by Eleanor Yap | Aug 6, 2025 | Inspiring Figures
After being diagnosed with colorectal cancer and having surgery in 2016, 75-year-old Koay Yin Koon found joy in running. At 75 years old, Koay Yin Koon is proving that age is no barrier to fitness. A former marine craftsman who spent decades building luxury...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 5, 2025 | Caregiving
Findings from a NTUC LearningHub report say that professional caregivers find informal caregivers today are “somewhat capable” of providing necessary care, with none believing they are “very capable”. Amidst the growing pressures of a super-aged society,...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 4, 2025 | Miscellaneous
From wraps to salad boxes, there are lots of options on the menu. The Philippines’ largest shawarma chain has selected Singapore as its first international outpost, citing ease of business set-up and the ‘most suitable country in Asia for proof of concept out...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 25, 2025 | Inspiring Figures
Celebrating seniors and their stories of resilience, re-invention and quiet courage. On National Day, the Reunion Social Space at the National Museum of Singapore is being transformed into a library to celebrate seniors and their powerful stories of resilience,...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 24, 2025 | Health
Find out the answers from a respiratory physician. How prevalent is Covid-19 now? What are some precautions that seniors should be taking? Ageless Online talks to Dr Alvin Ng, consultant respiratory physician and intensivist at The Respiratory Practice: ...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 22, 2025 | Miscellaneous
New study also shared that those over 65-years donated less than those younger. People in low-income countries are twice as generous as those in high-income countries when it comes to supporting people in need and charities, according to new research by the...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 29, 2025 | Finance
All the way to September, there will be cashbacks as well as S$0.60 meal deals at participating food and beverage outlets. DBS/POSB is bringing back the popular weekly S$3 cashback at hawker stalls, wet markets and heartland shops, as part of the bank’s latest...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 25, 2025 | Health
Funded by MINDS and AIC, the centre fills a much-needed gap and helps engage ageing PWIDs. On the weekend, a 2,180 sqm space in Woodlands becomes a haven for church goers but come the weekday, this space is quickly turned into a much-needed activity and...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 25, 2025 | Health
Nightmares lead to prolonged elevations of cortisol, a stress hormone closely linked to faster cellular ageing. Frequent nightmares are associated with significantly accelerated biological ageing and a more than threefold increase in the risk of premature death,...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 24, 2025 | Miscellaneous
Seniors from the Mountbatten Art Club and DPLMT explore the theme of “Threadlines”. Come and take a look at a mural collaboration between urban art collective DPLMT and the seniors from the Mountbatten Art Club as they explore the theme of “Threadlines” –...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 20, 2025 | Inspiring Figures
This Health Promotion Board’s Health Ambassador takes her volunteering duties very seriously. Patti Ho takes her volunteering duties very seriously, and enjoys motivating seniors to stay active and healthy, and positive. The 81-year-old is in an ideal position...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 19, 2025 | Health
This system will be available in August at Singapore’s private clinics. Implantable hearing solutions company Cochlear has launched the Cochlear Nucleus Nexa System, the world’s first and only smart cochlear implant system. The system, which is...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 19, 2025 | Miscellaneous
It has been replaced with national mindline 1771. With the launch of Singapore’s first national mental health helpline and textline service, national mindline 1771, the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) will be retiring its Mental Health Helpline (MHH) 6389...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 10, 2025 | Health
This is all good news for those living with dementia, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other complex neurological conditions. Chia Shyh Shen, 71, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS, in 2022. It is a...
by Eleanor Yap | May 29, 2025 | Health
Students from various disciplines get real-world training in eldercare, while the seniors enjoy regular interactions and meals. Raffles Lim took care of his 66-year-old aunt for five years when she stayed at his home. Though she was sedentary, the 21-old-year...
