-kio-comes-alive-new-heritage-trail
SINGAPORE – Former Pek Kio residents Alexandre Chin and Harry Loh share one common memory of the quiet neighbourhood: renting and reading comics at S.S. Mydeen, a hole-in-the-wall mamak shop.
…
/articles/new-enhanced-framework-recognise-citizen-translators-who-help-government-communications
SINGAPORE – He is better in Malay, while his daughter considers herself more competent in English.
Together, their individual strengths come in handy for their volunteer work helping with the…
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/inspiration/unexpected-rewards-volunteering
It was at that moment, I realised I had made the right decision to volunteer.
/inspiration/sister-act
Through their selfless act of volunteerism, they are not only making a difference to the community they serve, but also strengthening their bonds of sisterhood.
/articles/beyond-age
For Dr Ma Swan Hoo, age is just a number.
Looking cool and poised in a sky blue embroidered blouse and matching scarf, Dr Ma Swan Hoo muses on a thought that has her eyes dancing and the corners of…
/articles/he-shut-down-businesses-take-care-wife
Caregivers, patient advocates, volunteer groups were among those lauded for their compassion, empathy, resilience and generosity of spirit at the sixth annual Singapore Patient Action Awards.
When…
/articles/sister-act
Through their selfless act of volunteerism, they are not only making a difference to the community they serve, but also strengthening their bonds of sisterhood.
Over the past four years, sisters Jean…
/articles/how-make-your-resume-stand-out-amid-tough-job-market-during-covid-19-pandemic
Career coaches offer tips on how job seekers can make their skills and experience work for them.
Job seekers are facing tougher competition this year with unemployment on the rise.
Given that one of…
/articles/living-lost-words-struck-aphasia-after-stroke
SINGAPORE - Former physical fitness trainer Sherwin Tang was conducting a workout session at a gym in 2015 when all of a sudden, he had trouble speaking in a coherent manner.
Thinking he was…
/articles/living-lost-words
Brain injuries such as a stroke may lead to aphasia, a condition which robs a person of the ability to speak, write and understand language
Former physical fitness trainer Sherwin Tang was conducting…
/articles/surviving-retrenchment-3-sporeans-share-how-they-picked-pieces-help-family
Three Singaporeans share their stories of how they picked up the pieces after getting laid off, thanks to people who stood by them and cheered them on
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SHE HELPED JOB SEEKER…
/articles/art-digital-platter-seniors-appreciating-and-creating-art-amid-covid-19
The arts can bring cheer to seniors, a group especially vulnerable to Covid-19, when they may feel isolated at home. From the Silver Arts fest going digital to a near-centenarian putting up his first…
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