Ageing

Easing the pain for patients and families when an illness has no cure

Palliative care will become increasingly important as Singapore's population ages, says the writer.

Forum: What is a 120-year life for?

Life expectancy of Singapore’s population rose in 2025 to 83.9 years, higher than pre-pandemic peak

ST20260602_202669200873 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of elderly residents engaging in a community exercise programme at a sheltered space in Toa Payoh Lorong 1, on June 2, 2026.

Sumiko at 62: Worried about health screenings? Why my mammogram triggers months of anxiety

The goal is not to eliminate anxiety completely, but to prevent it from becoming overwhelming.

As Singapore ramps up psychiatric nursing home capacity, focus shifts to social care

St Andrew's Nursing Home (Buangkok) residents doing cognitive art and craft with therapy assistants Kelly Poh (standing, left) and Rekha Chandran.

Who steps in when parents suddenly fall ill? Discuss caregiving plans early, say experts

Conversations about caregiving can be sensitive and fraught with tension.

Keeping seniors in Eunos active through chair Zumba and brisk walking sessions

Chair Zumba is among the seven new programmes launched over the last three years in Eunos to support seniors.

Letter from Tochigi

A Japan prison so comfortable, elderly women commit petty crime to get thrown behind bars

Inmates working with sewing machines at Tochigi Prison, Japan's largest female correctional facility.

Dress my age? No thanks: Meet the ‘granfluencers’ redefining style on social media

Budding “granfluencers” (from left) Susie Low, 59, Roger Tan, 65, and Vicsland Poh, 60.

Commentary

Preparing for a time when living to age 120 is commonplace

As societies continue to age, the writer says it is time to start thinking about the hard choices they may need to make.

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