The National Policy on Elderly People in Singapore

Bibliographic Data

ID11200948
AuthorsPeggy Teo (National University of Singapore, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume14
Issue3
Pages405-427
Publication date1994-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x00001653
OpenAlexW2061026603
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited16

Expanding longevity among elderly people and fertility decline are contributing to the ageing of Singapore's population. By 2030, the proportion of persons aged 60 and above will be 26% of the total population. A national policy on elderly persons was formulated in 1989 which incorporated four issues: employment of elderly persons in the workforce; attitudes toward elderly people; community care; and residential care. This paper discusses each of these agenda with the view of assessing their strengths and weaknesses. The section on residential care is supported by empirical data. The paper concludes that elderly people in Singapore suffer from a high degree of enforced dependence which will need to be reviewed. In particular, a consultative approach in keeping with the more liberal attitude of the second generation leadership will help Singapore to achieve higher standards of care for an increasingly affluent elderly population

Aged care · Ageing society · Economic growth · Economics · Elderly Care · Elderly people · Environmental health · Older people · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Residential care · Workforce · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology

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