Healthy Ageing in Singapore: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward (Social Policy and Development Studies in East Asia)

✍ Scribed by Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 287
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Singapore is the world’s second-fastest ageing society and will become a super- aged society by 2030. This book fills an important research gap by examining Singapore’s efforts to achieve healthy ageing. It draws on both semi-structured interviews and secondary data (e.g. government documents, journal articles, books, reports) to examine hot topics such as financial wellness of older adults, ageing in place, dementia friendly communities and digital connection with older adults in the time of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In the interviews, experts and professionals provide valuable insights into the issue of healthy ageing in Singapore. The book ’s goal is to provide a comprehensive portrait of healthy ageing in Singapore, while also sharing valuable lessons to help other countries achieve healthy ageing.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Author
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Population Ageing in Singapore
Introduction
Population Ageing in Singapore
Government Responses to Population Ageing in Singapore
Important Legislations Protecting the Rights of Older Adults in Singapore
The “Many Helping Hands” Approach
The Aim of This Book
References
2 Financial Well-Being of Older Adults
Introduction
Financial Well-Being of Older Adults in Singapore
Standard Chartered Retirement Study 2019
OCBC Financial Wellness Index
Endowus: Singapore Retirement Report 2021
Great Eastern: The State of Retirement in Singapore (2021)
Factors Affecting Financial Well-Being of Older Adults in Singapore
Financial Literacy
Mandatory Social Security System: The Central Provident Fund (CPF)
Personal Savings
Health Status
Conclusion
References
3 Music Therapy for People with Dementia and Terminally Ill Patients
Introduction
The Development of Music Therapy in Singapore
Literature Review
Music Therapy for People with Dementia
Music Therapy for Terminally Ill Patients
Ongoing Challenges to the Development of Music Therapy in Singapore
Conclusion
References
4 Technologies and the Wellness of Older Adults
Introduction
NAO: A Humanoid Robot
PARO: A Seal-Type Mental Commitment Robot
Virtual Reality (VR) Googles and Immersive VR Rooms
DFree®: Wearable Bladder Scanner
Smart Health Video Consultation
Conclusion
References
5 Digital Connection with Older Adults in the Time of COVID-19
Introduction
XIOHOO: Empowering Older Adults with Digital Knowledge and Skills
Zoom: The Use of Video Conferencing Application to Move Physical Exercise Classes Online
Art with You: From Virtual Tours to On-Site Tours of Artwork for People with Dementia
Conclusion
References
6 Enabling Ageing in Place
Introduction
A Multidimensional Concept of Ageing in Place
Community Projects to Enable Ageing in Place
SilveCove Senior Wellness Centre: A Case Study in Participatory Design
ComSA@Whampoa: Community for Successful Ageing
From SING to I-SING: Exergaming Competitions for Older Adults
Project ARTISAN: Participatory Art and Heritage-Based Interventions
Conclusion
References
7 The Creation of Dementia-Friendly Communities
Introduction
What is Dementia?
Dementia Landscape in Singapore
The Creation of Dementia-Friendly Communities (DFCs): Adopting a Social Model of Disability
Key Components of DFCs in Singapore
Dementia Awareness
Go-to Points (GTPs)
Technology
Infrastructure
Challenges to Develop and Sustain DFCs in Singapore
Critical Factors for Developing and Sustaining Dementia-Friendly Communities in Singapore
Conclusion
References
8 Advance Care Planning
Introduction
Advance Care Planning in Singapore
Three Types of Advance Care Planning in Singapore
Benefits of ACP and Barriers to ACP Practice
Ways to Increase the Acceptance and Implementation of ACP
Conclusion
References
9 Afterword: Healthy Ageing in Singapore
References
Index