No surprises about what happened next: Tee tripped and fell, practically ripping the skin off her left knee, which till this day bears a nasty scar. Her alarmed nanny immediately came to her aid. Yet despite the blood and pain, Tee remembers that day with great fondness. “I was such a wild child, I’m just getting into all sorts of trouble. You know, running outside and falling down for no rhyme nor reason, and she would always be the one who would clean up after my mess!” she laughs.
The United Nations predicted that by 2050, Singapore’s aged will make up almost half its total population; in fact, by 2030, Singapore will be a “super-aged” country, where one in five people are aged 65 or older. This means the need for robust, affordable and holistic senior care will grow in tandem. Enter Homage, a technology-driven platform where caregivers and health professionals are matched to those who need healthcare most, when they need it most. Options speaks to Gillian Tee, CEO and co-founder of Homage.
SINGAPORE (July 17): Gillian Tee, co-founder and CEO of on-demand healthcare services provider Homage, was, by her own confession, a “wild child”. Running with abandon through a field of overgrown grass near her childhood home at Old Bedok Road, she had ignored the remonstrations of her nanny — an elderly Malaysian lady who took care of her during her formative years.
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