Elderly Challenge - Observation 4

senior citizens corners

A senior citizens corner is one of the many 'hobbies' senior citizens like to go to if they stay in HDB flats which mostly do. The corner is about a house in length and normally located below at the void deck. They are mostly opened and consists of seats with checkers, chinese chess, or seats so the elderly can relax and talk in. But there is a slight problem-no one is taking care of them there. I suggest getting a person to manage the elder centre, assisting handicapped elderly and others who have illnesses. This is one idea which can suit well, however, 1 person cannot handle a lot of people, so we should either lessen the elderly coming in everyday or have more people helping the elderly .

The Elderly Challenge

Explain in your own words, the FOUR key recommendations of the report.
Firstly would be the opportunity for seniors to have more activities. This is important to keep the elderly active, however must not be too strenuous/.simple things like gardening or yoga can increase social awareness and let them go outdoors more often. They will also be healthy.secondly, would be housing the seniors. I think it is important that the housing for the elderly has a lift as the grip and muscles, not to mention the knees of the elderly are not that strong.They cannot climb long flights of steps. It is recommended to have a lift so they are insured to to hurt themselves.thirdly would be accessibility.SMRT should make elderly friendly buses and MRTs like handrails on the sides, wheel chair accessibility,etc.Lastly, it would be the healthcare for elderly. As all know, the elderly are weak and bound to have illnesses, which is why the elderly should be given either weekly or monthly check-ups.
State ONE way that the CAI report is recommending to make our public housing more elderly-friendly. They are allowing hand rails on public transport and Wheel-chair accessibility.
State TWO ways on how we can ensure that the quality of elderly care here in Singapore is affordable .we should allow education for the younger generation to improve and bring them into the technology age as they can with a click of a button do something they might need to walk far for.another would be monthly check-ups for the younger generations so they would not get illnesses that easily.
After reading the CAI report, what do you are the THREE things that you can do, as an SST student, to help overcome these elderly challenges.we could donate money to the home for the elderly, teach them how to do simple things like on the computer and visit them regularly to accompany them.

Elderly Challenge - Observation 3

Inserting a plug

The elderly, you think they are living a normal life, but think again! For example, inserting a plug into a socket is quite hard for them! They do not know the safety rules to inserting the plug, cannot use wet hands to touch etc. Their finger's grip is also weak and might drop the socket or not enough force to put it in, so we should have a sort of plug with a handle. When you put into the socket, then you press a button, the socket clicks on the plug. That way, it is easier for the elderly.

Elderly Challenge-Observation 2

cooking a simple meal

For the elderly, Cooking a meal is hard work! From my observation, I see the elderly will have troubles standing up near the pot to cook, as their bones might be too weak.Their hands might not be strong enough to grip or even hold the pan! In my opinion, they should hire a maid to do it as I see not many alternatives to do it.

Elderly Challenge - Observation 1

Going to the toilet

For the elderly, it is hard to do simple jobs like going to the toilet. A lot of things are needed for the elderly. The first would be the handrail. They need the handrail to get up or go onto the toilet seat as their bones might be too weak. The floor also should be non-slip so that they would not slip so easily. They should also carry a device to allow the person who is taking care of the elderly know if the elderly fell in the toilet