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Vulnerable seniors may experience limited freedom and mobility, and increased confusion, in unfamiliar hospital wards, says the writer. He adds that those with dementia and physical disabilities also require more individualised care. ST PHOTO: KELVIN

Caring for older patients in a pandemic

Coronavirus: More activities for seniors to resume from June 2 for their psycho-social well-being

The sole bid for a dementia village in Sembawang was a joint tender by Pre 11 and Orpea Singapore. Their idea was for a gated community in Gibraltar Crescent (above), where 10 large bungalows stand on two plots of land totalling 28,000 sq m, but the

Forum: Building dementia village: Focus on affordability

Building dementia village: Focus on affordability

In Japan's eldercare homes, coronavirus tests limits of overstretched staff

A pet dog, with its head shielded with netting, and its owner in Toa Payoh on Monday. All 14 Covid-19 deaths in Singapore involved people aged 64 to 95, showing just how vulnerable older people are to the disease. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO

Singapore's Covid-19 death rate low, but seniors vulnerable

Coronavirus: Canada provinces seek military help to combat pandemic

Nursing homes vulnerable around the world

A 77-year-old male resident at Vanguard Healthcare's Woodlands Care Home was reported to be infected with Covid-19 on Monday. Unlike residents-only nursing homes that stopped receiving visitors, the facility stayed open because it also houses a senio

Infection at second nursing home heightens worries over seniors

Above: A member of the Singapore Red Cross visiting Madam Nellie Woo, 83, at her flat last week. Below: Former sweeper Koh Ah Chew (right, on steps), 70, with a neighbour sitting 2m away from him at Chinatown Complex on Thursday. He said: "How is it

Coronavirus: Elderly hit hard by social isolation amid circuit breaker measures