Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
submittedVersion
Publication Date
2-2018
Abstract
The number of elderly citizens aged 65 and above in Singapore, is expected to double from 440,000in 2015, to 900,000 by 2030. Along with this “Silver Tsunami” is the upward trend of the numberof elderly who are living alone — which is estimated to increase from 35,000 in 2012 to 83,000 by2030. These exclude elderly who are alone at home when their family members are working.Elderly who are staying alone are at higher risk of social isolation and tend to have poorer accessto healthcare. In addition, the general elderly population is typically more susceptible to deteriorating health conditions, which can manifest in many forms such as mobility and cognitive decline,and onset of chronic illnesses. They require more access to geriatric care services, and increasedassistance with their activities of daily living.
Keywords
Senior citizens, ageing population, technology, ageing-in-place, health
Discipline
Asian Studies | Gerontology | Software Engineering | Technology and Innovation
Research Areas
Software and Cyber-Physical Systems
Publication
Living in Smart Cities: Innovation and Sustainability
Editor
Thomas Menhoff, Kan Siew Ning, Hans-Dieter Evers, & Chay Yue Wah
First Page
147
Last Page
174
ISBN
9789813232839
Identifier
10.1142/10785
Publisher
World Scientific
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
GOONAWARDENE, Nadee; LEE, Pius; TAN, Hwee Xian; VALERA, Alvin C.; and TAN, Hwee-Pink.
Technologies for ageing-in-place: The Singapore context. (2018). Living in Smart Cities: Innovation and Sustainability. 147-174.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/4242
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Authors
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1142/10785
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