Abstract
Singapore’s population is rapidly ageing due to a combination of low birth rates and increasing longevity. The number of Singapore residents aged 65 years and older is projected to increase from the present 540,000 to 900,000 by 2030. This chapter examines the current state of policy, practice and research on age-friendly neighbourhoods in Singapore. It traces the evolution of age-friendly policies and identifies the practices and emerging research on age-friendly city/neighbourhood using the World Health Organisation (WHO) Age-friendly Cities framework as reference. Even though Singapore is not a member of the WHO Global Netowrk for Age-friendly Cities and Communities, its age-friendly initiatives are many and deserve closer examination.
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MediFund is an endowment fund set up by the government to help needy Singaporeans with their medical bill payments.
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The Pioneer Generation Office was merged with the Agency for Integrated Care and renamed the Silver Generation Office in April 2018. It is presently managed by the Ministry of Health in an effort to streamline care for older adults.
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Yuen, B., Močnik, Š., Yu, F., Yap, W. (2020). State of Ageing-Friendly City in Singapore. In: Ageing-Friendly Neighbourhoods in Singapore, Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. SpringerBriefs in Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38288-9_1
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