On 21 August 2015, Cogent donated $255,000 to St Luke’s Eldercare for its Bukit Timah Eldercare Project which was initiated by the Bukit Timah Citizens’ Consultative Committee.
This donation helped to purchase a newly-developed wireless motion tracking system for some 100 households in Bukit Timah that have elderly either staying alone at home or who are alone during the day when their family members are at work. The system monitors their movements and is able to detect any anomalies and alert a call centre manned by volunteers.
With the ageing population in Singapore gaining focus, Cogent sees a rising need in ensuring the safety of aged residents in their own homes while their caregivers are at work.
Benson Tan, CEO of Cogent, speaking to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Sim Ann at the Bukit Timah constituency’s 60th anniversary carnival where the Cogent-sponsored Bukit Timah Eldercare Project was launched.
Cogent’s CEO Benson Tan presenting a cheque of $255,000 to representatives of St Luke’s Eldercare, witnessed by Guest of Honour, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan and Member of Parliament representing the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Sim Ann.