Ageing

Singapore’s St Luke’s hospital launches primary-care palliative programme

2026-10-27T13:03:21.000Z
Singapore’s licence conditions for nursing homes are precise about safety. They also require psychosocial assessment and meaningful activities, but name no instrument of measurement.
THE BROAD VIEW

A protected life is not yet a full one

2026-10-23T23:00:00.000Z
Longevity across the board is a great achievement. But longevity alone is not the goal.

Singapore’s super-aged society needs new ways of funding healthcare

2026-10-06T23:00:00.000Z
Many older adults earn too much to qualify for subsidised care but cannot sustain the private-pay tiers, especially over the long term.

Ageing in Asia: Huge potential for the consumer economy

2026-10-04T07:47:48.000Z
In a society that prizes self-reliance, dependence can feel like a loss of worth, but dependence is not a failure of ageing – it is part of being human.
THE BROAD VIEW

In a super-aged Singapore society, we must learn to differentiate independence from dignity

2026-09-18T23:00:00.000Z
Seniors socialising while playing bingo and winning prizes at Xin Yuan Comcare’s inaugural National Bingo Day for Seniors 2026.
TAKING HEART

TikTok Shop, e-sports and ruckathons: How companies are engaging seniors in active ageing

2026-06-29T06:55:42.000Z
Senior-living accommodation facilities with community programming can support independent ageing and foster social connections.
BRUNCH

Room for new ideas: Private-sector players eye opportunities in Singapore’s senior-living space

2026-05-29T06:00:00.000Z
Even with immigration, Singapore’s citizen population has been slowing over the past decade, growing just 0.7 per cent in 2025.

How tech innovation can address falling fertility, rising dependency

2026-03-20T23:00:00.000Z
The WHO’s normative functions remain indispensable for coherent global action.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Rethinking our global health architecture in a fragmented world

2026-03-02T23:00:00.000Z
The question is not whether technology replaces human care, but whether it can stand in when human presence is absent.
THINKING ALOUD

Growing old alone with technology as the last quiet witness

2026-02-04T22:30:00.000Z