Let's Kaypoh (Eldercare)

Supporting Seniors - Socially isolated seniors

Like Bob the Builder (of good).

Team members:

• Ker Yang Low, Product Manager

• Eileen Chua, UIUX Designer

• Nicholas Lim, Software Engineer

• Josephine Agatha Hemingway, Software Engineer

Problem Statement

Singapore’s ageing population is rapidly growing, with nearly 1 million seniors expected by 2030. Among them, many are less active or social, putting them at risk of isolation, which affects their health and well-being. Despite government efforts and volunteer programs, this issue persists.

Although there are an overwhelming number of citizens (95% of survey respondents) that would like to help these socially-isolated seniors, only 2% of our survey respondents actually volunteer with the elderly. This is because face a few key barriers in doing so: fear of regular commitment (48%), language barrier with the elderly (45%), and it being too time-consuming (39%).

Proposed Solution

Let's Kaypoh is a platform that rallies the community to discover and check-in on nearby socially isolated elderly, reducing the reliance of senior monitoring on AACs and befriender organisations, and decreasing senior loneliness.

Through a pilot conducted with SASCO West Coast AAC, Let's Kaypoh has facilitated 10 senior visits by 20 volunteers, and consolidated data on overall senior wellbeing for the AAC to monitor.