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Podcast: socialservice.sg presents: "Before the Ballot"
Episode: #08 - Elderly Singaporeans living alone: “I cannot watch TV the whole day”
Description: Singapore faces a rapidly ageing population. And before the pandemic, social service interventions to address isolation and loneliness revolved around community befriending programmes, counselling services, as well as day activities and rehabilitation. However, what happens during a pandemic, especially with a virus most deadly to the most vulnerable?
How do we overcome the risks of social and emotional distancing, while maintaining physical distancing?
We speak to Justina Teo, Senior Manager at Lions Befrienders (https://www.lionsbefrienders.org.sg/). Since 1995, Lions Befrienders has been matching trained befrienders to seniors through weekly home visits, and we chat...