Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News is an industry driven initiative by Ageing Asia Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Xperiential Events. Our market research and analysis team monitors news, trends and viewpoints on economic and social opportunities driven by 1.2 billion ageing baby boomers in Asia compiled in these weekly news bulletins. For the most relevant daily news and trends on Asia's ageing market, visit the Ageing Asia Market Insights blog.
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (24 Jan-30 Jan 2011) News Summary Here
News Highlights – This week in the news, Singapore government is stepping up their involvement in the nation's healthcare due to the rapidly ageing society. The government also expressed growing concerns in this region, and declared that this year focus will be place on eldercare in Singapore. Healthcare operators are also expanding their services to meet this growing demand
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (17 Jan-23 Jan 2011) News Summary Here
News Highlights – What will India, and the other South Asian countries, look like in 2025? There are two contrasting views on this, the optimistic and the pessimistic. The optimistic outlook is that India will achieve double-digit growth rates (Buiter and Rahbari 2011). South Asia too will experience strong growth, primarily due to India. The pessimistic outlook is that growth will be derailed by many transformational challenges the region faces.
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (10 Jan-16 Jan 2011) News Summary Here
News Highlights – Campbell Luscombe Architects director Leo Campbell was named ‘Most Outstanding Architect in Over 50s Housing’ in the 2011 Global Over 50s Housing – Healthcare Awards. Also, a lifetime achievement award was made to Prof. Dr. Hans Becker of the Humanitas Group in the Netherlands who is considered one of the leading seniors living/aged care thinkers in the world and is the 'Father' of the Apartment For Life concept.
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (3 Jan-9 Jan 2011) News Summary Here
News Highlights – The Singapore's government has recently stepped up their involvement in changing the local community into an age friendly locale, and also raising the public awareness of the inevitable ageing population of Singapore. This week, we see the happenings of Singapore ageing communities and some new innovative products that were launched.
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (27 Dec-2 Jan 2011) News Summary Here
News Highlights – As we wrap up 2011 and heads into the New Year, Senior Housing News has rounded up some new products and platforms along with an end-of-the-year technology article that are worth following in 2012.
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (20-26 Dec 2011) News Summary Here
News Highlights – As Singapore moves into an ageing population, leaping forward into 2012, the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) which looks at health-care needs of Singapore's ageing population, has employed a consultant to help three nursing homes improve their productivity and add value to lower-level jobs.
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (13-19 Dec 2011) News Summary Here
News Highlights – China's nursing home boom, a record year in the senior housing market, the life insurance market in China set to be second largest in the world, $12 million financing for a retirement community, and senior citizens redefine what lifelong learning is all about.
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (6-12 Dec 2011) News Summary Here
News Highlights – Overcrowded nursing homes in China, Singaporean doctor to provide healthcare in homes upon technology improvements, rising Chinese pharma market, smart home epitomises ageing in place, and aged care interiors used to soothe residents.
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (29 Nov-5 Dec 2011) News Summary Here
News Highlights – A new online course in pain management in long-term care, why the elderly women in China are having a tougher time than men, the possible solutions on helping the elderly live independently, the popularity of senior housing and a view on revolutionising long-term care.
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (22-28 Nov 2011) News Summary Here
News Highlights – The public sector in Singapore takes the lead in granting eldercare leave, a round up on Asia Pacific Economic Conference hosted by President Obama, the rise of fraud cases committed against the elderly with increasing prevalence of dementia, increasing the number of senior activity centres for Singapore's elderly and the highlight on social isolation of Asutralian's ageing population.
Ageing Asia Weekly Industry News (15-21 Nov 2011) News Summary Here
Focus on seniors' healthcare in Asia – The rising cost of ageing healthcare will eventually take its toil on the elderly but if the initiatives of governments and businesses are anything to go by, this gloomy picture may be delayed or averted altogether. We all know prevention is better than cure and this week, ageing-in-place practices and healthy ageing trends remain very much in the news to reinforce that. Though much has been done to improve homes, community living and healthcare services, there is still a long way to go before seniors in Asia can age without worry. It also means businesses have more opportunities to choose from to make this happen.
An archive of all news articles is also available at the Ageing Asia Market Insights blog.
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