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Friday, 25 Jul, 2025
Home alone, but loneliness doesn’t have to be a constant companion for Singapore’s seniors
Channel News Asia
"The whole ageing landscape is shifting," said Associate Professor Angelique Chan from the Centre for Ageing Research & Education at Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS).
"The way in which we view ageing and how to support older adults needs to shift as well." Assoc Prof Chan noted that the needs of the current generation of seniors differ from those of previous cohorts.
Policies for Singapore's Pioneer Generation, comprising individuals from before 1950, may not work for the Merdeka Generation, born from 1950 to 1959.
"They're going to want different things. They're going to want more autonomy to age the way they want to," said Assoc Prof Chan.