"For some Singaporeans, growing old means living across the Causeway - in a nursing home in Johor Baru.
Home operators there say about 10 percent of their clients are now Singaporeans and they are getting more enquiries from Singapore families.
Many moved their seniors or disabled relatives up north, citing more affordable care" - TNP, 11 Jul 2012
We have a system in which it is common to see the elderly doing menial jobs instead of enjoying their golden years. When they are weak, some of them are sent to nursing homes in a foreign country away from their loved ones to spend the last days of their lives. It is hard to reconcile all this with our extravagant defense spending, massive reserves and the fact that we have the highest number of millionaires per capita[Link]. These extremes are the outcomes of years of unbalanced policy making. Full story
