A retirement village in Australia – the model for retirement villages in Malaysia and Singapore Retirees in Singapore must be feeling on top of the world to hear the good news. In a few years time, they will have the option of moving to the republic’s first purpose-built retirement village. For decades, senior citizens here have […]
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Elderly couple caring for each other If you are in your 60s, chances are your parents would be in their 80s. Consider yourself blessed if both parents are still physically active and able to look after themselves. They have each other for support and companionship. But there will come a time when one parent passes
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This year Deepavali (or Diwali) falls on Sat 2 Nov. In Malaysia, Hindu families will be busy with last minute shopping today in Brickfields and Leboh Ampang, both popularly known as the city’s ‘Little India’. To non-Hindu friends who would like to know more about the Festival of Lights, here’s a short video clip from
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October has turned out to be a month to celebrate senior citizens. Just last week we had the U3A carnival (19 Oct) held in UPM and the National Day of Older Persons held in Kuantan (22 Oct). I have written about these events in my previous post. October is also the month of birthdays in
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Regular visitors to Seniorsaloud blog would have noticed that I have been griping about public apathy to the International Day of Older Persons in my last few blog posts. Well, I have no reason to continue with my laments now, thanks to two events that took place over the past four days. First was the
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A website set up to “celebrate the achievements and contributions that older people make to our society and tackle negative attitudes and outdated stereotypes.” Check it out here. Senior Citizens Day is celebrated in the US on 21 August. In China the day falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month which happens
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I hope the article will help draw attention to the plight of the urban elderly, especially those in their 70s and 80s who require assistance with activities of daily living (ADL). Not only is there an acute shortage of decent and affordable nursing homes and retirement homes, but also daycare centres where trained caregivers can
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Headlines like the one above makes one wonder how children are brought up these days. Are they taught the right values at home and in school? Are their parents leading by good example? In many countries parent or elder abuse is on the rise. In Singapore, the number of reported cases of abusive adult children
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Happy Older Persons Day – if you are celebrating. In December 1990 the United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as International Day of Older Persons. This year 2013 the theme is: “The future we want: what older persons are saying.” So what do older people want? Find out here. As in past years, this day
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“Your life is in danger, consider yourself dead now…” This was the subject heading of the email that was delivered to Seniorsaloud email inbox last night. The contents were alarming (see below in blue) and would have given the recipient a sleepless night had it been a genuine letter. Seniorsaloud has posted several scam letters
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