I Work In An Eldercare Nursing Home For A Day. It Was Tough!

#TalkingPoint host Diana Ser took on a half-day shift at a nursing home, St Luke’s Eldercare Ang Mo Kio Residence in Singapore.

She finds out what eldercare workers grapple with, including misconceptions and caregiver burnout due to a shortage of eldercare staff.

00:00 Intro
01:10 Serving breakfast to 16 elders
02:37 Moving a bed-bound elder to the shower
05:12 Hoisting 113-year-old out of bed
07:32 How do eldercare staff cope?
09:22 Caregiver burnout & stigma

By 2030, 1 in 4 Singaporeans will be 65 and above, and an estimated 24,000 more eldercare workers will be needed.

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