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SASCO SENIOR CITIZENS’ HOME
CONTENT<br />
1. Message from SASCO Management Team<br />
2. Highlights<br />
3. About Us<br />
4. Identifying and Meeting Needs of Clients<br />
4.1. Give n Take Campaign<br />
4.2. Facilities Management (Renovations & Transport)<br />
4.3. We are Home Project<br />
4.4. sascoDINE<br />
4.5. sascoTHERAPY<br />
4.6. Geriatric Pharmaceutical Care<br />
5. Building Capability & Capacity<br />
5.1. Our 4th Day Care Centre<br />
5.2. Supporting Community Care Funding for Seniors<br />
5.3. Career Enhancement Programme<br />
5.4. Policy & Audit<br />
5.5. Donor Payment Migration<br />
5.6. Temasek Foundation Cares – Carer Support@Centres<br />
5.6. Social Work<br />
6. Moving Forward<br />
6.1. Extending Our Reach<br />
6.2. sascoHOMECARE<br />
6.3. sascoPOM<br />
6.4. sascoFUTURE<br />
6.5. sascoMANAGE<br />
7. Their Journey
MESSAGE<br />
“<br />
Our team of colleagues worked very hard towards elevating our care beyond the basic fabric, by<br />
restoring self-worth and dignity back to our seniors. We started the year re-focusing our efforts<br />
across our different facilities, centralising many critical functions and identified key programmes<br />
and initiatives towards supporting our work.<br />
Identifying and Meeting the Needs of our Seniors<br />
Our seniors are the reason for our existence. We have met care needs of these seniors and have<br />
taken up the challenge of co-creation of programmes with our seniors. We find success in many<br />
first co-creation of programmes and meeting these needs. One of which was “We are Home”<br />
Project the replacement of the beds and frame for our 102 seniors in our Sheltered Home.<br />
Building Capability and Capacity<br />
With the crunch in manpower, Mentorship was introduced through the creation of Programme<br />
Leaders who with their vast experiences in the ILTC sector, together with life experiences are<br />
able to guide younger and new entrants into our industry. This has led to better integration and<br />
an improved understanding of the sector.<br />
Standards are important in our line of work. Our Policy & Audit Division was set up to standardise<br />
our Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) and ensure compliance. Through the use of technology,<br />
there was increased efficiency in information sharing across departments.<br />
Moving Forward<br />
We are pleased to share that SASCO will be operating two Senior Activity Centres in 2017 to<br />
support active and successful ageing, expanding our reach across the eldercare continuum. Our<br />
team will also be looking forward to new initiatives through sascoHOMECARE and sascoPOM to<br />
expand our services of care towards our ageing population.<br />
Refocusing our efforts was the key task this year. As we look forward to consolidate our efforts<br />
and embracing the year ahead, we rely on your continued support for our seniors.<br />
“
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
5<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
364<br />
Volunteer Hours<br />
HKN WC TB CCK<br />
Kitchen HQ<br />
17 Audits<br />
13<br />
0% subsidy<br />
30% subsidy<br />
11<br />
60% subsidy<br />
13<br />
21<br />
50% subsidy<br />
259<br />
Subsidised Clients<br />
103<br />
75% subsidy<br />
80% subsidy<br />
111<br />
Community Outreach<br />
Centure Nursing<br />
3 7<br />
17<br />
7<br />
6 11<br />
Upgraded ISO<br />
9001:2015<br />
63 New SOPs<br />
Facilities & Transport<br />
Finance<br />
4<br />
6<br />
2<br />
Human Resource<br />
Direct Payout<br />
to Seniors under<br />
sascoSKILLS<br />
Social Work<br />
Policy & Audit<br />
Nursing<br />
Kitchen<br />
$3,512
$160k<br />
Savings<br />
Per<br />
Year<br />
Migrating offshore<br />
Donor Payment processing to<br />
UOB PCI Compliance<br />
Foreign<br />
Worker<br />
Local<br />
Worker<br />
Integration with<br />
ILTC portal from<br />
FY2016 2nd Q<br />
2016<br />
2017<br />
39% decrease<br />
in foreign worker.<br />
Increased local workers = Increased<br />
Care Quality<br />
6.5 : 10<br />
4 : 10<br />
ILTC<br />
Nursing<br />
Cloud<br />
Computing<br />
Microsoft<br />
365<br />
Social<br />
Work<br />
Human<br />
Resource<br />
Finance<br />
07<br />
08<br />
01<br />
SASCO<br />
SERVICE<br />
MODELS<br />
190, 010<br />
Meals Cooked with<br />
50<br />
New Dishes<br />
02<br />
03<br />
Breakfast<br />
40,150<br />
47%<br />
Savings on<br />
food compared<br />
to yr 2015<br />
Dinner<br />
40,150<br />
Lunch<br />
109,710<br />
06<br />
04<br />
05
ABOUT US<br />
SASCO Senior Citizens’ Home is a registered charity since 1981. Currently, we<br />
run 1 Sheltered Home and 4 Day Care Centres. In total we serve more than 250<br />
seniors across different programmes offered by Ministry of Health (MOH) and<br />
Ministry of Social and Family Service (MSF).
Our<br />
Programmes<br />
5<br />
ACTIVE REHAB<br />
CLIENTS<br />
55<br />
DEMENTIA<br />
CLIENTS<br />
47<br />
SOCIAL<br />
DAYCARE<br />
CLIENTS<br />
26<br />
ENHANCED<br />
DEMENTIA<br />
CLIENTS<br />
89<br />
INPATIENT<br />
CLIENTS<br />
(SHELTERED HOME)<br />
40<br />
SPICE-PILOT<br />
CLIENTS<br />
19<br />
SPICE<br />
MAINSTREAM<br />
CLIENTS<br />
4<br />
MAINTENANCE<br />
REHAB<br />
CLIENTS
Identifying<br />
& Meeting<br />
Needs of<br />
Clients<br />
Mr Chong Foon Leh<br />
Artist of painting<br />
Give n Take Campaign<br />
Facilities Management<br />
(Renovations & Transport)<br />
We are Home Project<br />
sascoDINE<br />
sascoTHERAPY<br />
Geriatric Pharmaceutical Care<br />
“We forget not who we serve and look towards<br />
innovation in our caregiving journey.”
SASCO<br />
SERVICE<br />
MODELS
Give n Take Campaign<br />
The demographics of our greying population is changing, the care needs of our<br />
seniors has to be redefined. In view of this, our new service standards is aligned<br />
towards the Ministerial Committee on Ageing’s Action Plan for Singaporeans to<br />
age successfully.<br />
The Give n Take Campaign is created on the fact that “Everyone is unique as each<br />
has something intrinsic to Give and something that we need to Take from the<br />
community we live in”. This spirit promotes value exchanges between our elderly,<br />
staff, volunteers, donors and communities for our new models of care.<br />
We see our seniors as active givers, moving away from the conventional passive<br />
receivers. They are empowered to have a say in the programme and activities to<br />
be involved in. Encouraging seniors in life-long learning supports the curiosity<br />
of every individual to learn in their areas of interest and equal opportunities for<br />
skills development. This initiative restores self-pride, self-worth and dignity to our<br />
seniors.<br />
Give n Take is now launched on our social media<br />
platforms. As of 28 December, we have 363 likes on<br />
Facebook, 2, 591 views on Youtube!<br />
363<br />
2591<br />
9 NOVEMBER www.giventake.sg<br />
15 MARCH<br />
4 JUNE
Give n Take Art Exhibition, B.NU Space Gallery<br />
28, 29, 30 October 2016<br />
Give n Take Day, The Ground Theatre, SCAPE<br />
9 November 2016
Facilities Management (Renovations & Transport)<br />
SASCO Facilities Management Department was formally setup to oversee<br />
the renovations and enhancements required across our different facilities. The<br />
department has built in-house capability to serve our seniors better in terms of<br />
improved infrastructure and efficient transportation service through our fleet of<br />
vans.<br />
SASCO @Telok Blangah was renovated and enhanced. This was an expansion of the<br />
space to include a new pilot SPICE programme. With more space, the centre is now<br />
able to take in a total of 50 clients, an additional 20 under the SPICE Programme.<br />
The renovation was supported by Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) and funded by<br />
Ministry of Health (MOH).<br />
SASCO @Hong Kah North also received a makeover for the centre and its kitchen.<br />
More utilisation of space at the centre was maximised with the renovation. They<br />
were also able to have more storage for the essentials at the centre.
SASCO @ Telok Blangah
SASCO @ West Coast
SASCO @ Hong Kah North
We Are Home<br />
Recognising the physical needs of our seniors, “We Are Home” started as a project<br />
to create a senior citizens’ friendly home at SASCO @Choa Chu Kang.<br />
Replacements of firm mattresses and sturdy bedframes and a sitting corner together<br />
with a coffee station at our Sheltered Home, SASCO @Choa Chu Kang sees the first<br />
step towards creating a homely feel for our seniors. The highlight is a gourmet coffee<br />
machine that our seniors make coffee as part of life-long learning.<br />
3 SETS OF<br />
TABLES AND<br />
CHAIRS<br />
103 SETS OF<br />
MATTRESSES<br />
AND BEDFRAMES<br />
1 COFFEE MACHINE
sascoDINE<br />
SascoDINE, led by our Head Chef, introduces new recipes and menus in<br />
consultation with our seniors. The department has a significant 47% cost savings<br />
due to the restructured procurement process and increased efficiency in the kitchen.<br />
50 NEW DISHES CREATED!<br />
High food hygiene standards have also been upheld through the re-training of<br />
staff and standardising the food preparation process. The team was also challenged<br />
to provide palatable food in terms of texture and taste as well as to ensure the<br />
nutritional needs of the seniors were met.<br />
Through co-creation with seniors on these menus, memories are relived through<br />
the taste, bringing back past experiences they have lived through.
sascoTHERAPY<br />
SascoTHERAPY is a unique blend of therapy to improve overall quality of life.<br />
Maintaining a core strength is important for seniors to continue to be independent<br />
in their Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Through different activities such as<br />
stretching and breathing techniques, incorporation of therapy-based equipment and<br />
technology.<br />
The HUR Equipment was included to improve rehabilitation of our seniors,<br />
enhancing their mobility and providing up to date technology support productivity.<br />
The exercises build the strength of the seniors in their ability to move. 80 seniors<br />
benefitted from the programme and gained strength towards ADL.<br />
By integrating therapy equipment and technology, our seniors are able to increase<br />
their self-awareness and appreciation through task orientated activities, elevating<br />
their self-worth and confidence.<br />
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PHYSICAL<br />
SOCIAL<br />
EMOTIONAL
Geriatric Pharmaceutical Care<br />
GPC is an initiative under National Pharmacy Strategy to promote Pharmaceutical<br />
Care Excellence. This is a collaboration bringing together sasco@DACE, Agency<br />
for Integrated Care (AIC) and Ministry of Health Holdings (MOHH). This service<br />
is offered to Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly (SPICE)<br />
Centres and Dementia Day Care. Our SASCO @Telok Blangah has a total of 44<br />
clients involved in the pilot study which seeks to provide medical reconciliation<br />
and review services to reduce drug-related problems and medical errors. A total of<br />
19 clients received GPC Services.<br />
This ensures the totality of care plan process and educated clients, caregivers and<br />
healthcare staff that the needs of the clients should be communicated and reviewed<br />
by a multi-disciplinary team to prevent fragmented care.<br />
Patients receiving or requiring<br />
a pharmaceutical product or<br />
service<br />
Step 1<br />
Assess Needs and Identify<br />
drug problems<br />
Step 4<br />
Monitor and Review<br />
the Care Plan<br />
Step 2<br />
Develop a Care Plan<br />
Step 3<br />
Implement the Care Plan
Building<br />
Capability<br />
& Capacity<br />
Our 4th Day Care Centre<br />
Mdm Hoe Lai Ho<br />
Artist of painting<br />
Supporting Community Care Funding<br />
for Seniors<br />
Career Enhancement Programme<br />
Policy & Audit<br />
Donor Payment Migration<br />
Temasek Foundation Cares<br />
– Carer Support@Centres<br />
Social Work<br />
“This journey is exciting and fulfilling, we continue<br />
to sharpen our tools to serve better and more.”
SASCO @JurongWest<br />
April 2016 marks a new chapter for SASCO @JurongWest who joined us as our fourth<br />
Day Care Centre offering the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly<br />
(SPICE). The immediate task was to ensure a smooth transition of the clients from its<br />
previous service provider to our new care models and staff.<br />
SASCO @JurongWest cares for clients within the Jurong and Bukit Batok area, serving a<br />
much needed population who require higher care needs during the daytime. In FY 2016,<br />
we served 18 clients. Renovation plans are in the pipeline to improve our facilities for the<br />
direct benefit to our clients.
Supporting Community Care Funding<br />
for Seniors<br />
With more than half of our seniors still ageing within the community, our Social<br />
Work Team works closely with our various Community Development Councils<br />
(CDCs) where our Centre-based ILTC clients reside within. With a comprehensive<br />
list of financial assistance available to respective residents, our clients are educated<br />
on the different funds that they are able to utilise. Clients and their families are<br />
now more aware of the community resources they have access to. This is especially<br />
important for needy seniors who require additional Financial Assistance.<br />
Connecting the seniors back to their own community and grassroots ensures<br />
a consolidated effort between different agencies working towards the common<br />
benefit of our seniors. This echoes the Many Helping Hands Approach to build a<br />
more cohesive community.<br />
CDCs<br />
CLIENTS’<br />
FAMILIES<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
SASCO
SASCO Human Resource Enhancement<br />
SASCO Career Enhancement Programme (CEP) 2016 was introduced to<br />
achieve quality care by promoting work-life balance to our caregivers and support<br />
staff. Our direct care staff has the option to choose a 4-Day work week, allowing<br />
them a longer rest time to recharge, as well as tend to their family needs. This is a<br />
welcoming benefit especially for staff who would like a greater balance to tend to<br />
their family.<br />
The Community Engagement Benefit (CEB) under this programme supports<br />
our staff to be engaged with community programmes such as outings to places<br />
of interest, encouraging sporting activities to support creativity and innovation.<br />
With the exposure to non-work related activities, a more supportive and enriched<br />
social life, our staff returns to work focused and motivated.<br />
With the ILTC sector depending larging on foreign workers, 2016 saw SASCO<br />
moving towards increased dependency on local staff in the care of our seniors. A<br />
replacement of 39% of foreign workers to local staff. With similar cultural contexts,<br />
our seniors felt more understood when communicating in local dialects. This is a<br />
significant step in improving the interaction between our direct care staff and has<br />
elevated quality of care for our largely communicative seniors.<br />
SASCO Human Resource Enhancement<br />
Career Enhancement<br />
Programme<br />
Strong Singaporean<br />
Core<br />
4-Day Work Week<br />
Community<br />
Engagement Benefit<br />
$200<br />
39%<br />
of foreign workers<br />
replaced by local workers<br />
LONGER REST TIME<br />
TO RECHARGE<br />
SPORTING<br />
ACTIVITIES<br />
PLACES OF INTEREST
Policy & Audit<br />
The Policy & Audit Department oversees the standards that all centres and<br />
Home are looked after, centralising the standards of operations in all our centres.<br />
This ensures that staff at all facilities were able to focus on their operations towards<br />
direct care of our seniors. The department focuses on 1. Policy Formulation and<br />
Compliance to Service Standards, 2. Internal and External Audits, 3. Automation<br />
and Technology.<br />
In FY 2016, there were a total of 17 audits across our 4 Day Care Centres and<br />
Home. This ensures that the same level of service standards are maintained across<br />
our different programmes.<br />
Through the VWOs-Charities Capability Fund (VCF) from National Council of<br />
Social Services (NCSS), a review to convert our previous ISO Standard 9001:2008<br />
to the new certification to ISO 9001:2015 is in progress.<br />
The direct integration of our Cloud Computing to Intermediate Long Term Care<br />
(ILTC) Portal has been completed with the assistance of Agency for Integrated<br />
Care (AIC). The implementation of Cloud Computing supports the platform for<br />
clients’ data to be stored in one central place, ensuring the completeness and of<br />
data including not limited to nursing notes and social work reports.<br />
This allows a more efficient way of sharing information across our centres and<br />
Home. A secure and larger data storage enables our different functions and<br />
departments to operate in a seamless manner. HR and Finance module has also<br />
been introduced to improve productivity for our inter-department work.<br />
1. POLICY FORMULATION<br />
& COMPLIANCE TO<br />
SERVICE STANDARDS<br />
2. INTERNAL &<br />
EXTERNAL AUDITS<br />
3. AUTOMATION &<br />
TECHNOLOGY
Donor Payment Migration<br />
Through the streamlining of our donor payment process, the migration of our<br />
processing bank is completed and is now managed with our local bank. This<br />
ensures that any transactions that need to be completed for donors are efficiently<br />
attended to in a shorter timeframe. The migration has reported a savings of<br />
$12,000 a month.<br />
This is also in line with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI<br />
DSS).<br />
$12,000<br />
savings/mth<br />
Faster<br />
transactions<br />
Higher<br />
Security<br />
PCI<br />
compliant
Temasek Foundation Cares –<br />
Carer Support@Centres<br />
Our SASCO @Hong Kah North is one of the pilot centres for Temasek Foundation<br />
Cares – Carer Support@Centres with 3 other agencies led by Agency for Integrated<br />
Care (AIC). The programme aims to establish a new care model that supports both<br />
the seniors and caregivers in the caregiving journey. Key programme elements<br />
look into supporting caregiving stress and sustaining care for their loved ones<br />
in the community. 40 caregivers at SASCO @Hong Kah North have benefited<br />
from the programme and have reported to cope better with caregiving stress and<br />
managing their loved ones.<br />
ManAging<br />
Loved Ones<br />
CareGIVING<br />
STRESS
Social Work<br />
The year also saw an increased number in our Social Work Team to meet the<br />
needs and requirements of our seniors. Each of our Home and Centre has a Social<br />
Worker to care for the needs of the seniors and as well expand this care to their<br />
family members and caregivers.
Moving<br />
Forward<br />
Mr Joseph Lingam<br />
Artist of painting<br />
Extending Our Reach<br />
sascoHOMECARE<br />
sascoPOM<br />
sascoFUTURE<br />
sascoMANAGE<br />
“We continue to seek new opportunities and stay<br />
grounded in our work and uphold standards<br />
towards eldercare.”
Extending Our Reach -<br />
Moving into Active Ageing – SACs<br />
There is a critical need to support active seniors to remain healthy and socially<br />
engaged, a challenging need for our younger generation to step up and remain<br />
active in their social relationships with their ageing parents and grandparents, to<br />
promote “Home First” initiatives within our community. With this, our team is<br />
ready to seek more opportunities in the eldercare continuum.<br />
SASCO has been awarded two Senior Activity Centres - SASCO @Khatib and<br />
SASCO @Compassvale to operate for 2017. This is a huge step towards building<br />
our capacity and capability in supporting successful ageing. This adds another<br />
dimension of eldercare into our work.<br />
Senior citizens are encouraged to utilise the facilities at the Senior Activity Centre.<br />
Facilities such as the Cafe, Cooking Studio and Library Corner at Khatib and<br />
Training Studio and Artist Corner at Compassvale. Certain facilities are also<br />
available for public use. With these two SACs, we challenge our team to innovate<br />
and introduce refreshing programmes that encourage different communities to<br />
come together to promote our Give n Take spirit.<br />
sasco@HONG KAH NORTH<br />
sasco@CHOA CHU KANG<br />
sasco@COMPASSVALE<br />
sasco@JURONG WEST<br />
sasco@KHATIB<br />
2016<br />
1999<br />
2006<br />
2015<br />
2017<br />
1981<br />
2017<br />
sasco@WEST COAST<br />
sasco@TELOK BLANGAH
sascoHOMECARE<br />
SascoHOMECARE is an integrated care service that allows our seniors to stay<br />
in their homes while delivering the required care to them. This chapter is a huge<br />
step forward in terms of partnership with a private healthcare provider to serve<br />
the needs of our seniors in the comfort of their own homes.<br />
Bringing affordable and quality care to seniors at their homes can support<br />
their independent living and maintain their dignity. sascoHOMECARE model<br />
is designed to provide holistic high quality and continuous care for acute and<br />
complex patients at home. This is also modelled upon Japan’s quality of eldercare<br />
services.<br />
age<br />
in<br />
place<br />
<br />
elderly-friendly<br />
home<br />
nurse<br />
walking<br />
frame<br />
therapy<br />
aid<br />
first<br />
aid<br />
walking<br />
stick<br />
old<br />
is<br />
gold<br />
medicine<br />
personalised care<br />
pills<br />
wheel<br />
chair<br />
home<br />
doctor<br />
check<br />
up<br />
senior<br />
citizens<br />
accessible<br />
comfort<br />
walking<br />
frame<br />
<br />
Home Nursing<br />
Home Medical<br />
Medical Escort<br />
& Transport<br />
Home Therapy<br />
Meals on Wheels<br />
Home<br />
Personal Care<br />
Hospice<br />
Home Care
sascoPOM<br />
SascoPOM is a pilot programme, partnering South West CDC and Agency for<br />
Integrated Care (AIC), extending our Give n Take Spirit towards community<br />
funding and assistance. This model of co-funding with authorities will subsidise<br />
programmes under AIC to ensure inclusion of needy seniors. Through this<br />
programme, multi-agencies are able to capitalise on one another’s strength to<br />
provide assistance for our needy Singaporeans. This extends beyond benefiting<br />
only seniors under our care, but includes needy residents within the district. This<br />
benefits the group between the income level $900 - $2400.
sascoFUTURE<br />
Inspired by the model of the Enabling Village, SASCO hopes to work with<br />
agencies to support an assisted eldercare living in Singapore. With the changing<br />
demographics of seniors, there will be a vacuum between seniors being cared for<br />
in a centre-based day care and the nursing home. This group of baby boomers<br />
may be single with no immediate families to care for them.<br />
The collective services and conducive active ageing environment will provide<br />
assisted living while at the same time maintaining the independence of this<br />
group of seniors. Capitalising on the synergy of collective and group living, this<br />
is envisioned to be a collaborative effort among the community in the heartlands,<br />
providing essential services and a sense of belonging.
sascoMANAGE<br />
SascoMANAGE is a platform for skilled volunteers and regular donors to come<br />
together to make a difference for our seniors. These volunteers will be sharing<br />
their expertise in either direct or non-direct care to our seniors. Recognising<br />
them as a valued stakeholder in the care journey of our seniors is an important<br />
step towards building a culture of sharing expertise and value exchanges between<br />
different stakeholders in the community.<br />
Seniors<br />
Donors<br />
Volunteers
Their<br />
Journey<br />
Mdm Kim Yan<br />
Artist of painting<br />
Clients’ Impact Stories<br />
- Mr Muthusamy<br />
- Mdm Yeo Muey Kia<br />
- Mdm Teo Ah Yan<br />
- Mr Wong Kong Yong<br />
- Mdm Soon Kim Teow
My Childhood, my Companion, my Love.<br />
Mr Muthusamy, SASCO @Choa Chu Kang<br />
With fond eyes and a gentle voice, Mr Muthusamy shared about his childhood with us. Brought<br />
up in the workers’ quarter, he remembers the days when football and rabbits were his love. His<br />
constant walk out to the temple behind the Home has a simple reason – he wanted to feed the<br />
rabbits and relive the days when he was growing up.<br />
One day, Mr Muthusamy’s friend found out that he no longer visit the rabbit shelter and offered<br />
to bring rabbits to our Home. This was the start of our sascoACT Rabbit Therapy. Since then,<br />
there was no looking back but enjoying the company of these little fluffies, bringing lots of joy<br />
to our seniors.
Cherished are Times Spent with your Loved ones.<br />
Mdm Yeo Muey Kia, SASCO @Hong Kah North<br />
Since attending the various activities at the Centre, Mdm Yeo is more cheerful and is more meaningfully<br />
engaged. She enjoys karaoke and exercise sessions, and loves interacting with her friends. Her daughter<br />
is thankful for her care in SASCO @Hong Kah North as it provides respite for her and her family.<br />
Mdm Yeo has never heard nor visited the Universal Studios. Her mobility challenge has been the<br />
obstacle to a much cherished family outing. Through the partnership of SASCO with Community<br />
Chest, Mdm Yeo is able to celebrate her 100 year old with her family at a local attraction she has never<br />
been before.
A Quiet Loss of Memory.<br />
Mdm Teo Ah Yan, SASCO @Telok Blangah<br />
85 year old Mdm Teo Ah Yan was a home-maker with 5 children. She now attends our Dementia Day<br />
Care Programme and have gained more independence in standing, exercise and walking with frame.<br />
Her son also benefited from caregiver respite as this programme allows her to take on odd jobs to earn<br />
income when he can and gives him a peace of mind.<br />
Although Mdm Teo was diagnosed with dementia, she could know who was missing from the Day<br />
Care that day. She has a loud voice and can always be seen and heard exchanging a conversation with<br />
other seniors at the centre. Due to her recent admission to hospital, we are working with Mdm Teo to<br />
manage her episodes of outbursts to maintain her hypertension.
Immobility does not stop you from Moving Forward.<br />
Mr Wong Kong Yong, SASCO @Jurong West<br />
Since the onset of his medical condition in August 2006, Mr Wong has been ADL dependent and<br />
requires care. Mdm Lim, his wife who has been taking care of him has experienced tremendous stress<br />
and her health has been affected. Mr Wong and Mdm Lim is staying in a fully-paid 4-room HDB flat.<br />
Their marital relationship is good despite strained at times. They have no children and seek financial<br />
and emotional support from both their siblings.<br />
Since coming to SPICE, Mr Wong no longer has to be in bedridden during the day when Mdm Lim<br />
is at work. He enjoys engaging in exercises and activities with other clients in SASCO @Jurong West<br />
and carries a positive attitude towards life. Although one side of his body is immobile, he is often seen<br />
making the effort to move short distances, shuffling with his foot on his wheelchair.
Healthy Living, Fitness for Life.<br />
Mdm Soon Kim Teow, SASCO @West Coast<br />
Mdm Soon used to have difficulty engaging in ADL, such as putting her arm to her back or reaching<br />
to the cabinets to retrieve items. Ever since the implementation of sascoTHERAPY, she has been<br />
diligently attending every therapy session and has seen remarkable results. Her limbs are no longer as<br />
stiff and she feels more independent then before.<br />
Mdm Soon’s easy-going personality also helps her to stay mentally healthy and socialise with her<br />
friends at the centre. She was selected and being presented ‘Best Fitness Award’ by Sasco and received<br />
her certificate from Dr. Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State.