"Come! Let’s Chat" (CLC) is a programme using a reminiscence card game with older adults. Certified CLC facilitators administer a set of pictures of local scenarios, many of which depict the past, to evoke older adults’ memories and engage in meaningful conversations. Launched recently in Singapore, and now used in Hong Kong and Taiwan, it will soon be introduced in China, Indonesia, and India. It is timely then, to examine usable research protocols to improve the CLC by building on its strengths and addressing its weaknesses. This paper will present one such effort. In 2025, collaborative action research was conducted on the original Singapore version of CLC. Six certified CLC facilitators served as co-researchers across two iterative action-research cycles. In Cycle 1, they conducted sessions with the original game, and data from interviews and document review informed several refinements which were then piloted and evaluated in Cycle 2. Thematic analysis culminated in recommendations for the revision of CLC version 1. Grounded in this research, we will share insights about the scope for periodic collaborative action research to be an integrated part of programmes such as the CLC. The CLC’s multi-agency collaboration — including trained facilitators at active-ageing centres, gerontologists in academia, and the corporate funder — is a common feature of similar programmes for older adults. Hence, we examine the potential transferability of our takeaways from this research project to other programmes for healthy ageing.

Authors:
Eunice Chan, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
Mary George, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
Carol Ma, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore

About the Presenter(s)
Eunice Frances Chan is a Master of Gerontology student from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Singapore

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