Photo gallery: New care centre for the frail and elderly in Serangoon Garden Way
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The Agency for Integrated Care is opening the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Health and Transport, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim was the Guest-of-Honour. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
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Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Health and Transport, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim viewing a room at the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. On his left is Centre manager Eric Cheong and on his right is CEO Dennis Tan. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
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Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Health and Transport, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim(2nd from left) assisting resident Tan Ah Kiat, 60 with an activity while occupational therapist Paul Wee(3rd from left), 44, and a resident looks on.The Agency for Integrated Care is opening the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
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A caregiver assisting a resident around the Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. The Agency for Integrated Care is opening the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
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Occupational therapist Paul Wee, 44, doing an activity with resident Tan Ah Kiat, 60 at the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
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Occupational therapist Paul Wee, 44, doing an activity with resident Tan Ah Kiat, 60 at the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
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Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Health and Transport, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim interacting with residents at the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
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Patients at Ling Kwang Home for Senior Citizens in Serangoon Garden taking part in a physiotherapy session. -- ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
The Agency for Integrated Care is opening the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Health and Transport, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim was the Guest-of-Honour. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Health and Transport, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim viewing a room at the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. On his left is Centre manager Eric Cheong and on his right is CEO Dennis Tan. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Health and Transport, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim(2nd from left) assisting resident Tan Ah Kiat, 60 with an activity while occupational therapist Paul Wee(3rd from left), 44, and a resident looks on.The Agency for Integrated Care is opening the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
A caregiver assisting a resident around the Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. The Agency for Integrated Care is opening the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
Occupational therapist Paul Wee, 44, doing an activity with resident Tan Ah Kiat, 60 at the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
Occupational therapist Paul Wee, 44, doing an activity with resident Tan Ah Kiat, 60 at the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Health and Transport, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim interacting with residents at the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE) @ Ling Kwang Home For Senior Citizens. SPICE enables the frail elderly to receive nursing home care during the day and go home in the evening. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
Patients at Ling Kwang Home for Senior Citizens in Serangoon Garden taking part in a physiotherapy session. -- ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
Elderly people in need of nursing home care but who also wish to spend time at home have a new service to turn to.
The Ling Kwang Home for Senior Citizens has, together with the Agency for Integrated Care, have started a centre on its premises that takes care of patients during the day, and sends them home in the evening. This is the third such centre to be set up under the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (Spice) programme.
So far 100 elderly have benefited since the programmed rolled out in 2010. Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Transport Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim said the service helps elderly patients transition back into the community more easily.
