As Singapore ages at a faster pace and people live longer, the Government has over the years strengthened support for caregivers. In Singapore, the cost of dementia care is estimated to be as great as for heart disease and cancer. Singapore will spend $1.4 billion annually for costs of dementia care, which encompasses both medical and non-medical expenses.

In Singapore, residential care for persons with dementia (PWDs) can cost anywhere from S$700 to S$4,000 per month, depending on whether one qualifies for subsidies. Also, only selected nursing homes are equipped to care for PWDs as they often require more intensive caregiving and they may exhibit behaviour issues that affect other seniors.

Since then, how can we prevent from huge costs while taking care of those who suffer from dementia in Singapore? Recently, a Taiwanese supplier offers a wearable assistive device which can support dementia care services. While we are far away from aged parents, we may order the anti-lost tracker GPS watch for our parents.

The watch has SOS Emergency Button, GPS Tracking, Geo-fence for Safety Management. Certified by AMAZON and Taiwan Trade, OCARE Healthcare platform offers Osmile ED1000 (L) GPS watch for seniors. It has Two-way 4G & 5G phone / video calls functions for communication. Plus, if we download Osmile app after purchasing the watch, we may activate remote photo-taking and listening as well as auto calls to see if our beloved parents are safe. Also, there are fall alarm / fall detection functions with one-key SOS button for instant emergency call. Moreover, it has GPS tracking and positioning as well as geo-fencing functions for anti-lost purpose. Using GPS technology, geo-fencing can alert us if our beloved one with dementia / autism/ intellectual disability leaves the safe zone (boundaries put in place). Last but not least, there are Temperature Measurment / Oxygen Saturation，SO2 / Pedometer / Heart Rate / Pressure / Sleep Monitoring functions to ensure our beloved ones' basic health situations.