Chicken rice for the soul: The volunteers giving nursing home seniors a rare chance to eat out

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Chicken rice for the soul: The volunteers giving nursing home seniors a rare chance to eat out
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SINGAPORE: It is the weekend. And while others might be content enjoying their off-days in the comfort of air-conditioned shopping centres, Mdm ...

And while others might be content enjoying their off-days in the comfort of air-conditioned shopping centres, Mdm Tan Lian Hua is having the time of her life on a sweltering Saturday afternoon at a hawker centre.The 76-year-old's memory is foggy - she can't always remember the names of people, places and dates.It's chicken rice - her favourite.

"Being able to choose what you eat is a right, but in a nursing home ... you lose the dignity to choose the food that you like," he explained. "If one day I told you that you can no longer choose the food that you like, how would you feel?" The group is now self-sustaining. They make use of their own money to charter buses to bring the seniors on outings, and pay for the lunches of the accompanying caregivers.

From Maxwell Hawker Centre to Jewel Changi Airport, Chinatown Complex Food Centre to Changi Village Hawker Centre, the seniors have seen their share - and eaten their share. Mr Tan is also keen to point out that the seemingly small action of paying for these seniors' meals goes a long way.

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