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Tsao Foundation Embracing Longevity

12/10/2026

A meaningful moment with HelpAge International, featuring the stories and voices of our older persons. ❤️

Have you ever reached a point in life where you’re so busy caring for your children, supporting your parents and managin...
09/10/2026

Have you ever reached a point in life where you’re so busy caring for your children, supporting your parents and managing work that you forget to ask yourself, “How am I really doing?”

For many of us in our middle years, life comes with many responsibilities. We try to be strong for our families and the people around us, often putting our own needs aside.

At 52, Mdm P had spent much of her life putting her family first while carrying grief, anxiety and emotional struggles of her own.

Through counselling and community support at Tsao Foundation, she began to better understand her emotions, rediscover her strengths and recognise that her own needs mattered too.

Her journey reminds us that mental wellbeing is not just about coping with our daily responsibilities.

It is also about feeling heard, staying connected and knowing that it is never too late to seek support or make changes for ourselves.

As we mark World Mental Health Day, let’s take a moment to check in with ourselves and the people around us. Sometimes, the people who appear to be coping well may be carrying more than we realise.

Remember, caring for yourself is not selfish. You deserve care and support, too ❤️

[ Ageing well is more than staying healthy and active. ] It’s also about having a say in how we want to live and be care...
08/10/2026

[ Ageing well is more than staying healthy and active. ]

It’s also about having a say in how we want to live and be cared for.

For those of us in our 50s, perhaps it’s time to have these conversations. With our parents, our loved ones, and even ourselves.

What matters to us?
How would we like to be cared for?
What would we want our family to know?

Recently, seniors from Tsao Foundation’s Café Kawan and Hua Mei Active Ageing Centre (Care) explored these questions at the Live Well, Leave Well Festival at Suntec City, learning more about palliative care and advance care planning.

Through conversations, activities and interactive displays, they explored palliative care and advance care planning, giving them an opportunity to learn, reflect and start conversations about their wishes.

Planning ahead means giving ourselves and our loved ones greater clarity, so that when the time comes, decisions can be made with greater understanding and respect for what matters to us. 🌿

[ Prevention pays. But are our systems built for it?]One key takeaway from Future of Health Asia 2026 with The Economist...
29/09/2026

[ Prevention pays. But are our systems built for it?]

One key takeaway from Future of Health Asia 2026 with The Economist Impact: we have growing evidence that prevention matters. The challenge is turning that evidence into action.

Our health and care systems are still largely designed to respond when something goes wrong. Shifting towards prevention means rethinking not just how we deliver care, but also how we finance it, measure its impact and incentivise earlier intervention.

At Tsao Foundation, this reinforces our “to-the-left” approach to ageing — intervening earlier to help older adults maintain their health, function, social connections and independence, rather than waiting until frailty or crisis sets in.

But how do we demonstrate the value of prevention?

What are the long-term benefits of helping an older person maintain their strength and independence?

What could early intervention mean for families, caregivers and the wider health and care system over five, ten or even twenty years?

These are important questions.

Beyond improving individual wellbeing, prevention has a role to play in building more sustainable health and care systems.

Good intentions alone are not enough. We need stronger evidence of the short-, medium- and long-term value of prevention, alongside financing models and incentives that support earlier action.

Prevention pays when the system is designed to make it possible.

For Tsao Foundation, the direction remains clear: move care to the left, and build the evidence to bring the system with us.

[ Connection is part of how we age well ]Ageing well is about more than healthcare. It is also about having spaces to co...
23/09/2026

[ Connection is part of how we age well ]

Ageing well is about more than healthcare. It is also about having spaces to connect, contribute and feel valued ❤️

We saw this at Café Kawan’s first monthly Men’s Talk, led by Mr Eric Wong, Chairperson of Whampoa Drive Residents’ Network.

Older men came together to talk about volunteerism, community life and Singapore’s journey, ending with a flute performance and requests for the next session.

It is a simple reminder: when older people have opportunities to participate and contribute, they continue to belong🥰

And for people living with dementia, that sense of connection and belonging matters too.

This World Alzheimer’s Day, let’s think not only about how we care for people with dementia, but what kind of community we are creating for all of us to grow older in✨

[ What if love became infrastructure? ]At the opening of AT ONE IMPACT WEEK 2026, TPC Chairman Chavalit Frederick Tsao i...
17/09/2026

[ What if love became infrastructure? ]

At the opening of AT ONE IMPACT WEEK 2026, TPC Chairman Chavalit Frederick Tsao invited us to imagine a world where love is built into the foundations of business and society.

Minister Grace Fu reminded us that while governments can build systems of care, love must also come from our communities.

For Tsao Foundation, this resonates deeply as Singapore moves towards becoming a super-aged society. Building an ageing society with love means upholding dignity, supporting caregivers, strengthening communities, and ensuring older people continue to live with agency, purpose and connection❤️

Because longevity is not just about adding years to life, but adding life to those years.

If love became part of our infrastructure, what would you do differently?

Grace Fu

[ What if we supported caregivers before caregiving became overwhelming? ]Too often, support comes when caregivers are a...
16/09/2026

[ What if we supported caregivers before caregiving became overwhelming? ]

Too often, support comes when caregivers are already exhausted or nearing a crisis. By then, we are responding to the burden rather than preventing it from becoming overwhelming.

What if we moved further upstream?

Supporting caregivers earlier means helping them build knowledge and confidence, strengthen relationships, connect with support, and make space for their own wellbeing.

Because caregiving is not only about managing needs. It can also be about meaning, connection and joy — a shared laugh, an ordinary moment, or simply being there for someone who matters.

The challenges are real, but they should not define the entire caregiving experience.

Perhaps we should ask not only how we can reduce caregiver burden, but also:

How can we create the conditions for caregiver joy?

The earlier we support caregivers, the more room we create for both caregivers and care recipients to live well.

💼 Thinking about a career in community care?A career switch can be an opportunity to do something meaningful - supportin...
07/09/2026

💼 Thinking about a career in community care?

A career switch can be an opportunity to do something meaningful - supporting older people to live and age well in the community. ❤️

Through Hua Mei Training Academy, our Advanced Certificate in Basic Community Care Management equips those new to the care sector with practical, job-ready skills - plus a 10-day industry attachment to put learning into practice. 🧑‍⚕️📚

📅 Next intake: 1 October 2026
📱 WhatsApp: 9656 8273
📧 Email: [email protected]

Ready to take the next step? Find out more in the post below. 👇

[ Who cares for the caregiver? ] Caregiving can last for years, sometimes decades. While we focus on the needs of those ...
04/09/2026

[ Who cares for the caregiver? ]

Caregiving can last for years, sometimes decades.

While we focus on the needs of those receiving care, we must also remember the person providing it. Their dreams, relationships, careers and own ageing journey✨

This was the key reflection shared by Susana Harding, our Senior Director of International Longevity Centre Singapore, at the HNF Caregiving Conference 2026.

Susana joined Wang Jing, Founding Director of Peace Within Training and Consultancy, and Dr Hong Huay Lim, Founder of CaringSG, for the panel “A Society Where Caregiving is Supported”, moderated by Dr Wai Chong, Ng.

As Singapore moves towards becoming a super-aged society, we need to build stronger circles of support, across families, friends, workplaces and communities.

The discussion followed Minister for Health, Ong Ye Kung’s announcement of enhanced support for caregivers from 2027, an important step towards strengthening Singapore’s caregiving ecosystem.

At Tsao Foundation, we believe care is not just a family responsibility.

It is a shared societal responsibility❤️

To enable caregivers to care without having to put their own lives, livelihoods and ageing on hold. It also means investing in stronger community relationships today, so that each of us has networks of care we can both contribute to and draw upon as we age 🥰

The task ahead is not simply to help caregivers cope with caregiving.

It is to build a society where care is shared, caregivers can thrive, and no one has to navigate a longer life - or the responsibility of caring for another - alone✨

Home Nursing Foundation Caring.SG

[ What can we learn from being close to the ground? And how can those lessons create change beyond one programme or orga...
31/08/2026

[ What can we learn from being close to the ground? And how can those lessons create change beyond one programme or organisation? ]

During a recent learning journey with Wealth Management Institute (WMI), our Chairperson, Dr Mary Ann Tsao, shared some reflections from more than 30 years of Tsao Foundation’s work in ageing and eldercare.

One thing stood out: start by listening.

When we understand what older persons, families and caregivers experience in their everyday lives, we can design solutions that are more grounded and meaningful🥰

But listening is only the beginning. We also need to ask: What worked? What changed? And what can we do differently?🤔

That’s where practice, evidence and collaboration comes together, turning what we learn on the ground into ideas that can travel further👍🏻

Building a society where people can live and age well takes all of us: listening, learning and working together ❤️

Thank you to WMI and everyone who joined us for the thoughtful conversations and shared learning! 🌱

Wealth Management Institute (WMI)

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