by Eleanor Yap | Nov 15, 2018 | Health
What is an Advance Medical Directive and why is it important? With advances in medical technology, there are now ways to prolong the life and improve the quality of life of terminally-ill patients, even if the patient’s condition cannot be improved or cured....
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 8, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Dragon’s Beard candy is getting a new lease of life and is now available all the time. BY: Eleanor Yap Many Singaporeans would have fond memories of the lady puling Dragon’s Beard candy at the People’s Park Complex in the 1980s. Whenever she hand-pulled this delicacy...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous
The National Library brings awareness to Singapore’s published heritage and the importance of preservation. In an effort to increase the public’s awareness and appreciation of Singapore’s published heritage, and to showcase the National Library’s legal deposit...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 1, 2018 | Miscellaneous
New social enterprise provides IT help after classes and workshops to give seniors more confidence in their learning journey. BY: Eleanor Yap Learning about IT can be daunting for some seniors. Too much information in a classroom setting and sometimes more questions...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Polytechnic students teach seniors basic IT skills, mobile apps and how to sell their vintage items. BY: Eleanor Yap A group of polytechnic students from different polytechnics were recently paired up with 50 seniors from Ang Mo Kio to coach them on how best to...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 24, 2018 | Health
Herbalife Nutrition releases survey on the meaning of healthy ageing, lifestyle changes for healthy ageing, and key motivators and influencers for healthy ageing. Global nutrition company, Herbalife Nutrition, released findings from its 2018 Asia Pacific...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 22, 2018 | Health
Up to 70 percent of vertebral fractures don’t come to clinical attention. Osteoporosis, a disease which causes bones to become weak and fragile, is the cause of broken bones in approximately one in three women and one in five men aged over 50 worldwide. Spine...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 17, 2018 | Health
Concord International Hospital launches campaign and is one of the hospitals participating in the Mammogram Funding Assistance programme. Concord International Hospital (CIH) has launched #SharingtheWordbyCIH campaign to increase awareness and encourage...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 15, 2018 | Health
This is to increase cardiac arrest awareness and the number of people trained in CPR. Want to learn CPR? There are now CPR self-learning kiosks islandwide, in an effort to increase cardiac arrest awareness and the number of people trained in CPR. These kiosks,...
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...
