by Eleanor Yap | Nov 17, 2015 | Health
Getting men more aware about their health issues including prostate cancer and poor mental health. The Movember Foundation’ MOVE is a new way to raise funds and awareness for unspoken men’s health issues. In its fourth year in Singapore, Movember is an annual...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 17, 2015 | Reflections
A 90-year-old shares his fulfilling life teaching. BY: Yap Pow Thong I was born in Kuala Lumpur in 1925. Yap Kwan Seng was my grandfather and he had eight wives. There are very few third-generation Yap families still alive today so I would count myself lucky to be...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 14, 2015 | Miscellaneous
This year’s SoCh event was all about interactions between our senior friends and the schoolchildren, and letting the children experience the games from the past. This year at the annual Be The Change Exposition 2015 by SoCh (Social Change) in Action, Ageless...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 13, 2015 | Miscellaneous
With a new training programme by Centre for Seniors and NTUC LearningHub, businesses can become more understanding towards seniors and those with dementia. BY: Eleanor Yap One hundred retail assistants from NTUC FairPrice have been trained in the first in-market...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 11, 2015 | Health
With the number of people with dementia set to increase in time to come, the country is looking at ways to support them and their caregivers. BY: Eleanor Yap With the prevalence of dementia in Singapore for those aged 65 years and above currently standing at about...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 4, 2015 | Caregiving
The inaugural Singapore Patient Action Awards highlight the sacrifices and tough journey caregivers go through. Seventy-four-year-old Heng-Chang Ye Veng was a dedicated caregiver to her late husband for nine years since he was diagnosed with dementia in 2007....
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...
