Elder care facility at void decks: Residents vent feelings at meeting

[makapaaa]

[h=1]Elder care facility at void decks: Residents vent feelings at meeting[/h]May 11, 2012 - 1:57am
[h=2]By:[/h]Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh

TNP PHOTO: NG JUN SEN
The questions came fast and furious in the multi-purpose hall at the Katong Community Centre last night.
The residents of Blocks 10 and 11 Jalan Batu, in the Tanjong Rhu area, demanded to know why they were not consulted about a facility for the elderly slated to be built at their void decks.
Over 250 residents turned up at the rapid-fire dialogue, with resident after resident taking the microphone.
They left Member of Parliament for Mountbatten SMC, Mr Lim Biow Chuan, and Ministry of Health representative Teoh Szin Woon, group director of the Ageing Planning Office, almost no time to give their replies.

 

[robert123]

[h=1]Elder care facility at void decks: Residents vent feelings at meeting[/h]May 11, 2012 - 1:57am
[h=2]By:[/h]Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh

TNP PHOTO: NG JUN SEN
The questions came fast and furious in the multi-purpose hall at the Katong Community Centre last night.
The residents of Blocks 10 and 11 Jalan Batu, in the Tanjong Rhu area, demanded to know why they were not consulted about a facility for the elderly slated to be built at their void decks.
Over 250 residents turned up at the rapid-fire dialogue, with resident after resident taking the microphone.
They left Member of Parliament for Mountbatten SMC, Mr Lim Biow Chuan, and Ministry of Health representative Teoh Szin Woon, group director of the Ageing Planning Office, almost no time to give their replies.

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[Kinana]

Are these people against building of elderly facilities at their void deck?

 

[lee6100]

Are these people against building of elderly facilities at their void deck?

One day they, too, will get old and will have no where to go.

 

[eErotica69]

Even they are consulted they will still KPKB cos they just dun want these Senior Citizen facilities there!!

 

[halsey02]

Are these people against building of elderly facilities at their void deck?

This I really don't understand? Haven't SINgaporeans complained that there not enough facilities to look after the aged, especially the infirm elderly & Old Age Homes are costly & beyond their reach? I have been to Jalan Batu before, near to Mountbatten Road, but I admit have not been there for years. Aren't that area, they have many low cost housing? or rental flats?

Why are these people & people in other areas complaining about this? Maybe, the government should change their tactics to suit the times ( 21st century), you just can't do anything they like anymore. Maybe, the greed for money, people perceive their homes as investment, for one day due to the close proximity of development around Old Airport Road & now Jalan Batu Area, they are looking at home valuation of $1 million or more, since they are almost in the city & close proximity.

Maybe...what do you think??

 

[tomfrankjon]

Why they are so cold about elder care? We must take care of them in a great possible way, after all they are behind our presence in this world.
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