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ELDERLY (Active ageing (Importance? (Enable the elderly to love a healthy,…

- - - - Robotics in healthcare
        
        Improve patient care
        
        Enhance productivity
        
        Enhanced overall well - being
  - - - Allowing seniors to have more time to board
- - - - Loss of memory
        
        Affects 1 in 10 Singaporeans aged 60 and above and about 45,000 individuals in 2013.
        Expected to double in 2030 to 90,000 individuals
    - - In 2015, 126 elderly committed suicidal
      - 1 in 5 elderly persons aged 75 and above and living at home exhibited signs of depression
      - Social-emotional well being and support
        
        Number of elderly living alone is projected to rise to 83,000 by 2030
        
        Elderly who live alone are 2x more likely to feel lonely and have depressive symptoms
        
        Elderly can still feel lonely while living with their family members
  - - - They do not earn sufficient money to fund their lifestyles
        
        More than 7 out of 10 of nearly 100,000 women aged 60 and above earned less than $2000/month
        [MOM Labour force survey]
        
        Elderly women who work as Cleaners rose by 70% to 34,100 in 2014
    - - Possibly lose sense of independence
  - - - A serious consequence is elder abuse
        
        Physical, emotional, sexual, financial and neglect
        
        These things go uneported
      - Discriminated in the workplace
      - Society sees the elderly as a burden
- - - - Aims : Engage and empower seniors to lead active, healthy and meaningful lives
      - New languages
      - Improve one’s cooking
      - Computer technology
- - - - Renci
        
        Link to VIA experience in Secondary 3
- - - - Tele healthcare services
      - Automation to pack medicine, nurse monitoring patients remotely
      - Nurses monitoring patients remotely
      - Rehab through technology
    - - Elderly monitored for movements at home so that when help is needed, care givers can be alerted
    - - Check bus schedules
      - Shop online