Seniors

Definitions and Scope

Target Population: [name of target group]

[identify target group and define who is included or excluded in this category: you want to get it just right: not too broad that it includes those you may not want to include, and not too narrow that it excludes those you want to help. You might be too exclusive: e.g. defining ‘vulnerable’ seniors as ‘low-income’, but you may want to include those without family support. Therefore, you may want to define vulnerable as ‘poor and/or with low family support’. You might be too inclusive: e.g. ‘latchkey kids’ may include those who have working parents, or those with serious behavioural problems.]

Client Segments

[Eg. For at risk youth, some could have behavioural problems and be beyond parental control. Others could merely be disengaged and bored in school. Because it seems like different engagement strategies can be customized to these sub-types, it may make sense to segmentize.]

Financially Vulnerable Seniors

End of Life

Childless seniors

- https://www.ricemedia.co/culture-people-elderly-orphans/

Dementia

- https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/guide-provides-alternatives-to-hurtful-words-used-to-describe-people-with-dementia

- https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/what-happens-if-my-parents-get-dementia-step-step-guide

- https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-st-john-dementia-day-care-centre-in-beach-road-opens-officially

- Thirty therapeutic gardens designed for seniors and those with conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dementia will also be built by 2030 (https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/parliament-more-nature-parks-park-connectors-as-singapore-transforms-into-city-in-nature-in)

- From January 2021, patients with complex chronic conditions such as diabetes, stroke and dementia, can withdraw up to $700 from their Medisave account each year for their treatment, up from $500 (https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/parliament-higher-medisave-withdrawal-limit-for-patients-with-complex-chronic)

- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-dementia-caregiver-missing-items-temper-tantrums-11942262

- https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/home-nursing-foundation-launches-elder-daycare-and-dementia-care-centre-in-hougang

- https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/dbs-posb-staff-being-trained-to-aid-clients-with-dementia

- https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/engaging-youth-in-dementia-outreach-activities

- https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/wellness/caring-for-dementia-11868338

- https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/dementia-care-village-will-benefit-residents-in-many-ways

- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/dementia-anguish-and-guilt-plague-caregivers-challenge-12026944

Size of the Problem

[Size of the universe (size of total potential need/demand for services)] [Size of expressed need (those receiving services and on waitlist)]

Desired impact for target group

[If we have no conception of what counts as a ‘good death’, ‘social inclusion’, ‘engaged youth’ , then it would not be possible to determine whether our policies and services are performing well]

Needs of [insert client type]

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Need for [ insert description ]

[Needs should not be identified in term of its specific solutions—eg youths need mentoring, seniors need hospice care, people with disabilities need day care (these are specific solutions we can be in the next column)—Instead, they should be defined in more ‘perennial terms’ because the solutions can change but the needs remain; I don’t need a CD player, or even an mp3 player, I need ‘portable music’ and currently the best solution seems to be Spotify]

[Also indicate the size of this specific need & projected demand were data is available]

Existing Resources

[e.g. existing services or programmes both private or public; relevant policies and legislation]

Gaps and Their Causes

[Some gaps could be due to 1) capacity of solution to meet size & projected demand, 2) quality of solution (effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, scalability etc.), 3) accessibility (geographical, cost to client)]

Possible Solutions

[Based on the specific gaps and reasons for those gaps, what might be solutions that can help? Insert existing but untapped resources, or new ideas that have not been considered yet]

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Need for counter social and cultural myths about aging

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

AARP's Disrupt Aging initiative

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Need for [ insert description ]

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

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Need for [ insert description ]

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

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Need for [ insert description ]

Existing Resources

Gaps and Their Causes

Possible Solutions

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Resource Directory

Geriatric Education and Research Institute - GERI

http://geri.com.sg

A geriatric Institute based in Singapore to conduct research and education on age-related health issues to promote healthy ageing.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital's Institute of Geriatrics and Active Ageing - IGA

https://www.ttsh.com.sg/IGA/

Temasek Polytechnic’s Centre for Applied Gerontology - CAG

http://www.tp.edu.sg/centres/centre-for-applied-gerontology

Silver Horizon Travel

http://silverhorizontravel.com/

cooperative formed by seniors for travel

Lien Foundation's Eldercare Portfolio

http://www.lienfoundation.org/eldercare

Tsao Foundation

https://tsaofoundation.org

International Longevity Centre (Tsao Foundation)

https://tsaofoundation.org/what-we-do/research-and-collaboration/about-ilc-singapore

Research unit under Tsao Foundation

Society for Continence (Singapore)

http://www.sfcs.org.sg/medi_page/site_web_sfcs/common_page.asp