Care Corner to set up more centres in Toa Payoh to help seniors age well

FEEDBACK FROM SENIORS We hear feedback from senior about why they are not going out of the house. They would rather not go for their medical appointments. So we understand that concern.

- Joyce Teo Senior Health Correspondent and Lee Li Ying Correspondent

Care Corner Singapore plans to set up six new satellite centres in Toa Payoh over the next two years so residents need not walk too far to access active ageing services such as exercise programmes and community dining events.

This expansion will support a new national initiative that aims to help seniors age with dignity within their own communities.

Seniors in Toa Payoh will be among the first to benefit from the new Age Well Neighbourhoods national initiative, announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Aug 17.

Care Corner, which provides social and healthcare services, currently runs seven active ageing centres in Toa Payoh and two in Woodlands.

Ms Sharon Tang, head of the Care Corner Active Ageing Group, said that having more sites will mean being closer to seniors, many of whom prefer not to travel too far from home.

"We hear feedback from seniors about why they are not going out of the house. They would rather not go for their medical appointments. So we understand that concern," said Ms Tang.