More young people, especially men, joining home care industry and finding their calling
SINGAPORE — Mr Tan Wee Han left his job as a captain in the Singapore Armed Forces, where he had worked for about 11 years, to become a freelance caregiver at Homage, a company that offers home care services, in December 2021.
- Companies in the home care industry said that there has been a growth in young freelance caregivers, an increasing number of whom are male
- For Mr Tan Wee Han, the job matched his sense of purpose and fulfilment
- He believes that with the wider availability of home care services these days, it is much easier to find home care professionals in a "very short amount of time"
- Mr Asy'ari Asni said that the caregiving industry needs more men as "we have the physical strength to lift patients who are heavier"
Source: TODAY
