Caregivers/Caregiving

Serving up joy: Singapore seniors get active on the pickleball court

Shirly Tan, 62, is now a full-time caregiver for her husband Titus Toh who has lung fibrosis.

Looking for a job? Don’t treat community care work as a fallback career

Seniors requiring various long-term care services can visit an Integrated Community Care Provider instead of going to different providers.

Forum: Look beyond older adults living alone to prevent undetected deaths

Helpless in a hospital chair, she gained strength by trusting others and letting go

Caregivers sometimes have no choice but to trust others, pray and let go, says the writer.

Forum: Consider introducing formal caregiver leave

Forum: Caregiver assessment and support should not be one-off

Forum: Caregiving should be seen as shared family and community responsibility

After years of caring for their ill parents, they quit their jobs to care for other caregivers

After a chat during their reservist stint, Adrian Tan (left) and Greg Tan decided to set up SG Assist in 2017 to advocate for fellow caregivers.

The S’pore caregiver who snapped: Abdul Rani’s 14-year burden went unnoticed until it was too late

Abdul Rani Md Ariffin was sentenced to eight years in prison on June 30 for strangling his younger brother to death in their Boon Lay flat in March 2025.

More seniors in S’pore living alone in 2025, though most still live with spouse or children

Seniors aged 65 and above who are living alone make up 11.5 per cent of all senior residents in households.

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