Here are the four key recommendations in the report which I will be elaborating:
By elder-friendly housing, in my own opinion, is to provide the elderly proper accommodation, enough money to pay for the electricity and water bill even though retired. By Elder-Friendly housing, the prime factor is to make things affordable, easy and happy for the elderly.
2. Barrier-free society
In my view point of barrier-free society, it best describe by accepting the elderly as people who has needs and we are there to help. Like a simple giving away a seat to the elderly is also considered constructing a barrier-free society. It's the way the elderly feel accepted in the society and do not have the impression that they are burdens of the society but couldn't do anything about it.
3. Holistic affordable healthcare and eldercare
Regarding the above topic is a growing one. More and more elderly are getting some unsightly diseases that are very life-threatening. Same, they are retired with no income and paying for healthcare is hard. Example paying for a hospital stay without a government subsidy will already stress out the elderly. So, the government has to provide support to the elderly by assisting them in healthcare and eldercare.
4. Active lifestyles and well-being
To ensure the active lifestyles and well-being is just as simple as saying hi to an elderly when you see them, they will feel more recognized in the society rather than a burden. Family bonding is also a great thing to do. The elderly can sometimes hangout at the various places for a game of chess or even a simple chit-chat. In conclusion, active lifestyles and well being is easily said as maintaining a relationship, kinship and friendship.
Why Elder-Friendly housing?
We need to provide a wider range of options to cater to a more diverse baby boomer cohort with higher expectations. These housing options need to be fitted with age-sensitive features to enable seniors to remain independent.
How do we ensure that the quality of eldercare here in Singapore is affordable?
The government will top up Medisave accounts of less well-off Singaporeans when there are budget surpluses. Not only that, f
amily physicians have to play an important role in the management of healthcare needs for seniors. Follow-ups by a dedicated family physician within close proximity to the client will ensure that seniors’ multiple needs will be comprehensively and holistically taken care of.
What can we do to help as SST students?
There is lots of things we could do, referring to the above 4 outcomes, it turns out that we can start off by showing more of our concern and love to our grandparents or any elderly close to us. Secondly, when we see a elder at the MRT/LRT train without a seat, we will show our politeness and give the seat to he/she so that they will feel that their needs are recognize. Lastly, we can innovate ideas for a better living lifestyle in their living room by constructing some fairly good systems to aid them when at home.
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