by Eleanor Yap | Oct 11, 2018 | Products
Ayam Brand Nutrition launches a yogurt where you just add water. Ayam Brand Nutrition has launched its Homemade Live Yogurt, left, where each 200g jar contains 80 billion live cultures (CFUs). It contains two different types of digestion-helpful bacteria:...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 10, 2018 | Miscellaneous
A photography exhibition showcasing examples that say being old doesn’t mean being useless. Photographer Foong Lian Fey’s mother, Mrs Foong, was 81 when she first took up Chinese painting and today, at 86, she was still continuing with her hobby before having pain in...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Seniors and family members or community members climb Mount Faber raising awareness about empowerment, inclusivity and positive ageing. In conjunction with International Day of Older Persons’ celebrations in Singapore, 201 seniors and 180 younger family members...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 4, 2018 | Miscellaneous
RSVP senior volunteers encourage other seniors to give thanks. Express thanks and strengthen relationships with your loved ones through simple acts of gratitude – that is the message that senior volunteers want to instil to their peers. The senior volunteers...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 28, 2018 | Health
Our SilverCare Hub brings together healthcare and social care providers to help seniors across different care settings. Seventy-one-year-old Madam D has heart failure and multiple chronic conditions. She was referred from Changi General Hospital (CGH) in March...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 27, 2018 | Finance
This new process found 13-percent less seniors required further medical review at application of life insurance. NTUC Income has introduced a health underwriting questionnaire targeting seniors (above 50 years old). The questionnaire, which is fundamental to the...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 20, 2018 | Miscellaneous
The second ARISE event focused on frailty, loneliness and ageing. At the second ARISE (Ageing Research Institute for Society and Education) Industry & Community Engagement event, the focus was on frailty, loneliness and ageing. The first keynote address was...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 18, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Lonely Planet shares 100 inspiring stories in a new book so readers can think a little differently about the world. What’s the best moment of your life? It’s a simple question to ask, a much harder one to answer. In the 272-page “The Best Moment of Your Life”...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 13, 2018 | Health
Singapore Red Cross’s Community Health on Wheels delivers free ancillary services to seniors in the heartlands. Singapore Red Cross’ (SRC) Community Health on Wheels (CHoW) is a community-based mobile healthcare programme that brings free ancillary services and...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 11, 2018 | Miscellaneous
NLB is looking for a number of materials dated before 1970. Celebrating its 50thanniversary this year, the National Archives of Singapore (NAS) is calling for donations of historical materials related to Singapore’s past and has launched an oral history video...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 6, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Recognise the various scams and know what you should do. In February this year, the Media Literacy Council (MLC) marked the world’s annual Safer Internet Day (SID) with the launch of the fifth edition of the Better Internet Campaign (BIC). A public awareness...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Community engagement project, Both Sides, Now, returns with a new participatory performance and artwork exhibition. A community engagement project called “Both Sides, Now” that shines the light on what it means to live well and leave well will return in...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 30, 2018 | Health
Choose the right monitor and find out what you need to do to get the proper readings. Besides exercising regularly, eating sufficient fruits and vegetables, and avoid consuming excess salt, it is important to check your blood pressure regularly at home. The...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 29, 2018 | Health
New vision care concept store offers a range of eye examinations and services for customers of all ages. Videre is collaborating with Johnson & Johnson Vision to launch its new vision care concept store at Forum the Shopping Mall. It offers a comprehensive range...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 28, 2018 | Finance
Singapore youths foresaw making personal sacrifices to support parents financially, according to NTUC Income. Only 20 percent of the youths surveyed indicated that their parents can rely on personal savings to finance their retirement, while only 15 percent...
