Elderly Challenge - Observation 4

This photo shows the side of a pavement. There is a height difference in the pavement and the ground right beside it. The ground is deeper than pavement. If the elderly accidentally step onto the ground from the pavement, they will have a sudden force pulling them towards the ground. If they cannot withstand the sudden force, they will fall and the consequence may be disastrous.

Elderly Challenge - Observation 3

This photo shows a wire dangling from the roof in midair. The wire should be removed and not be left hanging in mid air. If the elderly accidentally get themselves stuck with the wire, they will face difficulties removing it. It will also pose a danger to them as there is a chance they might injured themselves by entangling in such wire hanging in mid air. The wire should be removed as soon as possible.

Elderly Challenge - Observation 2

This picture show a drain that is located by the road with wide gap. If the elderly with a walking equipment accidentally get their walking stick stuck in the drain, they will have difficulty removing it from the drain. It will cause a lot of problems for the elderly with a walking stick. The drain gaps should be closer to prevent such incidents from happening.

Elderly Challenge - Observation 1

This photo show a traffic conjunction near a bus interchange. From the photo you can see that the road is rather long. For the elderly to walk across such long roads it would take quite awhile. But, the timer is pretty short. Meaning the elderly that walks slower will not have enough time to cross the full road. They will have to wait for the next green man. Hence, this will cause the elderly a lot of in conveniences.

Holiday work - Part 1: Understanding the ‘The Elderly Challenge’

FOUR key recommendations of the report.

Housing for Seniors

The housing for the seniors is houses that is created for the elderly. It has to be elder friendly, fitted with age sensitive features meant for the senior citizens. An environment that allows the elderly to work freely in.

Accessibility for Seniors

It is rather inconvenient for the elderly or the physically disabled to travel from places to places. To make places easily accessible by the elderly and the physically disabled. Mode of transport and moving around places have to be adjust for it to be more accessible by the elderly and the physically disabled. E.g. More ramps are build in HDBs area, More lifts available

Caring for Seniors

Health care are provided as the elderly have the tendency to fall ill easily, so with the health care, they are able to take care of themselves more, economically and easily.

Opportunities for Seniors

Majority of the senior citizens have abundant amount of free times that can be use for something else. Opportunities are provided for the Senior citizens for them to use their time usefully and meaningfully.

ONE way that the CAI report is recommending to make our public housing more elderly-friendly

The CAI recommends that the Government consider introducing guidelines for the provision of accessibility and safety features in the homes for seniors, through a review of the Code on Barrier-Free Accessibility, to create a more elder-friendly environment that accommodates the needs of seniors.For example, there could be a provision to ensure that at least one bathroom / toilet in the home is large enough to be retrofitted to incorporate elder-friendly features and facilities when the need arises.

TWO ways on how we can ensure that the quality of elderly care here in Singapore is affordable

-Top up Medisave accounts of less well-off Singaporeans when there are budget surpluses that the Government can share with the people. This will help defray healthcare costs as Singaporeans depend on Medisave to meet healthcare needs in their old age.

-Family physicians should play an important role in the management of healthcare needs for seniors. Follow-up by a dedicated family physician within close proximity to the client will ensure that seniors’ multiple needs will be comprehensively and holistically taken care of.

THREE things that I can do

- Organise activities for the Seniors to provide them with the opportunities to mingle with other Seniors to make new friends, to enjoy themselves, to give them a healthy mind for them to lead healthy and active lifestyles.

- Have a campaign to raise awareness among the public so when they see an elderly who needs help they will know what to do to help them. E.g. Elderly in wheelchair cannot go up the ramp, public go up and help.

-Raise fund for the needy Seniors to help them improve their life.