Homage Raises Series B Funding Led by EV Growth
Singapore, 13th January 2019 – Homage, a leading on-demand caregiving services platform that combines qualified care professionals with smart technology, today announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount of Series B funding. The double-digit round was led by EV...
20 Activities To Usher In 2020 For Seniors in Malaysia
As we get older, our social circles tend to become smaller. This leaves many seniors at risk of loneliness and social isolation, which can negatively impact their physical and mental health. In fact, 30% of the elderly population in Malaysia either live alone or with...
A Guide to Ostomy and Stoma Care
When asked what an ostomy or stoma is — most times, people do not know how to care for it until it affects them or unless they know someone in the family who has it. The terms stoma and ostomy are used interchangeably even though they have different meanings. An...
5 Ways Home Care Can Help With Loneliness
As your loved ones age, facing loneliness and isolation is almost inevitable. One by one, their young ones leave the nest and eventually, parents and grandparents are by themselves, growing together with their spouses or an acute circle of friends to rely on for their...
A day in the life of a Homage Care Specialist
Ever wonder what happens in the day-to-day life of a Care Specialist? If you have ever engaged with Homage, the term Care Specialist would ring a bell. Even if you have never heard of it, you can get some information here that may answer your questions before you...
5 tips on sharing caregiving responsibilities within a family
Have you ever heard of family caregivers saying, “I just have too much help and I don’t need any”? Well, if only! Almost all caregivers agree that the role can be a demanding and challenging one, yet also rewarding to those who provide care. Are you the primary...
Conversations With A Grandchild: Tanisha Sudhir
There is something so magical about the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. It's a relationship based on love, appreciation, fun and pure joy. They're very often role models and mentors for younger generations. They are also historians — teaching...
Balancing Work, Life and Caregiving for the Working Adult
Malaysia is currently facing the prospect of an ageing population, and the latest statistics revealed that at present, the number of Malaysians aged 60 years and above is estimated to be 2 million and is projected to increase to 3.5 million in 2020. As Malaysians...
World Diabetes Day – Understanding Diabetes
Some 3.6 million Malaysians are suffering from diabetes, the highest rate of incidence in Asia and one of the highest in the world. By 2025, seven million Malaysian adults are likely to have diabetes, a worrying trend that will see diabetes prevalence of 31.3% for...
BE FAST when stroke strikes: How to identify and respond
With prompt treatment, stroke does not have to be disabling or deadly. Learn how to spot the signs of a stroke and help, in the fastest way possible, when it strikes. According to Nasam, stroke is the third largest cause of death in Malaysia. Only cancer and heart...
Conversations with a grandchild: Raja Sofea
Grandchildren illuminate and enliven the world for their grandparents. These days, it’s almost too easy to let the busy lives we lead keep us from spending time with our grandparents more regularly. Since time can never be replaced , it’s even more crucial whom we...
Grandchild By Chance, Caregiver By Choice
“If you’re lucky enough to have grandparents — visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.” When Vijitha’s grandmother passed away, little did she know that it was the beginning of her humble journey of caregiving. She was only 15 then, and today, she...
World Diabetes Day – Understanding Diabetes
Some 3.6 million Malaysians are suffering from diabetes, the highest rate of incidence in Asia and one of the highest in the world. By 2025, seven million Malaysian adults are likely to have diabetes, a worrying trend that will see diabetes prevalence of 31.3% for...
BE FAST when stroke strikes: How to identify and respond
With prompt treatment, stroke does not have to be disabling or deadly. Learn how to spot the signs of a stroke and help, in the fastest way possible, when it strikes. According to Nasam, stroke is the third largest cause of death in Malaysia. Only cancer and heart...
5 Benefits Of Physiotherapy For The Elderly
Would you believe if there was a non-drug treatment for the elderly that works for injuries and conditions such as arthritis, joint pain, Parkinson's, and incontinence all while improving your strength and endurance? There is one — physiotherapy. Physiotherapy is...
The Complete Guide To Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
What are the Activities of Daily Living? Have you ever found yourself in a position where you hear the term ADL in a nursing home or from a home care site but don’t know what it is? Well, let us break it down for you. Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are a...
10 Ways To Go Pink This Pinktober In Malaysia
It’s October and the various shades of pink, the official colour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, or BCAM is everywhere. You will see it on social media, shopping malls, or even at your workplace. Breast cancer awareness is ubiquitous, and for good reason. In...
5 Tips on Caring for a Loved One with Depression
29% of Malaysians have depression and anxiety disorder and mental conditions are expected to be the second highest health issue to affect Malaysians after heart disease by 2020. Depression is a medical condition that negatively affects the way we feel, think and act....
Home care vs nursing homes in Malaysia: Making the best decision
Making the choice between dementia home care and nursing homes is never easy for family caregivers. Many questions and concerns go into making these big decisions; quality of care and cost are some of the main factors to consider. Most family caregivers would want...
Stroke Support Groups In Malaysia
If you or your loved one just suffered from a stroke, stroke support groups can help to re-enable you to rise above your limitations. Social interaction and simply connecting with others can help tremendously as it helps ease the depression and isolation that are...
4 Golden Rules to Prevent Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. One of the most common signs of Alzheimer’s disease, especially in its early stage is forgetting recently learned information, important dates or events, asking for the...
What’s the Difference? Debunking Dementia and Alzheimer’s
Have you ever come across someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s? In Malaysia alone, it is reported that about 123,000 individuals were diagnosed with dementia in 2015 and that number is set to triple in the next 12 years. The misconception out there is that dementia...
MyDoc and Homage Team Up to Make it Affordable to put a Doctor and a Nurse in Every Home and Office
MyDoc’s value-based digital healthcare platform simplifies how employees and their dependents receive care, helping patients get well faster and stay well at lower costs. Homage, meanwhile, provides personalised, expert and flexible home-based care to enable recovery...
On-demand home caregiving services platform Homage launches in Malaysia
Homage's launch in Malaysia was held in tandem with panel session discussing how Malaysia can sustainably raise the standards of care for Malaysia’s ageing population. KUALA LUMPUR, 14TH FEBRUARY 2019 – Homage, the caregiving services platform that melds...
Health tech rolls in from the straits
This article first appeared on The Star Online. Caregiving services platform aims to sign on 1,000 caregivers in three years MALAYSIA, 18 FEBRUARY 2019 - SINGAPORE-based care-giving startup Homage has rolled out its services in the central region in Malaysia...
Golden Gate Ventures opens KL office, commits $18m to Malaysian investments
One of Golden Gate Ventures portfolio companies, Singapore’s home-based care-giving startup Homage, told DEALSTREETASIA that it is expanding to Kuala Lumpur in early 2019.
GGV to Invest Further RM75m Into Malaysia Tech Startups
Source: BusinessCircleKL Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore’s most established venture capital firm, today announced the opening its Malaysian office in Kuala Lumpur. Having already utilised a quarter of its Fund II in early-stage tech companies that are based in or...