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13-04-2025, 10:16 PM
S'PORE: A survey conducted by Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA) has found that one in seven older adults in Singapore is also a caregiver, with many grappling with having to balance their caregiving duties, full-time work and their own health issues. ROSA polled 7,700 S'pore residents between ages of 48 & 79. It found close to half of older caregivers are still working full-time & more than half of these caregivers are women. Survey also found about 24% of caregivers have to take care of more than one person.
Over half of the caregivers’ wards are aged 80 & above, 66& of these wards suffer from mobility problems & physical weakness due to their advanced years. Poll also found that a hefty 34% of caregiver suffer from at least two chronic diseases themselves. With a lot of their care and attention going to their wards, caregivers often ignore own health, causing their conditions to worsen. Interestingly, only about 50% caregivers surveyed aware of increasing number of care services available to them. A whopping 80% of respondents have never used such resources.
Over half of the caregivers’ wards are aged 80 & above, 66& of these wards suffer from mobility problems & physical weakness due to their advanced years. Poll also found that a hefty 34% of caregiver suffer from at least two chronic diseases themselves. With a lot of their care and attention going to their wards, caregivers often ignore own health, causing their conditions to worsen. Interestingly, only about 50% caregivers surveyed aware of increasing number of care services available to them. A whopping 80% of respondents have never used such resources.
