With fewer babies and more older adults expected in the coming years, there is a need now more than ever to focus on successful ageing, say Duke-NUS Medical School’s Rahul Malhotra and Abhijit Visaria.
Singapore’s rapidly ageing population will see one in four of age 65 and above by 2030 - that’s barely seven years away. With the total fertility rate dropping to anSo even as the recent Budget 2023 laid out additional support for parents to raise young Singaporeans, it is also critical to improve the lives of seniors. The, released in January, offers three new “Cs” - care, contribution and connectedness - to help seniors of today and tomorrow age well.
In the long-term, this shifts our mental image of aged care - it’s not only about lying in a hospital or nursing home bed, but also about participating in activities in community-based facilities, such as Active Ageing Centres or elder gyms. The 2023 Action Plan highlights initiatives for supporting family caregivers, such as enhancement of the Home Caregiving Grant and expansion of support for caregivers of persons living with dementia.But the narrative around an ageing population shouldn’t be gloomy. Research in Singapore also tells us we should throw away the common cliché about old age that seniors will have less productive engagement with the family, community and society at large.
Initiatives in the 2023 Action Plan, such as making senior volunteering more sustainable, teaching them useful life skills, like financial and
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