# The Critical Role of Logistics for Ageing-in-Place: Insights from Active Ageing Initiatives

## TL;DR

This paper highlights the importance of logistics in enabling elderly people to live independently, using Singapore's healthcare initiative as a case study.

## Contribution

The paper introduces logistics as a 'third pillar' in integrated care systems for ageing populations.

## Key findings

- Logistics systems are critical but often overlooked in ageing-in-place strategies.
- Implementation gaps and design flaws hinder effective care integration.
- Innovations in logistics can enhance community-based care delivery.

## Abstract

Singapore’s Healthier SG initiative represents a pivotal step toward integrated, preventive, and community-based care for an ageing population. While considerable attention has been given to integrating medical and social care, the role of logistics, ranging from service scheduling to last-mile delivery of health and mobility aids, remains under-addressed in policy implementation. Drawing on my experience as a logistics and health systems researcher, this paper posits that logistics and supply chain systems form a “third pillar” of care integration, particularly for ageing in place. Using Singapore’s transition to Healthier SG as a case, I reflect on implementation gaps, system design flaws, and promising innovations.