SINGAPORE - There was a sharp spike in the number of child abuse cases investigated by the authorities in 2021. This follows the rise in 2020, which saw the highest number of cases in a decade, according to data from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). The MSF's Child Protective Service (CPS) investigated 2,141 cases of abuse in.
Singapore News - There was a sharp spike in the number of child abuse cases investigated by the authorities in 2021. This follows the rise in 2020, which had the highest number of cases in a decade, according to data from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). The. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Madam Chen Soh Mei, 87, got to catch up with other seniors in her Marine Parade neighbourhood when she hosted a Chinese New Year reunion lunch on Monday (Jan 31) in her three-room flat. She was asked by Montfort Care to play host to three seniors and a volunteer, after the. Read more at www.tnp.sg
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The Big Read: As Singapore society ages, who will care for the caregivers? Caring for an invalid elderly demands a lot from the caregivers even in the best of times; in perilous times it gets worse.
Ms Jasmine Chua caring for her 84-year-old mother who has dementia. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
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SINGAPORE: At his wits’ end, Mr Danny Raven Tan, 53, once threatened his dementia-stricken mother with a chopper because she was “driving him nuts”.
Since she was diagnosed with the illness that causes impaired intellectual functions and personality changes in 2015, his mother, who is now 88, would tiresomely ask him about his father and godmother, both of whom had died, frequently raise her voice at him and accuse their helper of stealing her money.