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Senior citizens

Forum: Expand scope of community health screenings

Forum: Forced to sell flat and need help to get another

Seniors in over 80,000 private homes can tap subsidies for ageing-friendly fittings from April

Under the programme, seniors can install seven types of ageing-friendly fittings in their homes.
Under the programme, seniors can install seven types of ageing-friendly fittings in their homes.

Singapore launches guidelines for family doctors to manage patients’ menopause

Former director of nursing at KKH, Madam Lee Yoke Lan, (in green), 86, did not know she was becoming menopausal despite her training as a nurse. She started having hot flashes and mood swings at 48. These stopped after she went on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). 

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
Former director of nursing at KKH, Madam Lee Yoke Lan, (in green), 86, did not know she was becoming menopausal despite her training as a nurse. She started having hot flashes and mood swings at 48. These stopped after she went on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). 

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Will you be ready to age in place? How to plan your finances and care to live independently at home

Some seniors want to live at home so they can stay connected with friends and neighbours in their community.

ST20230408_202350775594: Gin Tay / pixgenerics /
Generic photo of an elderly man exercise in a HDB fitness zone at Toh Yi at Upper Bukit Timah area on Apr 8, 2023.
Can be used for stories on old age, elderly, money, CPF, budget, healthcare, health, population, ageing and home.
Some seniors want to live at home so they can stay connected with friends and neighbours in their community.

ST20230408_202350775594: Gin Tay / pixgenerics /
Generic photo of an elderly man exercise in a HDB fitness zone at Toh Yi at Upper Bukit Timah area on Apr 8, 2023.
Can be used for stories on old age, elderly, money, CPF, budget, healthcare, health, population, ageing and home.

Forum: Make it easier to find a toilet

They’re 100 and full of life: Super seniors defy expectations at S’pore’s active ageing centres

(From left) Madam Lee Yim Leng, 105; Madam Sharada Chellam, 101; Madam Masna Unwari, 99.
(From left) Madam Lee Yim Leng, 105; Madam Sharada Chellam, 101; Madam Masna Unwari, 99.

78-year-old Singapore retiree runs the distance for health, vitality

ST20260213_202648000373 Kua Chee Siong/ juageing/?
Profile of Mr Bernard Moey, 78, worked for the US marines during the first Gulf War as catering manager and fed the troops, worked in Riyad on oil rigs and did community farming. Now retired, he runs full marathons, including vertical marathons.
ST20260213_202648000373 Kua Chee Siong/ juageing/?
Profile of Mr Bernard Moey, 78, worked for the US marines during the first Gulf War as catering manager and fed the troops, worked in Riyad on oil rigs and did community farming. Now retired, he runs full marathons, including vertical marathons.

More seniors in China growing addicted to the internet; loneliness, boredom cited as key reasons

Seniors learn to use smartphones under the guidance of workers at a care centre in Jinhua, Zhejiang province.
Seniors learn to use smartphones under the guidance of workers at a care centre in Jinhua, Zhejiang province.

Tool developed by Singapore surgeon’s team makes knee replacement safer, more precise

Orthopaedic surgery consultant Adjunct Assistant Professor Glen Liau, who led the team that came up with a pin guide tool that allows for better single-incision robotic total knee arthroplasty.
Orthopaedic surgery consultant Adjunct Assistant Professor Glen Liau, who led the team that came up with a pin guide tool that allows for better single-incision robotic total knee arthroplasty.

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