Singapore’s Sandwich Generation are discovering the drawback to being the world’s longest-living people, spending hard-earned retirements caring not only for children and grandchildren, but for parents, too. Illustration: SCMPSingapore’s Sandwich Generation are discovering the drawback to being the world’s longest-living people, spending hard-earned retirements caring not only for children and grandchildren, but for parents, too. Illustration: SCMP
Singapore’s Sandwich Generation are discovering the drawback to being the world’s longest-living people, spending hard-earned retirements caring not only for children and grandchildren, but for parents, too. Illustration: SCMP
This Week in Asia /  Health & Environment

In ageing Singapore, the Sandwich Generation is feeling the squeeze

  • Singapore tops the world in life expectancy, but for some of its citizens long lives come with a sting in their tail
  • Growing numbers of people in their 60s and 70s are spending their twilight years caring not only for their children – but for their parents, too

Topic |   Singapore
Prabhu Silvam
Prabhu Silvam

Updated: 9:30am, 4 Nov, 2019

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Singapore’s Sandwich Generation are discovering the drawback to being the world’s longest-living people, spending hard-earned retirements caring not only for children and grandchildren, but for parents, too. Illustration: SCMPSingapore’s Sandwich Generation are discovering the drawback to being the world’s longest-living people, spending hard-earned retirements caring not only for children and grandchildren, but for parents, too. Illustration: SCMP
Singapore’s Sandwich Generation are discovering the drawback to being the world’s longest-living people, spending hard-earned retirements caring not only for children and grandchildren, but for parents, too. Illustration: SCMP
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