Paid companionship for the lonely elderly: Taboo or growing need?

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Compare this with the use of the robotic pet, Lovot HERE.

with Singapore’s ageing population, Homage has seen a growing loneliness epidemic as a result of older adults living alone or being restricted to the same environment due to age-related illnesses or lower mobility.

many still feel that parental care is part and parcel of filial piety. “They feel that if family or friends know that they outsource this to strangers, they will start to talk,

the tradition of relying on family support in old age is eroding in a number of countries. ..In Singapore...Seniors living alone accounted for 10.2 per cent in 2020, an increase from 8.2 per cent in 2010

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