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How Proactive Care Can Delay Ageing Issues and Enhance Quality of Life for Singapore’s Seniors

Guest Contributor
05/02/2025

Ageing is a natural process, but recent research reveals it often occurs in accelerated bursts, particularly around the ages of 44 and 60. These shifts can lead to physical and…

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Debunking Elderly Intimacy Myths

Melissa Fann
24/08/2021

Singapore has one of the most rapidly aging societies in Asia with 15.2% of the total population made up of residents aged 65 years and above (as of 2020). While…

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Therapy For Seniors Through Therapeutic Gardens

Melissa Fann
16/07/2021

Hortherapeutics started as a result of three entrepreneurs who wished to take a different approach to senior care by building a business out of therapeutic gardens for the elderly. With…

Make time with Marcus Chin 抵抗肺炎，建康彬纷

Leave no time for pneumonia! Did you know that pneumonia is the second leading cause of death[1]and third leading cause of hospitalisation?[2] Seniors 65 and above are at higher risk…

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80% of Singapore Elderly at Risk of Malnutrition

Melissa Fann
02/02/2021

New Phase Two findings from the SHIELD study (which aims to strengthen health in the elderly through nutrition)by Changi General Hospital (CGH), SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP) and Abbott, revealed that improved nutritional intake…

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The Haze and Asthma in Seniors

Melissa Fann
10/09/2019

For anyone with parents or grandparents well into their silver years, it is not uncommon to notice them experiencing frequent bouts of wheezing, coughing and even difficulty breathing. These symptoms…