Elijah's Life Experiences

Here is another version of "Visit to an Old Folks' Home" which I did up when I was 9 years old (Primary three grade in Singapore).              “Yay!” one of Mike’s friends, Tom, exclaimed excitedly.   “We are going to an old folks’ home.”   Mike and his friends had volunteered to go on a trip to the old folks’ home as part of their school’s Community Involvement Programme.   The pupils were all bubbling with excitement as it was their first visit to an old folks’ home.   After their teacher, Mrs Lim had briefed them about the activities that were for the day, they were soon en route to St Michael’s Old Folks’ Home.                Half an hour of a smooth bus journey and they arrived at their destination at 2pm sharp.   After everyone had alighted and assembled in front of the school bus, their teacher, Mrs Lim, gave the pupils a second briefing on their upcoming performance for...

Here is an attempt from my part to put together an essay about "Elderly Care in Singapore" . My father actually helped me with the research too ;-)          Ageing today is a common issue, which affects all families. When the middle-aged becomes a senior citizen, his immune systems are no longer strong enough to protect the body from diseases as before. The elderly are also more susceptible to falling sick. Thus, family support for these elders would be very much needed wherever possible. The family has traditionally been the main source of support for the elderly in Asia. In Singapore, the government has strongly upheld the belief that family support for the elderly is ideal. But is family support enough?          Firstly, there has been a startling increase in the number of senior citizens over the years as Singaporeans are living longer and families are not replacing themselves by giving birth t...