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Demand for professional caregiving help for the elderly on the rise


Demand for professional caregiving help for the elderly on the rise
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File photo of an elderly person in Singapore. (Photo: Xabryna Kek)
25 Apr 2021 06:00AM)
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SINGAPORE: Sheila Ofalia came to Singapore from the Philippines to work five years ago, but unlike many of her countrywomen, Ms Ofalia is not a domestic worker. She is a live-in caregiver.
For the past three years, the 30-year-old has been taking care of a 93-year-old woman she fondly calls “mama”. Ms Ofalia’s main job is to take care of the elderly woman, who she alone shares a home with. ....

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The Big Read: As Singapore society ages, who will care for the caregivers?


The Big Read: As Singapore society ages, who will care for the caregivers?
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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)
08 Mar 2021 06:10AM)
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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 ....

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Ms Jasmine Chua caring for her 84-year-old mother who has dementia. Photo by Raj Nadarajan for TODAY
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SINGAPORE, March 6 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. ....

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