The problem with being alone: Social isolation, loneliness biggest enemy for seniors in Singapore

Mr Sarmugam R Rajoo, 76, has been living alone in a one-room rented flat for the past seven years. - ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

SINGAPORE: Ill health keeps Mr Sarmugam R Rajoo, 76, confined within the four walls of his one-room rental flat in Yishun most of the time.

The former security guard collapsed at his workplace eight years ago due to his hypertension, forcing him into retirement. He now relies on the Silver Support Scheme for survival.