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Singapore man, 69, pays $4,500 a month for assisted living
Victor Lee, 69, lives at Camino House, an assisted living facility in Singapore.
He moved there in 2023 after his three older siblings, who had helped care for him, died.
Living alone became dangerous as he grew less mobile, and he fell several times in the apartment he had shared with his siblings.
After one fall, he struggled to get up and had to call an ambulance.
Lee chose assisted living rather than a nursing home because he could still manage most daily activities and wanted help nearby.
His monthly fee is 5,800 Singapore dollars, about $4,500, and covers his private room, meals, laundry and care; the facility has seven residents.
The move offers support while he waits for a public-housing flat, which he planned to buy but would have to wait several years to receive.
Victor Lee, 69, pays 5,800 Singapore dollars, about $4,500, a month to live at an assisted living facility in Singapore.
He moved to Camino House in 2023 after living alone became unsafe as he grew older and less mobile.
Lee had fallen several times at home, including once when he struggled to get up and had to call an ambulance.
His monthly fee covers his private room, meals, laundry and care.
He says the facility gives him support while allowing him to remain independent.
- Who
- Victor Lee, 69, a resident of Camino House.
- What
- He pays 5,800 Singapore dollars, about $4,500, a month to live in an assisted living facility.
- When
- He moved into Camino House in 2023.
- Where
- Camino House, an assisted living facility in Joo Chiat, Singapore.
- Why
- Living alone became dangerous after he grew less mobile and fell several times.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lee lived alone in the apartment he had shared with his siblings.
After repeated falls, Lee sought a place where help would be nearby.
Lee moved into Camino House.
- Resident
- Victor Lee, 69
- Facility
- Camino House, Joo Chiat, Singapore
- Monthly fee
- 5,800 Singapore dollars, about $4,500
- Move-in year
- 2023
- Residents
- Seven, including Lee
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