Looking for Social Services for an Elderly Neighbour
One of my neighbours, she’s very old. She walks with those 4-legged cane. The problem is that she’s still working, almost everyday. I always see her around 7.30pm and she comes home around 11.30pm. I always meet her because I get back from school and reach home the same time she goes to work. I found out she comes home at 11.30pm cus thats the time when i go for a jog.
She commutes using the public transport to her work which is a 10 min bus ride away. (I coincidentally met her at her workplace, it was a supermarket)
So I am a young male, and it takes me 3-4 minute to walk from our block to the bus stop. However, she walks extremly slow, like one step at a time, using her cane. It would probably take her around 30mins instead.
And most importantly, there is no traffic light at the bus stop area that she boards the bus. Its a wide 3 lane road (6 lane both ways). Sometimes I would be there to escort and stop the traffic for her, but other times when Im not there.. god knows who will help her. This is what i mostly worry about.
I would help her but I am still a student and frankly I dont know how. If anyone can recommend me any social services or help group that can assit her, that would be great. If anyone wants to help her, feel free to DM me and I can share the details.
Thank you!
Netizens’ comments
- You have a good heart OP. But in which area do you think auntie needs help in – to cross the road to the bus stop? Perhaps writing in to LTA to suggest a new pedestrian crossing would be more helpful than social services per se which are more targeted at providing financial assistance etc.
- Talk to her family first if you want to call social services. Not all people would be happy if someone calls social services on them out of concern, you need to get their consent first. This is more of a road design issue than a social service issue too.
Also contact LTA and suggest any improvements that they may be able to make. - You could highlight it to your MP at the next MPS. Chances are the authorities already have their eyes on her.