by Eleanor Yap | Feb 20, 2024 | Health
The comprehensive study offers insights into how factors such as fatigue, sleep and social interaction can impact the quality of life and care for these patients. With activity trackers attached to his wrists and ankles, a stroke patient in a nursing home...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 2, 2024 | Miscellaneous
The 23-member troupe went through a training programme specially-designed for seniors, including those with mobility challenges, by lion dance masters at a 184-year-old Chinese clan. Lion dance is a practice typically regarded as one suited for the young,...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 2, 2024 | Miscellaneous
Declutter and help the most vulnerable individuals and families with items of need. A community centric platform in Singapore, GoodHood.SG, is partnering with social service agencies with the SG Cares Network to address pressing community needs. These agencies...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 30, 2024 | Health
The centre offers guidance and support to newly diagnosed patients and those still undergoing support. The first Breast Cancer Support Centre (BCSC) by the Breast Cancer Foundation, which is located at the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Breast Cancer Clinic, aims to...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 29, 2024 | Health
NTU scientists found that communication among brain cells is disrupted with ageing and this can begin in middle age. A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU SIngapore) has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 19, 2024 | Miscellaneous
The National Museum of Singapore is seeking objects and stories relating to life in Singapore between the 1920s to 1990s. In line with the National Heritage Board’s Our SG Heritage Plan 2.0, the National Museum of Singapore is seeking objects and stories based...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 18, 2024 | Miscellaneous
DBS/POSB extended its initiative for another six months amid rising costs. DBS/POSB is extending its year-long 5 Million Hawker Meals initiative for another six months till July 26, 2024, subsidising a total of 7.5 million hawker meals over 18 months....
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 15, 2024 | Miscellaneous
The Agency for Integrated Care has launched a campaign to redefine modern ageing and inspire a positive shift in societal perceptions towards seniors. The Agency for Integrated Care has launched a campaign called “Break the Silver Ceiling”, which aims to challenge...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 5, 2023 | Inspiring Figures
The oldest graduand in this year’s Singapore University of Social Studies convocation event was 73-year-old Tan Tiang Wang. This year’s Singapore University of Social Studies (SUSS) convocation event had the largest graduating cohort with nearly 3,000...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 9, 2023 | Health
With them being with their grandparents, they too could play a crucial role. In line with World Stroke Day on October 29, the Angels Initiative at Boehringer Ingelheim and the Singapore National Stroke Association held a FAST Heroes storytelling session at the...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 6, 2023 | Health
The founder of Movement Singapore is showing that age shouldn’t limit someone from trying parkour. Tan Shie Boon, 31, is not only pushing the boundaries but is also breaking down stereotypes of seniors at the same time. He is the founder and instructor at...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 24, 2023 | Inspiring Figures
Two seniors share their experiences and that age shouldn’t be a limit. It is a little after 9am on a weekday and the outdoor fitness station area surrounded by several HDB flats in Ang Mo Kio has been turned into a parkour training ground. Ten women are rolling...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 20, 2023 | Miscellaneous
An activity with your grandchildren or just indulge on your own. Looking for something to do with your grandchildren or give yourself an indulgence? The Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) is launching its inaugural Sweet Spots Guide with a dessert festival. For one day...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 20, 2023 | Miscellaneous
These art pieces come from those aged 15 to 60 who live with various mental health conditions, and have come forward to share their stories. There will be the world’s very first generative AI art exhibition by eight Singaporeans aged 15 to 60 who live with various...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 12, 2023 | Health
CareShield Plus policyholders will receive 100-percent monthly payout for up to 12 months when they are unable to perform one Activity of Daily Living. Financial services company Singlife has launched of two new add-on benefits for its CareShield Standard and...
