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Ministry of Health
Parliamentary QA

TRACKING AND PUBLISHING NUMBER OF SENIORS WHO DIE ALONE IN THEIR HOMES

7 July 2026

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1003

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 7 JULY 2026

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Fadli Fawzi

Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC

Question No. *2439

To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) whether the Government will start to track and publish the number of seniors who die alone in their homes, with their passing only detected days later; and (b) if not, why not.

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1003

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 7 JULY 2026

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Dr Neo Kok Beng

Nominated Member of Parliament

Question No. 1629

To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health in view of the recent cases of senior singles dying in their homes undetected, whether the Ministry will consider partnering with social organisations to develop, pilot, or subsidise the use of small home robots to monitor the well-being of senior citizens staying alone.

Answer

1         Mr Speaker, my response will also address Written Question 29 raised by Dr Neo Kok Beng in today’s Order Paper.

2         We do not track or publish data on seniors who pass away alone at home and are only detected later.

3         Our focus is upstream – to reach out to as many seniors as we can and provide support to those who are vulnerable, such as referring them to Active Ageing Centres. The Silver Generation Office (SGO) under the Agency for Integrated Care conducts such outreach and identify seniors at-risk systematically. Neighbours, community groups and Grassroots organisations can also play a part, and keep a lookout for these seniors and provide support.

4         The Government has also been leveraging technology to support seniors living alone. For example, HDB has been progressively extending the wireless Alert Alarm System to seniors staying in public rental blocks, so that they can call for help during emergencies. MOH rolled out the enhanced Home Personal Care service islandwide since April 2026. Under this service, eligible seniors may opt to subscribe to a 24/7 monitoring and response system that detects falls and provide timely support.


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