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More could be done to meet seniors’ needs: Prof
The Straits Times
|November 28, 2025
“Seniors are telling us that, realistically, they don’t expect their children to live with them,” she said.
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Prof Straughan added that with more seniors preferring and expected to age in place — and possibly away from their children - more could be done to ensure their social and emotional needs can be met.
To this end, she said, it is important for housing projects to be designed to support neighbourliness, and also to have common spaces that allow for organic bonding to take place.
PROXIMITY TO RELATIVES
The survey found that 64.5 per cent of married HDB residents aged 54 and younger lived with, within the same estate, or in an estate close to their parents, up from 57.4 per cent in 2018.
Married residents who lived closer to their parents were more likely to visit them frequently.
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