Singapore will become a super-aged country by 2024, with one in every five residents being 65 or older, and its residents are among the world's longest living. According to a Lancet study, Singapore's average life expectancy at birth will rise from 83.3 years in 2016 to 85.4 years by 2040, putting it third among the 195 countries studied. You may have noticed that as people age (especially between the ages of 65 and 75), they lose muscle mass and strength. Sarcopenia is the progressive loss of muscle mass and strength. It is related to age. Muscle weakness is the primary symptom of the condition. Because the elderly are frequently weak and frail, cardiovascular or low-intensity exercise is usually the first choice. Although these training plans are beneficial, they are not as effective as strength-based resistance training in terms of increasing muscle strength and size. In fact, if done gradually and under the supervision of a professional, strength-based training has been suggested as an important and valid way to reduce problems caused by sarcopenia. Our ability to focus for extended periods of time typically declines as we age. People between the ages of 60 and 75 have a shorter attention span than people between the ages of 18 and 30. A decrease in neurotransmitter levels in the brain, such as serotonin and dopamine, could be one explanation. It is also possible that if you do not use that information or skill on a regular basis, you will lose this facility, as well as the ease of use and retrieval. Thus Train Your Brain to keep it active (even if the elderly suffers from early and mild dementia!) Furthermore, ageing has an impact on an individual's mental health. Loss of relatives, financial dependence and a shrinking social circle all contribute to daily worries about the future. And if they have medical or physical challenges that limit their mobility, these additional stresses and barriers have a significant impact on their mental health. Despite the fact that there is a lot of evidence linking physical activity (PA) and mental health, exercise training as a treatment for mental health is limited by the uncertainty of how the elderly with different mental health domains will respond to it and how much it will benefit. However, some exercise and physical activity are required. Many exercises for the elderly can be done in the comfort of your own home while sitting, standing, or lying down! There are many exercise examples for the elderly on YouTube. Our community is still unaware of the changes and effects of ageing, as well as what can be done to stay healthy. None of us wants to be a burden to our families when we get older. While we can see physical changes, we do not know much about the physiological and biological changes that occur within our bodies, at the cellular level, in our brain, and with our five senses. Knowing what changes are coming as we get older can help to decide whether you want to make changes or adjustments to your lifestyle, diet, or environment as you get older. Sedentary living is a curse of modern life. With the Malays' love of sugared drinks, carbohydrate-rich and santan-based dishes, fried and sweet snacks, and processed foods, such indulgence consumptions made in our youth and middle-age years will bear its consequences in our mid-60s and later years. And yet many are not bothered to take up physical activity even at moderate levels! Some things can cause an inflammatory response that cannot be stopped, leading to chronic disease that can be fatal. Points to Ponder In a 2021 study by Fong, (Leisure-time physical activity and its correlates in a multi-ethnic sample of adults over age 50 in Singapore), controlling for sociodemographic and health characteristics, her findings revealed significant ethnic differences in regular LTPA participation. In particular, Malay Singaporeans were less likely to engage in leisure-time physical activity than their Chinese counterparts. NATIONAL POPULATION HEALTH SURVEY 2020 – Select Statistics • Malay males (32%) and Malay females (11%) had the highest proportion of daily smoking (Graph 2.1) • Malay females had the highest proportion of diabetes mellitus at around 15%. (Graph 4.1) • Malay females had the highest proportion of hypertension at 35%. Malay males (40%) had the second highest proportion with hypertension compared with the Chinese (42%). (Graph 5.1) • Malay females (40.0%) had the highest proportion with high blood cholesterol compared with the Chinese (35.3%) and Indian (34.3%) females. (Graph 6.1) • Malay females had the lowest proportion of undergoing mammography at 18%. (Table 8.1)

Filial piety cannot be a one-way street. The elderly has a part in it. They cannot follow their whims and fancies or their stubbornness to continue to dominate over their children and get their own way. You say, "Oh, it is too late. Old people cannot change their ways." Well, that's not true. Our brain can learn new things as long as we remain alive. It is called Neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is our brain's capacity and capability to grow, to strengthened, to prune new and old nerve connections, in a nurturing environment. Even if you have TBI or suffer from early dementia. Check out the work of Prof Michael Merzenich et al. on the neuroscience of neuroplasticity. In fact, there are many types of physical exercises, hobbies, and computer brain training that can help the elderly and anyone else with a brain to think clearly, focus better, and remember more. One of the clear signs of aging is Brain Fog. Brain fog is characterized by confusion, forgetfulness, and a lack of focus and mental clarity. But all is not lost! Another brain training program that does not require the individual to do anything (i.e. no tests, no games to play, no diagnosis) is doing NeurOptimal® brain training. It is offered by a local Muslim outfit Happy Brainlab.Sg The person just relaxes to soothing music for 33 minutes. Improvements in sleep quality, mood and emotional regulation, and feeling less stress are just some of the results of this type of training. We will always be respectful to our elders. Even though they may not be nice to us, we try to be careful not to offend them (yes, it is challenging). If the elder has a difficult personality, it will be tough on the children, grandchildren and those around them. Some older people don't know that their adult children have their own issues as not everyone is transparent. Not every elder remembers or is mindful of all the sacrifices their children have made for the elder. For our mental health and sanity, we need (to learn) to let go and let it pass. (Train your brain to be mindful). And you are blessed if you have elders who are wonderful human beings.

A care giver can be paid or other wise, a professional or a family member in house or professional at an institution. So by understanding and identifying the needs and issues of the elderly you can then identify what kind of caring level of service is needed. Then you can decide whether you want and can do it (do you have the resources-money, capacity, skills, time, agreement) within or among family members or get a paid carer in-house (at home) or if it is necessary to let professionals care for the elderly in an institution. Clearly the issue "equipping care givers..." should not be the first question posed.

What are the numbers and profile of elderly Muslims residing in such care homes? In which care homes are they staying in? What kind of spiritual, physical and/or mental needs do they need and want? We should be person-centric ie. ask what the elderly wants and not what we think they should have. There should be a family and institutional discussion about this matter about the well-being of the elderly. You want employees to be "well-equipped" what does that mean? Possible, just pay more for such a service. Afterall employees are in the employment of the Home! But if you are talking about elderly who are "tunggal", without any next of kin, then we still should ask what that elderly wants. But if the individual suffers from mental comorbidity (dementia, PD) then it is a bigger challenge for the carers.

This is the wrong question to start off. We should begin by asking what are the reasons for engaging a caregiver in a family that has an elderly or two? There are different reasons why families engage care givers. While some care givers should have knowledge in taking care of the elderly, there are just as many elderly who are knowledgeable about how to care for themselves. And this depends... Are there any survey data or are there any studies done and can be shared about why the Malays and Muslim families engage or employ caregivers? Also when we refer to the elderly, who are we referring to? Which age groups? 1) mid 60s 2) 70-75 3) 76-80 4) 80+ Another important factor is why are there caregivers being employed specially for the elderly? 1) Are the elderly left alone when the children/grand children go to work/to school, to keep company, for safety, etc.? 2) Are the elderly healthy? 3) What's their level of education? 4) Are the elderly having some comorbidity issues viz. a) physical - stroke, kidney failure, obesity b) mental - depression, dementia , PD c) ambulatory - paralysis, amputation 5) SES of the family/elderly

Memang ada beberapa mesjid melakukan aktivit tersebut tapi sebabkan covid program ni terputus. Ia kita boleh hidupkan semula. Tapi lepas bersenaman pergi makan sarapan berkelestoral tinggi. Faedah senaman semuanya hangus.

Reimburse volunteers their transport and time to visit the elderly.