Around two weeks before Christmas, Jurong resident Lim Chwee Guan noticed a strange smell wafting along the corridor of his 18th floor Housing Board unit. After three days, the 78-year-old retiree alerted the police when he suspected something tragic had...
Relatives and friends attending the wake of an elderly couple who died at home together, at a funeral parlour in Sin Ming Drive, on Jan 6.Around two weeks before Christmas, Jurong resident Lim Chwee Guan noticed a strange smell wafting along the corridor of his 18th floor Housing Board unit.
While there have been reports of seniors dying alone in their flat, trauma cleaner Rahman Razali, of DDQ Services, said the Kang Ching Road incident was unusual. Mr Lim Chwee Guan, who lived directly opposite the couple, told The Straits Times in Mandarin: “I had not seen them for three days, so I thought they could have been hospitalised.
A joss stick placed by a neighbour outside the unit at Block 338B Kang Ching Road where a couple were pronounced dead. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG Mr Shawn Huang, MP for Jurong Spring ward in Jurong GRC, said Mr Lim Eng Keong and Madam Ong were jovial, loving, and well-integrated in the community. The organisation had established a free afterlife memorial service in 2012 to help seniors prepare their last rites.The charity accepts members who meet certain requirements such as being 65 and above, or those who have financial difficulties and are living in rental HDB flats.
Ms Karen Wee, executive director of the organisation, said: “We have been using technology, such as motion sensors, inside the homes that will alert us of movement. We also have apps that seniors can use to give us regular check-ins so we know they are there.”“We need to assure them that they will not die a lonely and undignified death. Of course, there will be cases where the death occurs very suddenly but even then, we aim to find their bodies within 24 hours,” Ms Wee added.
“Isolated frail seniors suffering from dementia or cognitive impairment, health or mental health issues are the hardest to reach out to.” “In Jurong, we believe in creating as many opportunities for interaction among seniors,” he said, adding that these include strengthening and expanding their social circle, promoting communal activities among neighbours and new friends in the community.
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