First dementia care insurance introduced in Singapore by Singlife

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The insurance provides coverage for cognitive decline, mental health issues, accidental burns, and fractures for individuals up to the age of 99

SINGAPORE: With people living longer these days, it’s hard to find any families that have not been affected by dementia, the fifth leading cause of disability in Singapore.

This groundbreaking insurance provides coverage for cognitive decline, mental health issues, accidental burns, and fractures for individuals up to the age of 99 on their next birthday. As it stands today, ten per cent of people from the age of 60 and up in Singapore have dementia, a 2015 study by the Institute of Mental Health says.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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