This is a report done by the Committee on Aging Issues(CAI). The link is http://bit.ly/aKVZZC. The four key recommendations of the report is better housings for senior citizens, better accessibility for senior citizens, better care for senior citizens and finally, better opportunities for senior citizens.
What does it mean? I will be elaborate further. It means that Singapore will become more elderly-friendly. There will have a range of housing options to meet the needs of senior citizens plus a better support care to be catered to them. Senior citizens will have better accessibility; the environment will be barrier-free and thus not affecting them from being injured. They can also have a better transport to places thanks to the user-friendly transportation system.
The elderly will also enjoy care benefits; they have access to healthcare and elderly care services. They are cost efficient and of course, much more effective. There will be more and better opportunities, too. They will have healthy and active lifestyle, no doubt. They can maintain fulfilling relationships with their family members. They can also have a lot of friends, and will be involved in activities, some of which even related to the community.
The CAI report is recommending to make Singapore more elderly-friendly by having accessible lifts, walkways and transport pick-up points to make their journey unhindered by any obstacles in the path. This will decrease the risk of any unnecessary harm that may be detrimental to the health of the elderly.
We can ensure that the quality of elderly care here is affordable by making observations of any senior citizens and analyzing information that may be regarding anything in their daily lives. The research can be useful in any improvements to be made. There is another alternative, though. It is to call some volunteers to take care and accompany some elderly. While having a conversation with the elderly, they can actually ask some basic questions to get some information for collation and then use them for the same purpose.
As an SST student, I can make some contributions to overcome these elderly challenges. I can actually help physically, by doing chores for them so as to ease their work load. This may sound easy but it is energy-consuming and time-consuming. I can also make a sort of schedule to help them because most senior citizens are lost on what important things they should do, apart from some of the daily routines. This will also ease their burden and allow them to be less stressed. I can also make an environment less dangerous, for example: making an area free of litter so they will not tumble over the debris or notifying people who can take action when seeing things that may injure an elderly, i.e a broken or fallen obstacle. This can make them unhindered by any worrying factors when stepping out of their houses, into the corridors and lift lobbies.
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