Technologies for ageing-in-place: The Singapore context

• Main Authors: GOONAWARDENE, Nadee, LEE, Pius, TAN, Hwee Xian, VALERA, Alvin C., TAN, Hwee-Pink
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Senior citizens; ageing population; technology; ageing-in-place; health; Asian Studies; Gerontology; Software Engineering; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/4242; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/5245/viewcontent/WP_Technologies_for_Ageing_in_Place_May_2016_Webpress.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The number of elderly citizens aged 65 and above in Singapore, is expected to double from 440,000in 2015, to 900,000 by 2030. Along with this “Silver Tsunami” is the upward trend of the numberof elderly who are living alone — which is estimated to increase from 35,000 in 2012 to 83,000 by2030. These exclude elderly who are alone at home when their family members are working.Elderly who are staying alone are at higher risk of social isolation and tend to have poorer accessto healthcare. In addition, the general elderly population is typically more susceptible to deteriorating health conditions, which can manifest in many forms such as mobility and cognitive decline,and onset of chronic illnesses. They require more access to geriatric care services, and increasedassistance with their activities of daily living.