Seniors

TAKING HEART

TikTok Shop, e-sports and ruckathons: How companies are engaging seniors in active ageing

June is set to become one of the hottest on record in Switzerland, amid a heatwave that has swept across Europe. 

Swiss cinemas offer seniors a refuge as heatwave hits

Senior-living accommodation facilities with community programming can support independent ageing and foster social connections.
BRUNCH

Room for new ideas: Private-sector players eye opportunities in Singapore’s senior-living space

Straits Trading's group chief operating officer Eric Teng says the group sees itself adding value in "helping our seniors lead a fulfilled life".

Straits Trading aims to address an underserved market for seniors: life before assisted care

Residents and staff at Sindora Living’s senior living facility in Jinan, Shandong province. The 530-bed facility offers a range of activities, including literary salons and excursions.

China plans to care for 400 million seniors by 2035, and Singapore has a stake

NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng with children and seniors participating in one of the intergenerational activities supported by the NTUC Community Fund.
TAKING HEART

NTUC launches fund with S$500 million target to support seniors, children

Age-related discrimination remains the most commonly cited form of employment discrimination among older jobseekers in Singapore, and the second-most cited among all employees.

Singapore firms who don’t tap their older workers are missing out on a goldmine

The proportion of subsidy is lower than what is offered to HDB residents.

Seniors in over 80,000 private homes can tap subsidies for ageing-friendly fittings from April

Singapore will also top up the Long-Term Care Support Fund by S$400 million to fund additional subsidies.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Up to S$1,500 CPF top-up for seniors, higher contribution rates for older workers