/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…
/articles/passion-dancing-new-lease-life
Step into Active Ageing Hub (Bukit Batok West) and you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the beautiful flutter of pink fans and graceful bodies moving in time to classical Chinese music.…
/articles/6-effective-tips-boost-brain-health-and-mental-wellness-seniors
Feeling more forgetful or careless as you get older? It’s not unusual to forget things from time to time. But if you’re frequently stressed out, unable to focus or experiencing mental…
/articles/vaccination-drive-focus-140000-seniors-70-and-older
Health Ministry, volunteers, mobile units will keep reaching out to them in coming weeks
The country's vaccination programme in the coming weeks will focus on 140,000 unvaccinated seniors aged 70 and…
/articles/going-door-door-using-personal-touch-address-concerns
It had been raining non-stop for three hours, and parts of the sheltered walkway were full of puddles. On a day like this, many might prefer to stay sheltered and warm at home.
But not 52-year-old…
/articles/ai-detects-how-seniors-feel-video-call
AI detects how seniors feel via video call
A new program will help counsellors accurately diagnose senior citizens for mental health concerns such as anxiety, stress and depression through a video…
/inspiration/meaningful-contribution-society-even-retirement
When beneficiaries feel happy with our companionship, we as volunteers also gain in intangible ways.
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/articles/japan-it-takes-community-help-dementia-patients
Rapidly ageing Japan is working hard to ensure sufferers get support they need
TOKYO • Every Thursday, a volunteer turns up at the home of Madam Keiko Hayashi to take her elderly mother for an hour's…
/articles/go-gardening-keep-dementia-bay
Seniors also try mindfulness therapy, music reminiscence in new programme to fight dementia
Part-time traditional Chinese medicine practitioner Tan Eng Hua, 68, has been feeling happier,…
/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…
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