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Wayfinding murals help residents find their way home in Kebun Baru

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Since March 2019, 37 walls spanning 10 blocks of flats have been painted with wayfinding murals.

PHOTO: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ASSOCIATION

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SINGAPORE - Madam Shirley Cheong was at the void deck of her Housing Board block when she noticed an elderly woman, who she knew lived in a nearby block, walking up the stairs.
Speaking in Mandarin, Madam Cheong, 78, said: "I asked her 'Auntie, are you looking for someone?' And she said she was going home, but she didn't realise she was at the wrong block.
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