Singapore has a rapidly aging population, looking around on the bus and at hawker centres is relatively easy to spot older adults with walking stick or on a wheelchair. With good healthcare in a senze (pun intended) life span is also extended on average to 83 years. Frailty though is mostly inevitable.
Eldercare is somewhat similar to infantcare … for those who have experienced caregiving, considering the expense of diapers and milk powder – nutrition supplement needed due to swallowing difficulty. My family experienced firsthand, before both parents passed on in their eighties.
One of the difficulty faced by retirees is ability to pay, and the often heard refrain – shouldn’t the government step in? My guess is there’s a limit to subsidies, when in a couple of years 1 in 4 will be aged 65 and above.
So then, is there any easy and affordable solution? We feel one possibility is through enhancing CoC Communities of Care, which is built on people with tech as an enabler. Join us on our journey as SenzeHub embarks to solve a social challenge and subscribe to updates at CaresforSeniors.com or sign up as a volunteer at our site.
We also welcome ideas and partners to work together or if you’ve recently retired, to reach out to [email protected] to help us make an impact.