by Eleanor Yap | May 21, 2015 | Caregiving
Portal for careseekers looking for help and for those seniors looking for that second career. Yeo Wan Ling’s 87-year-old grandmother had a bad cold, and after her discharge from the hospital in late 2014, she still was weak and her family wanted to find a...
by Eleanor Yap | May 18, 2015 | Reflections
21 memories of things from the past. BY: Eleanor Yap During the recent 50plus Expo, Ageless Online asked people to share their childhood memories and one thing they missed. Here are some of the responses: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18)...
by Eleanor Yap | May 16, 2015 | Miscellaneous
C3A announced two learning initiatives that were piloted last year and have since taken off. Learning opportunities is a big focus at this year’s 50plus Expo, which is being organised by the Council for Third Age (C3A). The show continues till this Sunday. The...
by Eleanor Yap | May 14, 2015 | Health
NTUC Health wins over 10 other bids “based on its quality and price proposals taken together”. NTUC Health has been appointed the operator of two nursing homes at Geylang East Central and Chai Chee Street. This is the first time that a Request for Proposal...
by Eleanor Yap | May 12, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Lonely Planet’s Martin Heng shares how to make travelling less frustrating for seniors and those with physical disabilities. Travelling is supposed to be fun. However, if one is disabled, it can be a frustrating experience. Ageless Online chats with 52-year-old...
by Eleanor Yap | May 7, 2015 | Miscellaneous
The Health Ministry is calling for ideas on health education among seniors, and senior learning and volunteering. The Health Ministry, the secretariat to the Ministerial Committee on Ageing, has launched two challenges on the eCitizen Ideas! website to collect...
by Eleanor Yap | May 5, 2015 | Inspiring Figures
Jeffrey Eng may not have had much choice when it came to his future, but looking back, he is glad to be on the path that was paved by his father and grandfather. BY: Eleanor Yap It was serendipitous in a way for Jeffrey Eng. Since he grew up in a family of...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 28, 2015 | Inspiring Figures
Captain Ho Weng Toh has had a rich past and today at 95, he is blessed for what he has gone through and for being still mobile and alert. BY: Eleanor Yap Captain Ho Weng Toh celebrated his 95th birthday in March. He is probably one of the few surviving World...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 23, 2015 | Health
Lien Foundation equips eldercare facilities with gym equipment. Over 2,000 seniors in Singapore will benefit as Lien Foundation’s project ‘Gym Tonic’ rolls out to six nursing homes and six eldercare centres. The S$2.2 million initiative targets seniors who are...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 20, 2015 | Miscellaneous
SST student teams focused on helping seniors so they could live their lives as independently as possible. BY: Eleanor Yap Three years ago, 12-year-old Chen Ruile saw her 89-year-old grandmother take a fall. She explained that her grandmother was living in the old HDB...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 19, 2015 | Health
Minister Gan Kim Yong calls for a mindset shift to achieve successful ageing. “Older persons can be an engine for national development, contributing to our community, our society and to our economic growth, for many years,” said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong,...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 14, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Seniors stay active by playing Chinese drums at Geylang West CC every Sundays. BY: Eleanor Yap Seventy-nine-year-old Ivan Hah used to do line dancing, pickerball and qigong. However, that all stopped when he got osteoarthritis, a chronic condition where sufferers...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 9, 2015 | Health
In celebration of the Singapore Heart Foundation-Life Insurance Association Heart Health Hub’s first anniversary, a series of health talks and screenings will be held. The Singapore Heart Foundation-Life Insurance Association Heart Health Hub (SHF-LIA HHH)...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 8, 2015 | Finance
New Web portal to help consumers make informed decisions about what policy to buy and how much coverage to get. Consumers can quickly compare the premiums and features of similar life insurance products by different insurance companies using a new Web portal...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 8, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Seniors can attend forum talks and hands-on workshops, and find products and services targeted just for them at this year’s show. **** THIS STORY IS A RE-POSTING WITH NEW UPDATED INFORMATION. **** 50plus EXPO, Singapore’s largest expo for seniors, which will be...
