by Eleanor Yap | Jun 1, 2016 | Health
Ghim Moh senior residents can stay fit and bond with their families at a new recreational facility. Ghim Moh residents can now enjoy a new, purpose-built recreational facility where those from all ages, including with special needs, can spend quality time...
by Eleanor Yap | May 26, 2016 | Caregiving
With dementia rising, caregivers need all the ideas they can to continue to engage their carers and stimulate their minds. Caregivers taking care of those with dementia are often in need of activities to better engage their carers. With the number of dementia...
by Eleanor Yap | May 24, 2016 | Inspiring Figures
One man is on a mission. Though he hasn’t been successful yet, he is hoping to change the throwaway culture that exists and encourage people to repair, reuse and recycle. BY: Eleanor Yap Tao Hai Sin is on a mission – to cultivate a DIY culture in Singapore. The...
by Eleanor Yap | May 20, 2016 | Miscellaneous
To address an increasing demand for dementia services, the voluntary welfare organisation has a special ward for 49 dementia residents who are vulnerable elderly. All Saints Home has a dedicated dementia care ward in its fourth and newest nursing home in Jurong...
by Eleanor Yap | May 19, 2016 | Health
This is a part of a nutrition campaign under the Action Plan for Successful Ageing to empower seniors to eat right and age well. As part of the initiatives under the Action Plan for Successful Ageing, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) has kicked off a nutrition...
by Eleanor Yap | May 18, 2016 | Miscellaneous
The first dedicated wellness centre helps stroke survivors after their rehabilitation or discharge so they can lead normal and as full lives as possible. BY: Eleanor Yap Stella Mak couldn’t be happier having her 84-year-old father, Mak Weng Choy, go to the Stroke...
by Eleanor Yap | May 12, 2016 | Health
Though Pang Boon Kow knows the realities of Parkinson’s disease and that he may one day become bedridden, he is not letting that affect him and he is taking each day as it comes. BY: Eleanor Yap In 2008, 67-year-old Pang Boon Kow had a frozen shoulder. He had...
by Eleanor Yap | May 11, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Malaysia’s newspaper The Star’s youth platform is collecting the stories of the survivors of the war and bringing them back to the locations. The Last Survivors is an interactive online documentary project that hopes to bring those stories back to life, by...
by Eleanor Yap | May 9, 2016 | Health
With the influenza season upon us, it is good to have an annual influenza vaccine to protect yourself. The vaccines division of Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, has introduced a four-strain influenza (flu) vaccine called FluQuadri in Singapore, which protects adults and...
by Eleanor Yap | May 5, 2016 | Inspiring Figures
Acting started out as a hobby, and it later turned into a career for veteran Malaysian actress Sukania Venugopal. BY: Eleanor Yap Sukania Venugopal (nicknamed Suki), who is turning 60, has the arts running in her blood. Her mother, Nalini, was the first Indian...
by Eleanor Yap | May 4, 2016 | Miscellaneous
NUSS and SACE held a symposium that touched on myths of ageing and that seniors should advocate for themselves. BY: Eleanor Yap Dr Kanwaljit Soin, an orthopaedic and hand surgeon, shared in a keynote address during the “Seniors Revalued Symposium” that by 2030,...
by Eleanor Yap | May 3, 2016 | Miscellaneous
The annual President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards (PVPA) is back and it is time to nominate a deserving senior volunteer. Got a senior volunteer in mind who you think deserves to be rewarded for his or her work in the community? The annual...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 28, 2016 | Products
Essilor has launched three progressive lenses that help those with presbyopia. More than 500 million people globally suffer from presbyopia, a condition that often goes unnoticed and uncorrected. By 2020, an estimated 714 million people worldwide over the age...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 25, 2016 | Miscellaneous
North East seniors recently embraced smartphone technology thanks to workshop, which will be rolled out to more constituencies and schools in the district. The North East Community Development Council (CDC), Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA),...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 20, 2016 | Health
Watsons launches initiatives for its customers to better understand allergies and empower them to self-manage their conditions. Pharmacy retail chain Watsons has launched Allergy Care Services and Allergy Relief Bays, in an effort to “improve health support in...
