Colour schemes for elderly

As more families are caring for their elderly parents at home, creating a nurturing environment that promotes health and well-being is important. This includes...

Charity concert

The Alzheimer’s Disease Association (ADA) is organising a charity concert entitled “Love for All Seasons” on October 25, 2018 to raise funds for ADA’s...

Helping kids with autism

Parents often ask me about advice on what can help their autistic children. I am not an autism expert but I believe that some things might have worked for my...

Dos and don’ts of caregiving

Sometimes a professional carer can only assist for a short time and give you a bit of respite. What about when you don’t have him around or you have to...

Preventing falls amongst seniors

By: Steve Kyaw An accidental stumble could result in a minor cut or bruise for most people. However, in seniors, a fall could result in far more serious...

A caregivers’ handbook

Caregiving Welfare Association (CWA) has launched its second edition of the Caregivers’ Handbook. It contains useful information and tips for caregivers to...

Of schedule & gratitude

Twelve years have gone by since 79-year-old Harry Foo was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2004. In those years, his faithful spouse and...

Engaging loved ones with dementia

Looking for more ways to keep your loved ones with dementia occupied during this pandemic as they have had enough with word search and Sudoku puzzles at home...

A tribute to my caregivers – my parents 

By: Grace Ling Chan  I am a Down syndrome person and if it is not for all the love and care my parents have given me, I would always have an impossible dream...

Walk to bring awareness on dementia

Come September, Singapore will be asked to go the extra mile for the dementia community, as Dementia Singapore – formerly known as Alzheimer’s Disease...

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