Recently on Consultwho.sg we received a question on Eldershield. A user shared that upon turning 40, he started to receive many calls and letters asking him to upgrade Eldershield. He wanted to know ...

For those not already familiar with ElderShield, it provides basic long-term care insurance targeted at severe disability. When Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (PRs) turn 40, they can choose to ...

The ElderShield Review Committee was set up in 2016 to review the existing ElderShield scheme. For younger people who are not familiar with this, ElderShield is a national insurance scheme that aims ...

Unlike the existing opt-out ElderShield scheme, enrollment in CareShield Life will be compulsory. The first cohort to be enrolled are citizens and permanent residents aged between 30 and 40 in 2020, ...

Public consultation gets under way this month on ElderShield, the severe disability insurance scheme under review that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called the remaining piece to strengthen ...

SINGAPORE - Another piece of the jigsaw to prepare Singapore for its ageing population, a national long-term care insurance to provide financial aid to those afflicted with severe disability, will be ...

THE proposed review of ElderShield is timely, given that the payouts under this severe-disability insurance scheme hasn't kept pace with medical inflation, industry observers have said. They were ...

SINGAPORE - People aged 40 years and older who are on ElderShield and want to upgrade to CareShield Life will be able to do so from 2021, the year following the launch of the new long-term care ...

SINGAPORE: Life after retirement should be a time of enjoyment and personal fulfillment. To many people, the completion of a successful career at 62, give or take a few years, means one is free to ...

SINGAPORE: As Singapore ages, it is opportune to think about how our healthcare system can be strengthened to provide for our long-term care needs. So, it is timely that the ElderShield Review ...

The Singapore government will take over the administration of the ElderShield scheme from insurers in 2021, in order for policyholders to enjoy a smoother upgrading to CareShield Life and benefit from ...