Category: Older People and Caregiving

Focus on alternative long-term care options for ageing population rather than rely on maids

This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 29 December 2020.  Singaporea...

Legislate six days of paid eldercare leave

This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 20 November 2020.  Family caregi...

Migrant domestic workers caring for the elderly afflicted by overwork, inaccurate job matching and inadequate support: AWARE-HOME study

This post was originally published as a press release on 11 November 2020. The struggles face...

‘Retirement matching’ scheme needs tweaking

This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 28 October 2020.  In the 2020 M...

Domestic workers need support to shoulder caregiver burden

This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 23 October 2020. Caregiving places s...

Here’s what women really want regarding gender equality

This commentary was originally published on Channel NewsAsia on 23 September 2020. SINGAPORE: Wom...

Andrew’s story: Living without his wife, caregiver and emotional support

Our “Your Stories” series are submissions shared with us via email or in one-on-one interviews...

[Closed] Focus group participants needed: Foreign domestic workers providing eldercare

AWARE will hold an online group discussion on Zoom with foreign domestic workers (FDWs) who look...

Legislate right to request flexible work arrangements

This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 27 June 2020 In our research on ...