Issue 08 | May 2026
Forging New Frontiers
Partnerships
Familiar ground: Ageing gracefully in places we know
A new NUS–UCL partnership is reimagining how our neighbourhoods can support people living with dementia, starting with the streets, spaces and systems they are already familiar with.
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ingapore is on track to become a “super-aged” society this year, with more than one in five residents aged 65 and above. Seven of the city-state’s 24 regions have already crossed that threshold. According to the 2023 Well-being of the Singapore Elderly study conducted by the Institute of Mental Health, roughly one in 11 people aged 60 and over lives with dementia. The Ministry of Health (MOH) projects that 152,000 people will live with the condition by 2030.
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