Caregivers/Caregiving

More youth caring for siblings with special needs as support programme doubles in size

Sawako Evelyne Maury (left) is a caregiver to her elder sister Ayano Justine Maury (right), who has autism spectrum disorder and global developmental delay.

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

Conversations about caregiving can be sensitive and fraught with tension.

NTU student who cared for late dad with dementia halts studies to look after mum with brain tumour

Caregiving is not a burden forced upon him, but a conscious choice, said Samuel Chew, holding his mother with one hand and his late father's photo in another.

Forum: Koh Poh Koon’s decision to step down points to a deeper caregiving crisis

Forum: In Singapore’s hospital corridors, caregivers heal, too

Seniors caring for seniors: What caregiving looks like in a super-aged society

Fatherhood, full-time: Why more Singapore men are staying home to care for their children

mwdad - Stay-at-home dad Mr Abraham Yeo, 45. together with his wife, Ms Peng Cheng Yu, 31, and their three children aged five, three and one.

credit Abraham Yeo

Forum: Caregiving support must include fathers and sons too

A twinge in my back, a shift in my life: How one small injury sparked huge clarity

Building strength often comes with that instinct to 'tahan', but it shouldn’t mean pushing past what your body can safely handle, the writer says.

Bodybuilders, sumo wrestlers, MMA fighters recruited as care workers in Japan

The unusual arrangement has given steady work to athletes, who typically have short careers and struggle to find high-paying jobs.

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