Seventy-five-year-old Yeo Chan Hock was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2009. His erratic mood swings and memory loss took a toll on his family, especially his wife, the main caregiver. Matters vastly improved when Mr Yeo enrolled in the Silver Circle Senior Care Centre, where he could participate in specially…
A touching story of the friendship between Koh Lely and Catherine Choong. Lely had suffered a massive stroke in 2012 and fell into a deep depression. She found life so meaningless that she harboured thoughts of suicide. It was in her darkest moments that Catherine befriended and encouraged her, and…
“I really like it here,” said Madam Cheong Sek Chew, 74, as she looked around NTUC Health Silver Circle Day Care Centre (Jurong Central). Her friends have just had their tea in the dining area, and while some were getting excited cheering on one of the centre’s staff who had…
Mr Chang Foh Ted, 68, a part-time Senior Care Assistant with NTUC Health Care@home, visits his client, Mr Chiok, aged 89, every other day for two hours each time. When he gets to Mr Chiok’s home, Mr Chang puts on an apron and a pair gloves, and assists Mr Chiok…
People do not always understand what their insurance policies cover and making a claim can sometimes become a complicated process. However, NTUC Income’s philosophy of honest insurance gives customers the assurance of fair dealing, clear and fair contracts, transparency and fair claims settlement. In 2010, an Income travel policyholder travelled…
NTUC FairPrice was set up in 1973 with the social mission to moderate the cost of living in Singapore. Since then, FairPrice has been steadfast in its mission of keeping prices of essentials affordable. It has absorbed GST during economic downturns, helped its SME suppliers tide over financial crises, and…
NTUC Health’s SilverACE Senior Activity Centre (SAC) at Redhill is not a place where the elderly just watch the world go by. You will find seniors there engaged in different activities like art & craft, mahjong, board games, karaoke, reading and surfing the internet. You will be tempted to taste the…
Commercial success and community engagement go hand in hand at NTUC Income with about 1,200 staff contributing over 7,500 corporate volunteer hours in the past three years. To celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2010, Income launched OrangeAid – its corporate social responsibility initiative, to equalise, empower and enable youths in…