by Eleanor Yap | Aug 19, 2018 | Miscellaneous
RHT Rajan Menon Foundation has launched an eldercare guidebook in four languages to educate seniors and caregivers on various topics. RHT Rajan Menon Foundation has launched its eldercare guidebook called “As You Are, Now” during the Teck Ghee National Day...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 14, 2018 | Miscellaneous
By December 31, you will need to switch to digital TV so you can continue to watch your favourite programmes on Mediacorp. Find out how you can make the switch. Did you know that analogue TV broadcast will cease on December 31, 2018? If you enjoy watching...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 9, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Adventure seekers, come and challenge yourself with a climb up Mount Fuji, Japan. Kenneth Tham has always kept fit. He not only walks and runs four times a week depending on his work schedule, he also treks at MacRichie Reservoir or Bukit Timah Nature Reserve...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 8, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Ageless Online crowdfunds for a revamp. Ageless Online is planning to do a revamp on its website, including moving the site to another Web platform. We need your help to do this. We have decided to crowdfund for the amount of S$5,000 to engage a Web designer to...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 7, 2018 | Miscellaneous
The National Senior Volunteer Month is back and there are a number of volunteering activities on offer. The National Senior Volunteer Month (NSVM) 2018, RSVP Singapore’s signature event, offers various volunteering opportunities from food packing to befriending...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Online portal that has information on social services programmes, schemes and subsidies, and policies. A one-stop online portal called the Social Service Navigator allows users to look for information on social services’ programmes, schemes and subsidies,...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 2, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Modern Aging Singapore is having its first-ever photography content to rethink the way we think of ageing. Shutterbugs of all ages get ready. Modern Aging Singapore has introduced the first-ever Modern Aging Photography Contest to “create opportunities to...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Channel NewsAsia’s three-part series gets three groups of seniors to create a viral video, do Instagram and create a VR game. Think seniors can’t handle IT, think again! In Channel NewsAsia’s (CNA) latest three-part series called #DontForgetMe, three groups of...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 27, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Lien Foundation’s new study finds that low pay and limited prospects, including among foreign workers, will make it hard to grow the workforce. Thirty-five-year-old Joseph Matthew came from India to Singapore in 2010 and worked for eight years as a staff nurse...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 24, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Singapore Red Cross launched HoME+ service, and a monitoring, alert and response system last year. Last year, Singapore Red Cross (SRC) launched its Home Monitoring and Eldercare (HoME+) service to help seniors living on their own through a helpline for non-emergency...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 19, 2018 | Health
NTUC Income’s Orange Health programme looks not just at exercise but also at sleep and diet. NTUC Income is latest insurance company that is offering incentives for those in Singapore to get moving, and rewarded. Through its health and fitness programme called...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 18, 2018 | Health
Study showed that Novartis Kisqali in combination with letrozole reduce risk of disease progression or death by 43 percent. Earlier this year, the Health Sciences Authority in Singapore approved Novartis Kisqali as a first-line treatment option for...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 13, 2018 | Caregiving
The system improves quality of care, eases physical demands on caregivers, and reduces caregivers’ dependence. Singapore Red Cross unveiled a mechanical hoist solution at the Red Cross Home for the Disabled (RCHD), Singapore’s only residential home for the...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 11, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Last year, there were a number of cases in the US highlighting such tragedies. How can we prevent them? Last September in Havertown, Pennsylvania, US, an 89-year-old man ran over his wife and daughter in the driveway of their home. The incident took place at...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 4, 2018 | Miscellaneous
MSIG introduces a travel insurance policy called TravelEasyPre-Ex. MSIG Insurance has launched TravelEasy Pre-Ex, a travel insurance policy to cover individuals with pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, asthma or heart disease. Travellers who have...
