In my opinion I think it is a brilliant idea. I mean, a lot of old people don't want to go to old folks' home because they feel abandoned. However, it is also not a good idea for elder to stay alone at their home. Some of them cannot even take care of them properly. & if anything happens, nobody will be there to help them. Its dangerous. However, if there were to have a service like HomeShare, things will be easier! Moreover, in Singapore, people cannot buy their own flats if they are no married. I think this is partially because we are a small country and resources are very limited. So we can't have everybody owning their own flats! However, if this program is implemented in Singapore, a lot of singles people can move out of their house and live independently.
However, as I am typing this post, I slowly realised the loopholes of this program. Firstly, it will be dangerous if the wrong applicant was set to live in the same house as the elder. Things such as elder abuse may occur and the even if the elder is able to report the case, the deed would have already been done. It would have already left the elder injured, either physically or emotionally. On top of that, the house will not be under surveillance, thus there is a higher chance of such cases happening. Also, some elder may not know how to react to situations of elder abuse, thus they may choose to remain silent.
Secondly, applicants that move in will not even bother about the elder. They will just move in and mind their own business, thus even when something happens to the elder, they may not know. Thirdly, some of them may even feel that if something happens to the elder, they will be accused or be put in a difficult spot, thus they will not choose to rent with an elder.
Even if there is a non-profit organisation that provides this service and even if the applicants are carefully selected and chosen, there will still be a lot of problem. However, I believe it can be a good idea to tackle the aging population is the government steps in and help this service. If the government steps in, there will be more assurance and awareness for this service which allows it to have a higher chance of success.
This is just an opinionated post, if there is any false information, please feel free to correct. Also, the things that I say is not a representation of Singapore or the people living there.
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