Screen For Life: Health Screening For The Elderly

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Last updated: Jun 18, 2024

For older adults and senior citizens, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol should be part of routine health screening. Colorectal cancer screening can also be included, if there is a family history of cancer. Health Screening for the elderly is important as it can detect specific age-related issues and help to ensure early intervention and favourable outcomes. These are two options you can consider:

1. Screen For Life

Screen For Life (SFL) is a national screening programme that encourages Singapore Citizens (SC) and Permanent Residents (PR) to do regular health screening and follow up.

Your Screen For Life Entitlements

For Adults Above Age 40	For Adults Above Age 50
a. Chronic Illnesses: High Blood Pressure, Obesity, Diabetes and High Cholesterol b. Cervical Cancer (For Females)	a. Chronic Illnesses: High Blood Pressure, Obesity, Diabetes and High Cholesterol b. Colorectal Cancer c. Breast & Cervical Cancer (For Females)

Your Screen For Life Subsidies

You may login with SingPass on HealthHub to check your eligibilities for subsidies

If you are not eligible for any of these screenings, our closest health screening package with obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure screening would be Ace ($76).

Our Ace package also includes a liver and kidney profile, together with a Urine test.

2. Comprehensive Health Screening Package For The Elderly

Our health screening package Silver ($368) provides a comprehensive and tailored health screening for senior citizens above the age of 65. In addition to the the regular chronic illnesses (high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol), we also screen for:

a. Comprehensive Blood Tests (Liver, Kidney, Syphillis, Full Blood Count, Thyroid Profile, Hepatitis A & B)
b. Tumour Markers: Liver, Stomach / Colon, Prostate (Male), Ovarian (Female)
c. Bone Mass Density (Osteoporosis Screening)
d. Ultrasound Carotid Intima Media Thickness (Stroke Screening)
e. Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) for Memory Screening if required
f. Tonometry (Glaucoma Screening)