by Eleanor Yap | Jun 24, 2025 | Miscellaneous
Seniors from the Mountbatten Art Club and DPLMT explore the theme of “Threadlines”. Come and take a look at a mural collaboration between urban art collective DPLMT and the seniors from the Mountbatten Art Club as they explore the theme of “Threadlines” –...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 13, 2025 | Health
The space will also provide a respite to caregivers so they can gain knowledge and connect to others. An innovative community space designed to support individuals with special needs, seniors and caregivers officially opened at One Holland Village. The S$2...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 1, 2024 | Miscellaneous
Agency for Integrated Care launches its exhibition with photographs that redefine what it means to age in Singapore. The Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) unveiled its “Break the Silver Ceiling: One Photo at a Time” exhibition at Our Tampines Hub. Held in...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 27, 2023 | Health
Special edition ‘Balik Kampung’ workshops aim to reach over 280 seniors, to trigger reminiscing and keep the mind active. The Health Promotion Board (HPB) has partnered senior activity centres and the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) to pilot a special...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 6, 2023 | Miscellaneous
Seniors curated workshops and experiences to showcase their talents and skills for good. Ten seniors have specially curated workshops and experiences showcasing their talents and skills as part of an auction to raise funds for charity. The inaugural auction...
by Site Admin | Aug 25, 2022 | Health
New consensus study report is a call to action and provides paths for all to thrive in 2050. The US National Academy of Medicine (NAM) held the Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity Report – Implementation in Asia Summit in Singapore. The Singapore Summit is the...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 11, 2020 | Inspiring Figures
A Taiwanese couple has become a social media sensation, dressing up in their customers’ left-behind clothes. In late June this year, 31-year-old Reef Chang came up with the idea of getting his grandparents to dress up in customers’ left-behind clothes in their laundry...
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 | 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 | Sep 4, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Silver Arts is back and has a new component – a showcase of short films that explore and engage with seniors. Annual arts event for the silver community, the Silver Arts 2014, returns this year, from September 6 to 28, 2014. The Silver Arts programme by the...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 26, 2013 | Miscellaneous
An ex-nursing home manager from the UK has recently introduced an app that keeps seniors socially-connected. BY: Eleanor Yap An ex-nursing home manager in the UK, Sarah Wright, found that there is no app at the time available for those 60 and above so she decided to...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 22, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Before the Active Ageing Hackathon weekend, the StarHub Community gathered ideas to help improve the lives of seniors through the use of technology. The top three are revealed as well as a bizarre idea! Prior to the Active Ageing Hackathon weekend, StarHub, one...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 15, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Active Ageing Hackathon brings people together to tackle challenges seniors face in their daily lives and come up with prototypes that use technology to improve their lives. People of all ages and backgrounds will be coming together to come up with original...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 18, 2013 | Health
Seniors have often been dispensing advice to the young. The time has come to hear what the young would like to say to those older. BY: Eleanor Yap There is no denying it – seniors have a world of experience and with that brings lots of wisdom. Seniors often...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 17, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Donate your used iPhone to a senior from two non-profits and let them enjoy the technology and related apps. Seventy-six-year-old Catherina Chia, who lives with her older sister in a one-room flat in Tiong Bahru, owns an old phone and has never surfed the...
