Today is the last day of World Alzheimer’s Month, and tomorrow (1 Oct 2015) is UN’s 25th International Day of Older Persons. What better way to spend the day than at Hospital Kuala Lumpur’s celebration of Older Persons. The main lobby was packed with senior citizens checking out the poster exhibition and queuing up for […]
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Robin Stanley Augustin’s recent article ‘Caring for the elderly: Ensure welfare homes are regulated’ in The Ant Daily drew attention to the sorry state of welfare homes in our country. It’s high time the government devoted more resources to improving the quality of life for those living in welfare homes for the elderly. There is
MODEL OF A WELL-MANAGED WELFARE HOME Read More »
September is World Alzheimer’s month. We will be featuring articles that will help promote awareness of Alzheimer’s and also share stories by carers on how they cope with looking after a loved one with Alzheimer’s – the most common form of dementia. Here’s one story published in Alzheimer’s Association blog that will resonate with those
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August seems to be a popular month for seminars. I attended three, and had to skip two as they clashed with other commitments. Some of the information I picked up from each of these seminars is of relevance to seniors. I am sharing these slides and images below in the hope that our blog readers
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Thanks to an unexpected birthday gift of a return air ticket to Amsterdam, I had the opportunity to visit Hogewey Village. It has been on my wish list since I first read about the place two years ago, and watched CNN’s Dr Sanjay Gupta’s insightful documentary ‘Dementia Village’. Now I can happily strike Hogewey off
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For many of us retirees, tightening our belts has become part and parcel of daily living. We think twice before purchasing non-essential items. Even when shopping for necessities, we have taken to comparing prices first before making a decision. Getting value for money is our shopping credo now. It’s not that we can’t afford to
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When an elderly parent has a bad fall and requires immediate medical attention, what do you do? Call for an ambulance. “Which hospital to send her?” You have little time to think of comparative costs, hospital’s reputation, doctors on your contact list. etcetera. There is even less time to consult family members. So if you
SHALL WE SEND MOM TO A PRIVATE HOSPITAL OR A GOVT HOSPITAL? Read More »
Mom before she wasadmitted to UMMC The call came early on Saturday 20 June, at 7.27am to be precise. “Mom fell and fractured her left leg.” Oh no, not again! The last time I received a similar call was in March 2011 when she slipped and fell at home. She broke her hip then, and
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I have been a frequent user of public transportation since I gave up driving in 1998. While I have to say that there have been some changes for the better over the years, there is still plenty of room for further improvement. Thank goodness for the demise of those pink mini-buses. Who can ever forget
COMPLETELY LOST AT OUR BUS-STOPS Read More »
(StarMetro 27 May, 2015) The article ‘Old Folk Too Easily Forgotten’ in The Star (Metro) is posted below in full for our record, and also for those interested in reading it and sharing it. Lily Fu, founder of SeniorsAloud was interviewed for her views on what the community can do to help ensure the elderly
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