Sociology Sociology of aging

Community-led urban transformation through the Senboku Hottokenai Network Project

It is the first study to estimate informal caregiving time and its monetary value in Singapore in the context of seniors requiring day-to-day care. Study findings highlight the need to acknowledge the contributions of informal caregivers—family members or friends providing unpaid help to seniors for their daily living activities.

A new study from Duke-NUS Medical School has highlighted the widespread use of physical restraints among caregivers of older adults with advanced dementia living at home, revealing a need for better guidance and alternative care approaches.

Lonely older adults live at least three fewer years, in poorer health, and are less active than non-lonely peers, say ageing research experts.