Community Care

AIC links you up with the relevant care services and financial support to better prepare you and your family in ageing well. Find out more.

For 10 years, Julie (right, in picture) juggled caring for her ailing father and looking after her two young children. After his passing, she felt the pull to care for seniors and decided to join the Community Care Sector. To her, the seniors under her care are like her family, and she attends to them with patience and love. We ask her about her job and what motivates her.

Mdm Emily Thamarai Kanni D/O Markos became depressed and felt alone as her health worsened, but her neighbours and care professionals supported her through the tough times.

The Smart Health TeleRehab service, a system developed by a start-up (T-Rehab) and piloted by Integrated Health Information Systems (iHiS), aims to make physiotherapy as painless as possible by allowing patients to exercise at any time of the day at home. It is currently available at 15 service providers.

Madam Faridah Binte Hanifa, 55, has had a challenging last few years. She is a single parent of two. She is also her family's sole breadwinner and the main caregiver of her 87-year-old mother with dementia. Here's her story of strength and hope.