Getting smart to age well in Singapore

 23-Oct-17, The New Paper 

With a quarter of Singapore's population 65 or older by 2030, there is a rush to empower seniors with assistive technology so they can age in place independently. Admissions to the hospitals spiked by 9 per cent in 2016 compared to 2015. The increase is in part due to a growing number of elderly people 65 and above being admitted.

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Yet the current batch of seniors are averse to technology, those aged 75 and older more so than those aged between 65 and 74, said Associate Professor Philip Yap, the director of the geriatric centre at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. "This is because the former came from a generation with little exposure to technology, especially during their working years."

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