SINGAPORE - A video of an elderly man with mobility difficulties struggling to get into a taxi in Yishun has raised concerns among Facebook users and residents in the estate over the senior's safety.
Mr David Ang, 70, a shop assistant at Teck Hoe provision store in Yishun Ring Road, said:"I have seen him riding the wooden board. He doesn't really talk to his neighbours. When we see him, we think it's so dangerous." In a Facebook post on Friday , Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam said that the man, who he identified as Mr Lee, has been receiving assistance since 2015.
Mr Shanmugam said:"Based on our interactions with him, our assessment is that he is independent, and knows his mind." Touch Cluster Support, a service of Touch Community Services, helps seniors age in place in the neighbourhood.
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