Elderly Challenge- EQs

What problems are the elderly facing?

⓵ Can we innovate on the already existing products to better benefit the elderly?

Is it possible to create something that allow the elderly to do things they enjoy with ease without injuring himself?

⓶ What kind of house is considered suitable for the elderly?

⓷ What affects the elderly's happiness?

What can we do to make the elderly feel less lonely?

Are the elderly healthy enough? Why?

Will polluted air further deteriorate the elderly's health? Why?

⓵ We can use SCAMPER to improve the product. We must make sure that we just add on to the product and not change the whole product.

⓶ It should have facilities that helps the elderly move around easily. With the facilities, the elderly might not feel at home since normal homes not have these facilities, so, a home for the elderly should make them feel at home.

⓷ We must make sure that the elderly are happy with the arrangements made for them. For example, they might not be happy living in a house with the various facilities.

Holiday work - Part 1: Understanding the ‘The Elderly Challenge’

Explain in your own words,the FOUR key recommendations of the report.

-Housing size and types are varied to provide the elderly with more choices.

-Public transport should be elder-friendly, for example, they should be wheelchair-friendly.

-$10 million fund will be set aside for organising programmes and activities for the seniors.

- Continue building on strong family ties so that the elders can depend on their family for support before anything else.

State ONE way that the CAI report is recommending to make our public housing more elderly-friendly.

It is suggesting that support services be provided within the community, as well as opportunities for the seniors to lead an active lifestyle.

State TWO ways on how we can ensure that the quality of elderly care here in Singapore is affordable.

-Caregiver Centres can be set up to support families in care-giving through provision of information resources and programmes.

-The private and people sector can study and develop the range of community-based nursing services and personal care services so as to increase the range of services available in the community.

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 can help out at the public campaigns that are suggested in this CAI report.

- We can start with our own family. We can build strong ties with the elders in the family so that they know they have someone to depend on.

- Innovate and think of new products that will benefit the elderly.