SINGAPORE — Under flashing disco lights, residents at a Singapore care home held hands and danced to golden oldies as part of an initiative to help those with dementia.
Under flashing disco lights, residents at a Singapore care home held hands and danced to golden oldies as part of an initiative to help those with dementia.
"I don't really know how to dance, I just mess around. I have thick skin," 54-year-old Ms Christine Chong, who has early-onset dementia, said cheekily. Singapore, like many Asian countries, has been grappling with an ageing population and rising dementia rates.have dementia, with the number expected to grow to 152,000 by 2030.
It was adapted to local musical tastes by Singaporean Mr Johnson Soh, a former music executive who set up his own company offering music programmes for seniors.
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