- 1) Explain in your own words, the FOUR key recommendations of the report.
- 2) State ONE way that the CAI report is recommending to make our public housing more elderly-friendly
- 3) State TWO ways on how we can ensure that the quality of elderly care here in Singapore is affordable
- 4) 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.
After reading the report...
Answers:
1)
The first key recommendation of the report is that there should be houses for the elderly for their living and lifestyle. They should be easy to access and some more facilities which will be able to give them the independence to do almost anything they wish to.
Second is to have the new public buses to be friendly to the elderly. They should not be double deckers and they should have no stairs with a raising platform for wheelchair bound elderly to aboard/alight.
Third is they should have a barrier-free community so that the elderly will have a chance to obtain independence and not also to always rely on other people to do their work for them.
Fourth is for the treatment for the elderly to be affordable for them. Due to this, they will not have to work and earn money just for a treatment. If not, they would not be able o work due to many odd reasons including health, position, sometimes emotions. These factors will not let them work so they would not be able to earn money.
2)
We have to make a barrier-free environment. We can engage the elderly in activities that is reliable for them so they can be more active instead of just sitting at home and feeling boredom. The new public transport also must have a small moving platform for wheelchair bound elderly and also the buses to be more elderly friendly so they can travel around town easily by the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) or the Light Rail Transit (LRT).
3)
We can strengthen the care services within the community. No matter what the problem, elderly must have the required treatment for their lives. Our services, communication, quality must all be always improved and ready for elderly 24/7. Care must be there in any situation and 'just for the sake of doing attitude' must never be there.
The facilities or items used for any treatment on the elderly should not be costed by them. In other words, they should not be taken from any extra money like for tax, etc. If the materials are aboard from overseas, local products should be used on them. Not as effective but still very helpful and caring.
4)
As we all know, that there are people like this, elderly, in our society, community and almost everywhere. But to further deepen the thinking, they are our ancestors who have taught us many things, even to live! We own them anything. Plus we are also, at one point of out lives, going to take their position. To avoid regret or guilt when we reach at that point, we must make a change right now!
Firstly, help them in any difficulties, troubles they are in despite our 'minus' factors like being late, etc.
Secondly, we must NEVER laugh or giggle about their disadvantages, even if they are different from us which is true, especially the wheelchair bound elderly. Do not see what state they are in; this makes them feel that they are being spotted/targeted on.
Thirdly, ALWAYS sacrifice anything yours which will do good to them. A very common example is to give up your seat in public transports. That is an excellent act of kindness!
If still you are not able to do any of the above, please just do one thing; Do not make them feel that they are being left out. Just by doing this you can change their lives!
We own it, we will change it!
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