ih project 2 elderly
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IH project Done by : Joel Koh and Cheng Tong Wen
Our neighborhood
Hougang / Serangoon North
Convenient
Residential area
Familiar
Physical feature
Many kinds of items
Important for mobility , recreation , health … etc
What government can provide
RAMPS
Realized that there were many ramps available
Help elderly on wheel chair
Improve mobility
Senior citizen corner
Television
Vending Machine
Cheap drinks
Sitting area
Wifispot
Mini Gardens
Recreation
Healthy way to pass time
Good for the environment
Fitness corner
Realised that there were fitness corners beside playgrounds.
Enable the elderly the exercise relaxingly
Many variety of equipments
Benches
Place to rest
Place to talk and meet
Place to play board games
Common services , food and others for elderlyPolyclinic
Hawker centre
SBS bus
Community centre
INTERVIEW 1
Interview elderly outside house
First level
Chance encounter as he as us to help him lift the wheel chair into his house
Accepted our interview
Age estimate : 60+
Q and AQ1) Do you go to the polyclinic often?
Ans: Yes, due to breathing problems
Q2) How do you find their service
Ans: OK (hai hao)
Q3) How long do you normally wait until it is your turn?
Ans: About half an hour to 1 hour
Q4) Is the cost of the medical fees manageable?
Ans: Manageable
Q5) Do you have problems moving around in the neighborhood?
Ans: No. I usually stay at home due to breathing problems
Q and AQ6) What do you do during your free time?
Ans: Watch television or read the newspaper
Q7) Do you eat in the hawker centre?
Ans: Yes
Q8) Do you find the food there healthy
Ans: Most of them
Q9) Is the environment in your block clean?
Ans: Yes
Q10) Do you think that the price of the food in the hawker centre are manageable?
Ans: Yes
Q11) Do you take the public transport?
Ans: Yes, normally to go to polyclinics
Q and AQ12) Is the public transport comfortable?
Ans: Yes
• Q13) Do you find the Utility bills expensive?
• Ans: Not really
• Q14) Do you normally attend the events hosted by the community centre?
• Ans: Yes
• Q15) Do you enjoy them?
• Ans: Yes, especially the dance.
• Q16) What do you do to keep fit?
• Ans: Hardly exercise due to breathing problems
Interview 2
• Did it with an elderly at the benches
• Allowed us to interview him but no photo
• Age estimate : 65 - 75
Q and A• Q1) Do you go to the polyclinic often?
• Ans: Yes I go there to check my kidney
• Q2) How do you find their service
• Ans: bu cuo ( mandarin )
• Q3) How long do you normally wait until it is your turn?
• Ans: About two hours sometimes , the medicine takes long to collect
• Q4) Is the cost of the medical fees manageable?
• Ans: Manageable , yes it is
• Q5) Do you have problems moving around in the neighborhood?
• Ans: No. I don’t go around places very often
Q and A
• Q6) What do you do during your free time?
• Ans: Talk to friends
• Q7) Do you eat in the hawker centre?
• Ans: Yes
• Q8) Do you find the food there healthy
• Ans: No not really , very oily
• Q9) Is the environment in your block clean?
• Ans: Yes
• Q10) Do you think that the price of the food in the hawker centre are manageable?
• Ans: Yes
• Q11) Do you take the public transport?
• Ans: Yes, I do
Q and A• Q12) Is the public transport comfortable?
• Ans: Yes , it is air con but sometimes very packed
• Q13) Do you find the Utility bills expensive?
• Ans: Not really
• Q14) Do you normally attend the events hosted by the community centre?
• Ans: Yes
• Q15) Do you enjoy them?
• Ans: Yes, like singing .
• Q16) What do you do to keep fit?
• Ans: breeze walk ( man man zou )
Interview 3
• Chance upon her when we were walking in the void decks
• Sitting on a bench
• Approached her
• Age : 70 – 80
Q and A• Q1) Do you go to the polyclinic often?
• Ans: Yes I go there because I have dibeties
• Q2) How do you find their service
• Ans: can lar
• Q3) How long do you normally wait until it is your turn?
• Ans: About one hour
• Q4) Is the cost of the medical fees manageable?
• Ans: yes it is
• Q5) Do you have problems moving around in the neighborhood?
• Ans: no it is very convenient as the bus stop in just under my block
Q and A
• Q6) What do you do during your free time?
• Ans: go to the community centre
• Q7) Do you eat in the hawker centre?
• Ans: Yes
• Q8) Do you find the food there healthy
• Ans: No not really , very salty bad for my condition
• Q9) Is the environment in your block clean?
• Ans: Yes
• Q10) Do you think that the price of the food in the hawker centre are manageable?
• Ans: Yes
• Q11) Do you take the public transport?
• Ans: Yes, I do
Q and A• Q12) Is the public transport comfortable?
• Ans: Yes ,
• Q13) Do you find the Utility bills expensive?
• Ans: It is manageable
• Q14) Do you normally attend the events hosted by the community centre?
• Ans: Yes
• Q15) Do you enjoy them?
• Ans: Yes, like cooking .
• Q16) What do you do to keep fit?
• Ans: dun really exercise
Live video of interview 1
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Conclusions ( service )
• Public transport : the government has done a good job in transport , most of the elderly in the interview says the public transport has been beneficial to them and it is very comfortable
• Food : Although the food is affordable and cheap , the quality of food is not there yet . The food sold at hawker centres are becoming more and more unhealthy . Many of these elderly cannot consume these foods as they might have kidney problems and diabetes
• Healthcare : Healthcare services is quite good because they are cheap and yet they provide the necessary medicine to solve the illnesses of the elderly . Although the cost of healthcare is manageable however the most common complain made by the elderly is that the time taken to see the doctor is too long .
• Recreation : Community centres are being build around many neighborhoods , this allows the elderly to meet up and do something together . Many parks also have a fitness corner designed for the elderly to exercise .
Conclusions ( physical features )
• Good
• Elderly – friendly
• Easy to use
• Placed near void decks
- Government has done a good job in meeting the needs of the elderly . They have fulfilled most of the requirements .
Reflections
• Joel : I found this field activity meaningful as it allowed us to understand the plight the elderly in our society and what they do . It is important for us to understand their problems as many of the senior citizen do not know where to seek help or ask for help . Hence it is our duty as younger individuals to address their problems and help them . During this field activity , I got to know my neighborhood better . There were many places in my neighborhood which was unexplored before I took on this trip . I understood why there were so many ramps and benches available in void decks and how it benefited the elderly . The activity has also allowed me to gain some insides on the concerns of the elderly . The activity has made me more confident in my speech since it is the first time interviewing an elderly . It has also allowed me to learn some dialect .
Reflections
• Tong Wen :
In my opinion, through this field activity, I have that the government has done a good job by addressing the need of the elderly. As Joel and I walk around our neighborhood, we discovered many physical features that are elderly friendly such as ramps for mobility, fitness corner for exercising and also an elderly corner to allow elderly to communicate with one another. Through this activity, a way that I can improve is to not be shy when asking permission from asking people if we could interview them. I would love to do this field activity again as this would boost my confidence level. Thus I enjoyed interviewing the elderly and enjoyed this activity as well.