by Abriel | Sep 4, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Madam Annette Chua, was one of five to receive the Exemplary Caregiver’s Award from Club Rainbow for going “over and beyond her duty as an aunt”. On top of taking care of her own son with suspected autism, she is also the primary caregiver for her two autistic nephews...
by Abriel | Sep 3, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Singapore has more than 170 eldersitters on board, as at last December, to help take care of seniors suffering from dementia and give their caregivers a break, exceeding the initial target of 160 by 2020. Senior Minister of State for Health Amy Khor revealed this as...
by Christie Lee | Aug 26, 2017 | 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Now known more for its industrial estates and HDB homes, the Jurong Lake District is gearing up for its reincarnation as Singapore’s second Central Business District – a development the Government hopes can kick-start the country’s next phase of...
by Christie Lee | Aug 16, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
More than half of the world’s population above 60 years old are in Asia and this is expected to grow to 1.3 billion people by 2050. Across the region, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore are the “advanced agers” with the older population making up 14%...
by Abriel | Aug 13, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Many retirees look forward to putting their feet up after years of work, but some find new purpose and meaning at this stage of life by becoming elder-preneurs; entrepreneurs who begin businesses in their silver years. Some like Ms Helen Lim, 70, who is involved in...
by Abriel | Aug 11, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Walking with multiple blisters in the blazing heat above 40 deg C on the Mongolian highway. It was simply too much to bear for Singaporean Scott Tay, 25 years old, but nevertheless, he pressed on as he remind himself of his mission – to conquer his own...
