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 <\/p>\n<h1 class=\"h1 h1--page-title\">\n      From silver travel to gig carers, how 6 changemakers in Asia are reimagining what it means to age<br \/>\n  <\/h1>\n<div class=\"content-detail__description\">\n<p>With accessible travel in Taiwan, tech-enabled caregiving in Hong Kong and digital upskilling in Indonesia, communities in Asia are starting to redefine the ageing experience. 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teaser<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <\/a><br \/>\n              <a class=\"game-tile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/games\/mini-crossword\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"game-img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mini Crossword\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--vQydxQJa--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_100,w_100\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/12\/03\/game_icon_-_mini_crossword_-_light_mode.png?itok=xnGbWUBS\" alt=\"Mini Crossword\">\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"game-desc\">\n<div class=\"game-title\">Mini Crossword<\/div>\n<div class=\"game-abt\">Small grid, big challenge<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <\/a><br \/>\n              <a class=\"game-tile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/games\/word-search\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"game-img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Word Search\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--lVhq9IJO--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_100,w_100\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/12\/03\/game_icon_-_word_search_-_light_mode.png?itok=J7DBf8e2\" alt=\"Word Search\">\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"game-desc\">\n<div class=\"game-title\">Word Search<\/div>\n<div class=\"game-abt\">Spot as many words as you can<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"in-article-games__full-story-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"in-article-games__full-story-button-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"in-article-games__full-story-button\" href=\";\"><br \/>\n      Show More<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"in-article-games__full-story-button-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"in-article-games__full-story-less-button\" href=\";\"><br \/>\n      Show Less<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--_Guc9ddR--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/22\/sequence_02.00_05_53_11.still003.jpg?itok=ejStr1zb\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Pan Bao-Chu taking in the sea views from Taiwan\u2019s Yehliu Geopark.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Her joy proved infectious. \u201cSister Bao-Chu bought so many things to share with fellow group members and even with strangers,\u201d said Jeff Hsu, the founder of DuoFu Holidays, the trip\u2019s organisers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cThat gave the group (a good) atmosphere and created a ripple of joy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>That ripple is what Hsu is striving for: To bring back adventure, purpose and connection to the lives of Taiwanese seniors with mobility or cognitive challenges \u2014 many of whom rarely leave their neighbourhoods, afraid of burdening their families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Since DuoFu Holidays opened in 2016, it has crafted accessible travel experiences, both local and overseas, aimed at restoring dignity and delight to the elderly.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--4alSOufT--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/22\/sequence_02.00_04_51_09.still001.jpg?itok=EbWL7tCR\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Jeff Hsu (left) helping seniors alight safely from their tour van.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Hsu and his team visit sites, consult with authorities and work with businesses to make travel inclusive, right down to sugar-free drinks and \u201csoft sofa cushions\u201d for folks who have, as Hsu put it, \u201clost the flesh on their buttocks\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cTo keep on living, they must have something to hope for,\u201d Hsu said. \u201cTravel has become that hope and the very centre of their lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>With one in five Taiwanese aged 65 or over, such a shift in mindset could not be timelier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>In Asia, populations such as Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and China are already considered aged, if not super-aged, societies. Others like India and Indonesia, while relatively younger, are still home to a huge number of seniors and on the cusp of facing this demographic trend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em><span><strong>WATCH: Changing Ageing In Asia (44:42)<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n              <!-- Styles for the picture-in-picture plugin --><\/p>\n<div class=\"brightcove-player sizing-fixed vjs-pip-container\">\n<div class=\"duration\">\n                            44:42 Min\n            <\/div>\n<p>          <!-- Script for the picture-in-picture plugin -->\n        <\/div><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n<p>Across Asia, bold ideas are taking shape, creating innovative solutions that help seniors live well today, stay connected, and face the future with greater confidence and security.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Longer lives should not mean smaller worlds, and across the region, organisations like DuoFu prove that older adults can age meaningfully with the right support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>To further DuoFu\u2019s mission, the DBS Foundation awarded it a grant in 2024, part of which will go towards subsidising tours for low-income seniors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>It was one of several businesses for impact recognised by the foundation for reimagining ageing. Here is how these changemakers are empowering communities in Asia to live fully at all ages:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>EASING INSTITUTIONAL CARE<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>In Hong Kong, about 35 per cent of seniors live alone or only with their spouse. But when illness strikes, staying at home is often no longer possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWe\u2019d typically think it\u2019s impossible to care for (ill seniors) at home, and believe the only option is to send (them) to a health institution,\u201d said Katie Wong, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service\u2019s chief officer for elderly service.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--IZBRmhFM--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/23\/screenshot_2026-05-23_at_9.41.27_pm.png?itok=Muwm5aUC\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Katie Wong speaking to CNA Insider.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>That belief is putting pressure on Hong Kong\u2019s healthcare system. By 2050, over 40 per cent of residents will be 65 and older; by 2032, warns property agency JLL, the city may face a shortfall of 60,000 care home spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>People on the frontline are feeling it the most. In a 2023 survey on carer burnout, conducted by nursing care provider Evercare Health, around 30 per cent of more than 500 healthcare professionals were thinking of quitting their jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Six in 10 said their hospitals or facilities were extremely short-staffed and getting worse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>As the pressure mounts, a new group of professional gig carers are emerging to fill the gaps in Hong Kong\u2019s ecosystem of care.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related stories:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/east-asia\/hong-kong-growing-elderly-population-living-alone-better-support-urged-5954596\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--Q19-_jPY--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/02\/26\/hk-elderly-3.png?itok=2zvZ6e-x\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/east-asia\/hong-kong-growing-elderly-population-living-alone-better-support-urged-5954596\"><br \/>\n      <span>Better support urged for Hong Kong\u2019s growing elderly population as more live alone<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/east-asia\/hong-kong-ageing-population-silver-economy-5227996\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--3A2P74vL--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/07\/09\/screenshot_2025-07-09_091251_0.png?itok=muim2-ry\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/east-asia\/hong-kong-ageing-population-silver-economy-5227996\"><br \/>\n      <span>How Hong Kong\u2019s ageing population is reshaping society and its economy<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Lisa Leung, a former medical beauty professional in her 50s, joined the healthcare field just over two years ago. After completing care support training, she signed up with Evercare, whose app connects 30,000 freelance carers with clients seeking in-home elderly care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>That is how she met Madam Fung, 80, who has dementia. Leung visits her thrice weekly, two hours at a time, offering hands-on care, companionship and practical advice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cThe stability over these two years has been very unexpected for me,\u201d said Esther Lee, Fung\u2019s daughter. \u201cMy relationship with my mother has naturally improved a lot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Evercare is one of four winners of the inaugural DBS Foundation Impact Beyond Award and received S$500,000 (US$391,000) in funding. With that, it is working on growing its home care network and rolling out a client portal for app-based bookings.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--31VgJeq4--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_90\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/22\/screenshot_2026-05-22_at_11.02.56_pm.png?itok=DT0GJZzG\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Madam Fung and her carer, Lisa Leung, completing a simple exercise together.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>But not every family is comfortable bringing carers into their homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>In Shanghai, Huang Lan thought about hiring one for her mother, Ni Biyun, 86. \u201cBut first, (the carer) would have to move into my home, which would take up my mum\u2019s private space,\u201d she said. \u201c(My mum) would feel uncomfortable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Most seniors in mainland China prefer to age at home. About 90 per cent of seniors live with family, 7 per cent are supported by community services and 3 per cent live in institutions. With smaller families and people living longer, however, that model is becoming harder to sustain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Juggling work and caregiving has taken a toll on Huang, but putting her mother in a nursing home still carries a stigma.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--3x8UEjS6--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/23\/screenshot_2026-05-23_at_9.48.38_pm.png?itok=1R8VzYub\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Huang Lan with her mother, Ni Biyun.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cPeople have long associated nursing homes with welfare homes meant for the destitute or neglected (elders),\u201d said Li Jia, deputy director of the Ageing Society Research Centre at the Pangoal Institution, a Beijing-based think-tank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201c(They feel nursing homes) run contrary to the ideals of filial piety and family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Distance is another deterrent. The nearest nursing home to where Huang and Ni live is too far for regular family visits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>That was until they found Seagull Comprehensive Elderly Service Centre, a hybrid medical and day care facility 10 minutes from home. Run by the Huakang Health Industry Group, it offers health checks and social activities for as little as 15 yuan (US$2.20) a day.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--aADOB04w--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_167\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/23\/screenshot_2026-05-23_at_12.02.14_am.png?itok=LZmV1GFF\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Ni (right) at the elderly service centre, with another senior engaging in handicraft.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Here, seniors are encouraged to make their own choices \u2014 from what to eat to how to spend their days. Meals are affordable and customisable at the community canteen; and weekday activities include handicraft and smartphone classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cEveryone here in the community is our neighbour, so my mum doesn\u2019t feel that she\u2019s among strangers,\u201d Huang said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Ni even volunteers at the centre by facilitating group activities for her peers. \u201cAfter coming here, I felt it was so warm, so harmonious and so full of care,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve found a second home for myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Also a winner of the DBS Foundation Impact Beyond Award, Huakang plans to establish more elderly care centres and roll out new education and outreach initiatives for carers, backed by prize money of S$1 million from the foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related stories:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/singapore\/dbs-launches-new-impact-beyond-award-businesses-tackling-ageing-issues-4615821\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--Abi_z9QF--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2024\/09\/18\/dbs_impact_beyond_award.jpg?itok=uzWTjnJJ\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/singapore\/dbs-launches-new-impact-beyond-award-businesses-tackling-ageing-issues-4615821\"><br \/>\n      <span>DBS launches new award that supports businesses tackling ageing issues with S$1m in funding<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/cna-insider\/china-ageing-basic-elderly-care-services-families-cope-4641746\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--F-u1tHDz--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2024\/09\/27\/1.jpg?itok=qQNDHtxv\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/cna-insider\/china-ageing-basic-elderly-care-services-families-cope-4641746\"><br \/>\n      <span>As China ages rapidly, who will care for its 400 million seniors by 2040?<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cI used to think ageing was something helpless,\u201d said Wang Jing, a volunteer at Seagull Comprehensive Elderly Service Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cBut after working with these aunties, I\u2019ve witnessed a different kind of retirement living. It\u2019s made me look forward to my retirement with more hope.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>EQUIPPING CARERS BETTER<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>In India, one startup is already nurturing a new generation of professional geriatric carers \u2014 a crucial workforce for the country\u2019s population of more than 150 million seniors, who largely prefer to age at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Many of these aspiring carers are young migrants from villages and small towns, drawn to cities in search of opportunity. Once hired, they are expected to adjust quickly to unfamiliar households and deliver efficient care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cThis job requires a tremendous emotional equilibrium,\u201d said Ramakrishna Velamuri, the dean of Mahindra University\u2019s School of Management. \u201cTo expect that from such young workers is quite unrealistic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>That realisation inspired Anant Kumar and Priya Anant to leave their healthcare jobs and establish Life Circle Health Services, a Hyderabad-based eldercare company that equips trainees with practical and emotional skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--D_wm-a6p--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_110\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/23\/screenshot_2026-05-23_at_9.52.38_pm.png?itok=GCwgVVfL\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Trainees attending a caregiving lesson at Life Circle\u2019s training centre.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Students receive instruction in daily eldercare tasks alongside essential clinical training, from checking vital signs to recognising medical emergencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Focusing its outreach on states with large rural populations, Life Circle received 182 students, aged between 19 and 22, over a six-month period last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For these trainees, the programme is free: Tuition, food and lodging are all covered, removing barriers for those from low-income families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>One of them is Hemlata Parte, who left her village at 19. One year on, she is the carer for Vijaya Gupta, 75, a retiree with chronic joint pain whose family had long struggled to find reliable help.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--nmp30_kj--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_64\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/23\/screenshot-2026-05-22-at-11.06.50-pm.png?itok=EHFcwWn6\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Not just a maid\u2019s work: Hemlata Parte with Vijaya Gupta.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cGiving medicine on time, bathing them, taking them for a walk \u2014 all these things were taught in the training, so I had experience (and) managed on my own,\u201d said Parte.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>She regards Gupta as a grandmother figure, while the latter trusts her \u201ccompletely\u201d. Said Gupta: \u201cShe even helps me go to the bathroom, holds my arm \u2026 and walks with me slowly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>With S$500,000 in funding from the DBS Foundation Impact Beyond Award, Life Circle will be expanding from seven to 21 cities and training nearly 5,000 new carers over the coming years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>While India strengthens its caregiving workforce through training, Singapore is harnessing technology to ease the burden on those who are already providing care.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related articles:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/commentary\/caregiving-parents-filial-piety-tech-troubleshoot-scam-5932036\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--tMiAqH3z--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_167\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2024\/04\/30\/iStock-1187848852.jpg?itok=9GDYqU32\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/commentary\/caregiving-parents-filial-piety-tech-troubleshoot-scam-5932036\"><br \/>\n      <span>Commentary: Digital caregiving is a new form of filial piety<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/today\/big-read\/ai-technology-elderly-care-active-ageing-5477456\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--6_abn40d--\/c_crop,h_1080,w_1920,x_0,y_180\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/11\/21\/20251123-ns-nybigread1123.jpg?itok=Ihp9tVkI\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/today\/big-read\/ai-technology-elderly-care-active-ageing-5477456\"><br \/>\n      <span>How Singapore&#8217;s eldercare industry is gearing up for the silver tsunami with robots, motion sensors and smart gadgets<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The Buddy of Parents (BOP) Button offers peace of mind when carers cannot be physically present. At the press of the button, social enterprise SG Assist\u2019s call agents step in as first responders, armed with key medical information provided during registration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWe go through very comprehensive training in soft skills,\u201d call agent Lynne Solomon said. \u201cWe learnt active listening, \u2026 asking the right questions to get to the crux of the matter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Having a trained responder like Solomon on the line can make the difference not only in emergencies, but in allowing carers to stay employed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>In 2024, there were about 87,100 residents outside the labour force owing to caregiving, with 46 per cent aged below 50 and still in their prime.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--tRl_TUR4--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/23\/screenshot_2026-05-23_at_10.03.32_pm.png?itok=EWcNWATx\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      The Buddy of Parents Button connects seniors to trained call agents when pressed.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cCaregivers and their loved ones aren\u2019t obliged to be the first responder,\u201d said Chen Jer Yaw, one of the BOP Button\u2019s creators. \u201cBuddy Of Parents will handle the emergency first and then notify the caregivers and the loved ones.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For compere Heng Hui Mei, 29, who is caring for an uncle recovering from a stroke, that assurance means everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cI think about my uncle being on his own very often,\u201d she shared. \u201cBut because I have the BOP Button, there\u2019s less to worry about, and I can focus more on what I need to do in my day-to-day (work).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Recognising its potential to transform care networks, the DBS Foundation awarded BOP, also a winner of the Impact Beyond Award, S$1 million to help expand its reach.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--6gVi1-ST--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/23\/screenshot_2026-05-22_at_10.44.12_pm.png?itok=c_tcpvqH\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Heng Hui Mei\u2019s uncle is often on his own in the provisions shop he runs.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<h2><span>FUTURE-PROOFING THE SENIORS TO COME<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Unlike many of its ageing neighbours, Indonesia has a relatively young population. Yet many young Indonesians are caught in the middle, caring for parents who have no pensions or social safety nets while raising families of their own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>With limited job security and modest incomes, many of them struggle not only to get by but also to save for their future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Almost 60 per cent of Indonesian workers \u2014 mainly in rural areas \u2014 are in informal jobs, such as delivery and farm work. Pay is low and opportunities are also scarce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWhen the youth grow older, they aren\u2019t financially protected because they don\u2019t have the money (saved) when they were still of working age,\u201d observed Pierre Bernando Ballo, a social policy officer at the Centre for Welfare Studies (The Prakarsa).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related stories:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/cna-insider\/indonesian-youth-unemployment-brain-drain-kaburajadulu-run-away-cost-5371406\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--6QNEusgK--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/09\/26\/insight_ep10_nca0010601_indonesias_brain_drain.00_21_45_17.still040.jpg?itok=yzjTphxb\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/cna-insider\/indonesian-youth-unemployment-brain-drain-kaburajadulu-run-away-cost-5371406\"><br \/>\n      <span>Why young Indonesians want to \u2018run away\u2019 from the country, and the cost of a brain drain<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/cna-insider\/jobless-youth-china-india-indonesia-tackling-unemployment-graduates-entrepreneurs-4894426\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--B1Yo4cTH--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/01\/25\/1.jpg?itok=PiAwhgEf\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/cna-insider\/jobless-youth-china-india-indonesia-tackling-unemployment-graduates-entrepreneurs-4894426\"><br \/>\n      <span>Construction job rather than office work? A look at jobless youth in Asia\u2019s biggest nations<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Manan Faizin, 28, understands the sandwich generation\u2019s struggle all too well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>After moving from his small home town to the city, he worked under a one-year contract in a low-skilled job that paid minimum wage \u2014 barely enough to support his parents and save for his future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>That all changed when he discovered Komerce, a social enterprise that equips rural youth with skills for the modern economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Trainees learn digital marketing, e-commerce management and even livestreaming for online marketplaces, enabling them to find remote work without leaving behind their families.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--zpg0AIrN--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_1\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/23\/screenshot_2026-05-22_at_10.58.37_pm.png?itok=N1G-Dp0H\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Manan Faizin must provide for his young family of three and for his parents.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Manan signed up for training in Meta Ads. Soon after he completed the course, a client hired him to create digital campaigns for Meta, TikTok and Google.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cBefore I worked in Komerce, my income was around 3 million to 4 million rupiah (US$169 to US$226),\u201d he said. \u201cAfter joining Komerce, Alhamdulillah (Arabic for praise be to God), I once earned as much as 54 million rupiah in a month.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>His higher income became a lifeline in 2021, when his mother needed emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. He also had the means to build a home for his family and begin saving for retirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cI don\u2019t want to burden my child because \u2026 eventually, if she has her own family, she\u2019ll definitely have to take care of them and of her responsibilities,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--oh8tQcAh--\/c_crop,h_835,w_1486,x_56,y_1\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/23\/screenshot_2026-05-23_at_10.12.21_pm.png?itok=bMuTv3ES\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      With his new digital skills, Manan earns up to 18 times his previous income.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>By creating stable, future-ready careers for rural youth, Komerce is helping Indonesia\u2019s sandwich generation break the cycle of dependence and build the financial security to age with dignity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Komerce received funding from the DBS Foundation Grant Programme in 2020. It has since helped train more than 1,300 youths, formed partnerships with more than 750 small and medium-sized enterprises and facilitated the distribution of over US$750,000 in earnings to rural participants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cIf the village youth can gain job opportunities,\u201d said Komerce founder Nofi Bayu Darmawan, \u201cthey can give (back) to their parents. \u2026 (And) they\u2019ll have a bigger future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>See how the DBS Foundation is powering innovative, purpose-driven businesses through its Impact Beyond Award and Grant Programme, in a shared goal of reimagining ageing in Asia. 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