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Friday, 14 Nov, 2025
From parkour for seniors to stylish adult diapers, Singapore youths are revitalising the business of eldercare
Channel News Asia
The real challenge for the young Rehabify team wasn't grappling with the coding and technology behind their app, but understanding what seniors actually wanted.
After testing the initial version of the app at Active Ageing Centres, they began involving the seniors in the process of refining the game's design.
With the seniors' input, the team added in various elements: exercises based on the traditional game of capteh, animated icons such as money bags and lively music.
Principal research scientist Dr Ad Maulod from the Centre for Ageing Research NS Education at Duke-NUS said it is crucial to avoid seeing seniors as monolithic.
One cannot assume all seniors would respond to the same thing, he emphasised.
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