by Eleanor Yap | Oct 2, 2025 | Health
Debuts with over 4,500 seniors representing 110 Active Ageing Centres islandwide, competing in five adaptive sports. The inaugural Seniors National Games (SNG) has been launched by Sport Singapore (SportSG) to inspire seniors to lead better, healthier...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 28, 2025 | Miscellaneous
The event held in conjunction with the United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons is back with a special focus on explorative ageing and lifelong learning. The Time of Your Life (TOYL) Celebration by the National Library Board returns on October 2025...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 26, 2025 | Caregiving
A charity has launched the Caregiver Support Network @ Marine Parade programme to help residents looking after loved ones with physical and/or mental disability. In January 2022, the Marine Parade Community Space Ltd (MPCSL), a registered charity with formal...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 25, 2025 | Health
More than 1,000 attendees attended the symposium, which also saw the launch of the enhanced ManulifeMOVE. Manulife hosted its inaugural Longevity Symposium in Asia recently, bringing together over 1,000 attendees, including healthcare experts, industry...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 16, 2025 | Caregiving
A one-stop resource for caregivers to a caregiver befriending programme are solutions recently launched. About one in two caregivers are at risk of high caregiver burden and about one in three are at risk of depression and poor quality of life, according to...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 16, 2025 | Caregiving
Several highlights during Caregiving Fest for seniors and their caregivers. Caregiving Week 2025, an annual flagship event by Caregiving Welfare Association (CWA), will culminate in the Caregiving Fest 2025 at Sengkang Grand Mall, Atrium on September 20, 2025....
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 1, 2025 | Health
Cherry Thian finds a gap and launches a platform where existing resources are consolidated and made accessible. Cherry Thian, 42, used to work at the Asian Civilisations Museum and the Peranakan Museum where she and her colleagues designed numerous programmes...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 29, 2025 | Health
PCV20 is recommended for those 65 and above as well as those with certain health conditions. Starting September 1, 2025, the government will include the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20) under the National Adult Immunisation Schedule (NAIS) and...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 28, 2025 | Finance
The SG60 Financial Future Poll also gave further insights into baby boomers top regrets for delaying retirement planning. Almost all baby boomers (94 percent) said they would have changed their approach to financial planning, according insights from the SG60...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 26, 2025 | Finance
The game covers a wide range of real-life elderhood planning topics including CPF usage, caregiving responsibilities, healthcare decisions, housing transitions, and end-of-life considerations. Immortalize, a Singapore-based “elderhood” planning startup, has...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 15, 2025 | Inspiring Figures
Calvin Murty is keeping his life active including tap dance and checking off his list of interests. During his teenage years, Calvin Murty became interested in tap dance, having watched movies like musical fantasy film Xanadu starring Olivia Newton-John and...
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,...
