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Inpatient Care
With advanced diseases, patients at their end-of-life may develop symptoms such as pain and breathlessness which makes care challenging and do not allow them to be cared for at home. As a result, many are admitted to hospitals with acute decline in function.
With our inpatient hospice care, patients with advanced, life-limiting illnesses or end-stage organ failure with a prognosis of less than three months can receive round-the-clock medical, nursing, psychosocial and spiritual care through a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, medical social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, art therapists, music therapists and pharmacists.
Caregivers are also supported psychologically and emotionally with required caregiver training as some of the patients are able to be discharged home with stabilised symptoms.
Home Care
Many patients prefer to be cared for at home in the comfort of their home and surrounded by the company of their loved ones, especially during their final moments.
To support the care of patients with a prognosis of less than a year at home, our home palliative care team of doctors, nurses, medical social workers, art therapists and music therapists provide medical, nursing, social, psychosocial and spiritual care including after hours on-call service.
In empowering caregivers with the confidence, knowledge and skills to care for their loved ones at home, our Home Care team has equipped them with necessary training such as nursing or personal care.
Day Care
People with advanced illnesses may gradually become homebound due to the decline of their functional status. As a result, they may be socially isolated.
Through psychosocial and therapy-based care, our Day Care focuses on improving the quality of life of our clients with diagnosis of less than one year (cancer or non-cancer) with activities such as mahjong, karaoke, bingo and board games led by our volunteers and rehabilitative sessions. This helps to enhance the clients’ social participation and manage their activities of daily living to be able to continue to live in the community. The nursing care team also monitors and manages the clients’ symptoms on a regular basis.
With our Day Care service, caregivers can get respite care while their loved ones are being cared for. Two-way transport is also provided to designated areas near our Day Care.
Programme Dignity
Started in 2014 with Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Programme Dignity is an integrated Home Care programme that enables palliative care patients with advanced dementia to be specially cared for at home in a familiar environment. As this group of patients are unable to vocalise and articulate their needs and wants, this programme enables patients to live their remaining days with dignity and better quality of life at home through individualised care plans and equipping caregivers with the skills and knowledge needed to manage distress.
Programme IMPACT (Integrated Management and Palliative Care for Terminally-ill Non-Cancer)
Recognising the need of palliative care for non-cancer patients, our Home Care team collaborated with Tan Tock Seng Hospital in 2020 on Programme IMPACT to provide home palliative care to patients with end stage organ failure (kidney and heart), lung diseases and frailty with the aim for them to be cared for in the comfort of their homes.
R.I.S.E (Restitutive. Integrative. Supportive. Empowering) Programme
In collaboration with Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Ren Ci Hospital, the Restitutive. Integrative. Supportive. Empowering (R.I.S.E) Programme is a 12-week programme that equips individuals with chronic lung diseases with the skills and abilities to self-manage their breathlessness at home.
Through a multidisciplinary team comprising a doctor, nurses, medical social worker, occupational therapist and physiotherapist at Dover Park Day Care, the programme provides nursing, psychosocial and rehabilitation care to optimise physical functions through functional pulmonary rehabilitation therapy. Enhancing their quality of life and allowing reintegration to communities.
Caregiver Support
Recognising the important role of caregiver in looking after their loved ones round the clock, our Social Work and Psychosocial Services team provides emotional, psychosocial and respite care to caregivers of our inpatient, home care and day care services.
Through various initiatives such as the “Coffeetime” sessions and Namaste Care, we empower caregivers as partners in the care journey to practice selfcare in order to avoid burn-out and fatigue in caregiving.
