Yio Chu Kang CC reopens with dementia-friendly features for ageing community

Yio Chu Kang residents now have access to a newly renovated community club with dementia-friendly infrastructure, as the town transforms to become more senior-friendly, with over 40 per cent of its residents aged 50 and above.

- Lee Li Ying Correspondent

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is adviser to Ang Mo Kio GRC grassroots organisations, looking on as MP for Yio Chu Kang Yip Hon Weng (third from left) unveils the new wayfinding mural at the upgraded Yio Chu Kang CC on Nov 16. The mural provides clear visual cues such as fruit symbols to represent specific zones in the neighbourhood.

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The refurbished Yio Chu Kang Community Club was officially reopened on Nov 16, about two years after the original 2023 deadline was delayed due to the pandemic.

Among the key new features are wayfinding cues to better support residents with dementia.

A mural on the first floor has clear visual cues such as directional arrows, amenity icons and fruit symbols representing specific zones in the neighbourhood.

Each level is marked by a distinct colour, reflected in its lift lobbies, as well as directional and facility signages.

These visual cues will help residents quickly identify different levels and locate facilities at a glance through colour coding.

This is part of town-wide efforts to incorporate dementia-friendly infrastructure in Yio Chu Kang by 2025, as part of a five-year estate masterplan that was announced in 2021.