More younger adults planning end-of-life care during Covid-19 crisis, one healthcare provider sees 8-fold jump in a year

More young adults are making end-of-life arrangements.

This is possibly due to the Covid-19 pandemic and more people getting chronic illnesses at a younger age.

For 28-year-old Jasmine Goh, she was made to think about her own end-of-life arrangements after some of her relatives died last year.

Healthcare provider Sata CommHealth said it saw an increase in people who registered for a Lasting Power of Attorney and carried out advance care planning in the past year.

The Ministry of Social and Family Development said that it has seen significantly more LPAs registered in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year and in 2019.