Small Home Robots to Monitor Well-being of Seniors Living Alone Following Undetected Senior Death Cases

Dr Neo Kok Beng asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health in view of the recent cases of senior singles dying in their homes undetected, whether the Ministry will consider partnering with social organisations to develop, pilot or subsidise the use of small home robots to monitor the well-being of senior citizens staying alone.

This question has been addressed in Oral reply to Parliamentary Question No 36 on 7 July 2026. [Please refer to "Tracking and Publishing Number of Seniors who Die Alone in Their Homes", Official Report, 7 July 2026, Vol 96, Issue 32, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]