GoodLife! Makan, a brand new programme by Montfort Care that encourages stay alone seniors to come together to provide for the community, was officially opened by Guest-of-Honour, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, today.

With stay alone senior households becoming more prevalent due to factors such as a rapidly ageing population and changing family structures, GoodLife! Makan hopes to create a space that allows seniors to create bonds and rediscover their potential with the help of the community. GoodLife! Makan uses food as the talking point, the centre not only offers a place for stay alone seniors to prepare, cook and share their meals with one another but more importantly, a space for conversations, learning and companionship.

Montfort Care Founder | CEO Mr Samuel Ng said, “At GoodLife! Makan, seniors share more than just the food on the plate. They share experiences, knowledge, space and kinship. By building a sharing economy, we deliver more than just food, it also acts as a social glue for the seniors.”

With the opening of GoodLife! Makan, Mr Ng hopes that the centre can increase involvement of their stay alone clients, empower them to discover new potential and to connect with the community. He added, “We want to change the perception of stay alone seniors as objects of charity to seeing them as active and capable individuals; to move from end of life to a new lease of life.”