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Thursday, 27 Feb, 2020
Talking Point - Why Do We Have Lonely Deaths?
Up to 75 bodies are unclaimed in Singapore, every year. Why do we have lonely deaths? And with a rise in single households, could you be at risk of dying without anyone knowing?
In this episode of Talking Point (Mediacorp TV - Channel 5), Steven Chia interviewed CARE's Centre Director Associate Professor Angelique Chan who shared that the percentage of lonely elderly has increased from 25% in 2006 to 50% in 2019. Interestingly enough, they may not be physically be living alone but why is there an increase in the number of people dying alone?
(from 7:50 - 9:57 in the video clipping below).
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