Demand for assisted living flats moderated as seniors have more options now: Tan Kiat How

The first community care apartment in Bukit Batok offers seniors with an assisted living housing option, which included activities organised for its residents.

Published Sep 09, 2026, 02:10 PM

Updated Sep 09, 2026, 02:10 PM

Community care apartments (CCAs) offer assisted living but are not suitable for every senior, with recent projects undersubscribed and demand moderating due to various housing options.

The government is lowering monthly service fees for CCAs and expanding other aged care services like Active Ageing Centres and home personal care to support seniors ageing in place.

The luxury assisted-living project at Parry Avenue targets a niche market, while the government focuses on affordable options for most seniors and evaluates such pilot projects carefully.

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SINGAPORE - Demand for assisted living flats has moderated with more housing options and care services brought close to seniors, Senior Minister of State for Health Tan Kiat How said in Parliament on Sept 9.

He added that these flats, known as community care apartments (CCAs), are one of several options that marry housing and aged care services, but that this is not the solution for every senior.

He was responding to questions from MPs Yip Hon Weng (Yio Chu Kang) and Liang Eng Hwa (Bukit Panjang) on the reduced demand for CCAs.

The Housing Board has launched five CCA projects in the past five years , of which only the first two in Bukit Batok and Queenstown were oversubscribed, attracting more applicants than the number of units available for sale.

Three newer projects in Bedok, Geylang and Sengkang were undersubscribed.

Tan said that about seven in 10 units across the five projects were taken up by the end of each flat selection exercise, and for the most recent Sengkang project, the take-up was about 50 per cent.

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in May that the launch of CCAs will be slowed down given the reduced demand . Previously, there were plans to launch up to 30 CCAs across Singapore by 2030. No revised target has been revealed.

Residents have to subscribe to a basic service package which covers a range of care and support services offered by CCA staff.

Checks by The Straits Times earlier showed that service prices have increased significantly in less than five years, affecting demand .

The authorities announced in July that the monthly fee for the service package would be lowered .

Tan said the CCA option “is a new product and something we are testing to see whether the seniors find it useful... (but) not the solution for every senior”.

“Most importantly is that options are available at different price points and support the different needs of different groups of seniors in our community,” he added.

Noting seniors’ preference to age in place, Tan highlighted that aged care services have been brought closer to seniors through expanding the Active Ageing Centre network, and offering an enhanced home personal care service which supports frail seniors through round-the-clock technology-enabled monitoring for falls and incidents.

The Age Well Neighbourhood initiative will also be expanded to more areas with a higher density of seniors, so they can access enhanced care services and senior-friendly infrastructure.

Tan said there are housing grants and market discounts to keep CCAs affordable for seniors.

Yip also asked if the Government will consider allowing seniors to tap their MediSave or CPF savings to pay for CCA service fees, to enhance the take-up rate .

Tan responded that the policy objective of MediSave is to ensure seniors have adequate savings to afford basic medical care as they age, hence any use of MediSave for other purposes must be considered carefully.

Nevertheless, he said that the affordability of long-term care and assisted living support is reviewed on a regular basis.

Luxury assisted-living development at Parry Avenue serves “niche segment”

Questions were also raised about the luxury eldercare facility at Parry Avenue - another housing option for seniors to age in place.

The $260 million private project Perennial Living launched the first phase of its operations on Aug 18, which included 200 assisted living apartments .

With monthly rates starting from $8,000, MP Wan Rizal (Jalan Besar GRC) said the project is beyond reach for most middle-income seniors, and asked what policy objective this project aims to achieve.

(Pls note: Pix embargoed till August 18, 12pm)(Captions to come) An apartment in Perennial Living, Singapore’s first private assisted living development, pictured on August 7, 2026. The Straits Times

(Pls note: Pix embargoed till August 18, 12pm)(Captions to come) An apartment in Perennial Living, Singapore’s first private assisted living development, pictured on August 7, 2026.

He also asked if the operator is required to publish the all-in monthly cost, and before releasing sites for future projects, if the Government will consider affordability conditions, or requiring the operator to set aside a proportion of the units and make them accessible for middle-income residents.

Referring to the development as a pilot project, Tan said, “we have to look at the outcomes of that project before we decide how we proceed”.

He reiterated that not every assisted-living model can serve every senior, and “what is important is that we want to have affordable options for most seniors”, with the Parry Avenue project being “more suitalbe for a niche segment of the community”.

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武吉巴督第一家社区护理公寓为老年人提供辅助生活住房选择，其中包括为居民组织的活动。

发布于 2026 年 9 月 9 日下午 2:10

更新于2026年9月9日下午2:10

社区护理公寓 (CCA) 提供辅助生活服务，但并不适合所有老年人，最近的项目认购不足，并且由于各种住房选择，需求有所缓和。

政府正在降低社区护理机构的月度服务费，并扩大其他老年护理服务，如积极老龄化中心和居家个人护理，以支持老年人居家养老。

帕里大道上的豪华辅助生活项目瞄准的是小众市场，而政府则专注于为大多数老年人提供经济实惠的选择，并仔细评估此类试点项目。

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新加坡——卫生部高级政务部长陈杰豪9月9日在国会表示，随着更多住房选择和护理服务向老年人靠近，对辅助生活公寓的需求有所缓和。

他还补充说，这些被称为社区护理公寓（CCA）的公寓是将住房和老年护理服务结合起来的几种选择之一，但这并不是每个老年人的解决方案。

他是在回答国会议员叶汉荣（杨厝港）和梁英华（武吉班让）关于CCA需求减少的问题。

建屋发展局在过去五年推出了五个社区住房计划项目，其中只有武吉巴督和女皇镇的前两个项目认购踊跃，申请人数超过了可供出售的单位数量。

位于勿洛、芽笼和盛港的三个新项目认购不足。

Tan表示，五个项目中约有十分之七的单位在每次选房活动结束时被预订，而最近的盛港项目预订率约为50%。

卫生部长王乙康五月份表示，鉴于需求下降，社区发展计划（CCA）的推出速度将会放缓。此前，新加坡曾计划到2030年推出多达30个社区发展计划。目前尚未公布修订后的目标。

居民必须订阅基本服务套餐，该套餐涵盖 CCA 工作人员提供的各种护理和支持服务。

《海峡时报》早前的调查显示，服务价格在不到五年的时间里大幅上涨，影响了需求。

当局在7月份宣布，将降低服务套餐的月费。

Tan表示，CCA选项“是一个新产品，我们正在测试它是否对老年人有用……（但）它并非适用于所有老年人的解决方案”。

“最重要的是，我们提供不同价位的选择，以满足我们社区不同老年人群体的不同需求，”他补充道。

谭先生注意到老年人更喜欢居家养老，并强调通过扩大“活力老龄化中心”网络，以及提供更完善的居家个人护理服务，使老年护理服务更贴近老年人，并通过全天候的科技赋能监测，为体弱的老年人提供跌倒和意外事故的保障。

“安享晚年社区”计划也将扩展到老年人口密度较高的更多地区，以便他们能够获得更好的护理服务和对老年人友好的基础设施。

Tan表示，政府有住房补贴和市场折扣，以确保老年人能够负担得起社区活动津贴。

叶先生还询问政府是否会考虑允许老年人动用他们的保健储蓄或公积金来支付CCA服务费，以提高参与率。

谭先生回应说，保健储蓄的政策目标是确保老年人有足够的储蓄来负担晚年的基本医疗保健，因此，将保健储蓄用于其他用途必须谨慎考虑。

不过，他表示，长期护理和辅助生活支持的费用可负担性会定期进行审查。

帕里大道上的豪华辅助生活开发项目服务于“小众市场”。

人们还对帕里大道上的豪华养老院提出了疑问——这是老年人居家养老的另一种选择。

耗资 2.6 亿美元的私人项目 Perennial Living 于 8 月 18 日启动了第一阶段的运营，其中包括 200 套辅助生活公寓。

该项目每月费用从 8000 美元起，议员 Wan Rizal（惹兰勿刹集选区）表示，该项目对于大多数中等收入的老年人来说遥不可及，并质疑该项目旨在实现什么政策目标。

（请注意：图片将于8月18日中午12点解禁）（图片说明稍后奉上） 2026年8月7日，新加坡首个私人辅助生活项目——Perennial Living的一套公寓。《海峡时报》

（请注意：图片将于 8 月 18 日中午 12 点解禁）（图片说明稍后奉上）2026 年 8 月 7 日，新加坡首个私人辅助生活开发项目 Perennial Living 的一间公寓。

他还询问运营商是否必须公布每月全部费用，以及政府在开放未来项目用地之前是否会考虑可负担性条件，或者要求运营商预留一部分单位供中等收入居民购买。

谭先生将该项目称为试点项目，并表示：“我们必须先看看该项目的成果，才能决定下一步的行动。”

他重申，并非每一种辅助生活模式都能服务于每一位老年人，“重要的是，我们希望为大多数老年人提供负担得起的选择”，而帕里大道项目“更适合社区中的特定群体”。

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