Virtual trishaw rides help elderly in Singapore fight isolation


Abdul Rahim Abdullah holding the virtual reality headset at Jamiyah Nursing Home..- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): At the height of the pandemic, nursing homes became out of bounds to visitors and volunteers to protect their vulnerable elderly residents.

So Cycling Without Age Singapore, a charity which takes seniors from nursing homes and senior activity centres for trishaw rides, turned to technology to continue giving the elderly a chance to explore Singapore.

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