Studio apartment

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Main alarm system of a studio apartment block in Yishun.
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Main alarm system of a studio apartment block in Yishun.

Studio apartments, in the context of Singapore's public housing, refers to flats that are specifically built by Housing and Development Board to cater for the growing senior citizen population, although there is growing popularity among young working singles.

Each unit in studio apartments have sufficient room for one or two persons, and have features that are specifically included to ensure the safety and convenience of the elderly that are not usually seen in other HDB flats. This includes individual alarm run by voluntary organisations to alert emergency services, hospital bed elevators, and communal areas for light sport.

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