by Eleanor Yap | Oct 28, 2015 | Health
Melissa Chan was 14 when her father was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Her journey has taken her on a path to help other youths to understand the disease and find support. BY: Eleanor Yap When a loved one has dementia, it often affects the spouse and other...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 26, 2015 | Caregiving
To address a growing pool of caregivers looking after their ageing parents, a cooperative has been set up to give them much-needed support. BY: Eleanor Yap With people living longer, there will be a growing number of caregivers who will be caring for their ageing...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 22, 2015 | Caregiving
NTUC Health offers a number of services at home to caregivers who need some support. NTUC Health’s (formerly NTUC Eldercare) Care@home provides a comprehensive range of quality and affordable care services, delivered by its team of healthcare professionals and...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 20, 2015 | Products
These filters come in useful especially during the haze, and are another option from the conventional masks. United BMEC, a medical distributor and healthcare service provider, has launched the Sanispira nasal filter in Singapore. This transparent device fits...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 15, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Part of Silver Arts which celebrates seniors and the arts in September, seniors from a senior activity centre got to share their views and stories on a canvas. Last month as part of Silver Arts organised by the National Arts Council (NAC), there was a community...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 15, 2015 | Inspiring Figures
RSVP’s Ngiam Tong Yuen takes home the first volunteerism award for seniors during the annual President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards. Ngiam Tong Yuen, who has served on RSVP Singapore’s Board of Management for over 10 years and is currently the 1st...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 13, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Singapore’s International Day of Older Persons focuses on “Communicate. Connect. Celebrate.” with a handbook on interacting with seniors and thank-you cards. A handbook titled “Removing Barriers Series – Interacting with Seniors” was launched recently during...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 6, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Weish shares the stage with a popular ’60s pop band in an SG50 film, and shares her experience. Based on a true story, the short film called “You’re The Boy” traces the history of a ’60s pop band through the discovery of a song and a rather persistent and...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 3, 2015 | Health
IDA is helping to roll out innovative technology in 25 senior activity centres this year. BY: Eleanor Yap Tablets, senior-friendly applications and a robot capable of conducting exercises will soon benefit 25 senior activity centres (SACs) islandwide by end of this...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 30, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Council for Third Age launches a toolkit for seniors to access their own state of well-being. The Council for Third Age (C3A) launched a Positive Ageing toolkit for third agers at its inaugural positive ageing conference called “Happiness in your 3rd Age”,...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 29, 2015 | Reflections
Needing an important lesson on the birds and the bees. BY: Maureen Tay I was born in an era of strict conservative upbringing by my spinster aunt in Singapore. Hence to say, the topic on the sexes was taboo in words and deeds. I wonder if ignorance is blithe or...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 24, 2015 | Health
Mount Elizabeth Hospitals has launched a ‘Keep Moving’ campaign so people can stay active and achieve their goals. Running, cycling and soccer are three of the most popular sports in Singapore. The rising popularity of these sports can be attributed to an...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 23, 2015 | Health
The BRACER Watch will also be useful for seniors so they can be alerted of loud audio sounds. The watch vibrates and lights up when it senses loud audio signals like car horns and fire alarms, alerting users and saving lives. Created by students and staff from...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 22, 2015 | Health
Gleneagles Hospital cardiologist launches book to make sense of this condition. With many people dying at a younger age, suddenly and unexpectedly, family members and friends are finding it hard to come to terms with such a loss. As such cardiologist Dr Mak...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 17, 2015 | Health
HPB produces video of seven easy-to-do exercises that focus on muscle strength and balance. The Health Promotion Board (HPB) has produced a 30-minute exercise video titled “7 Easy Exercises to an Active Lifestyle”. These exercises have been developed with the help of...
