{"id":14847,"date":"2025-11-05T09:42:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.iclickwebdesign.sg\/doverpark\/?p=14847"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:46:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:46:51","slug":"mr-richard-lim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging2.iclickwebdesign.sg\/doverpark\/2025\/11\/05\/mr-richard-lim\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Purpose as a Hospice Therapy Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14847\" class=\"elementor elementor-14847\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5fa80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b5fa80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f4ed0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9f4ed0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3fd24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca3fd24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-30\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After more than two decades in the food and beverage industry, Mr Richard Lim never imagined his journey would lead him to hospice care. But when he began thinking about his mother\u2019s ageing and his own health, he felt a stirring to change paths.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Richard serves as a Therapy Assistant with the Palliative Rehabilitation team, blending empathy, patience and creativity into every interaction. As a Therapy Assistant, Richard works alongside Rehabilitation Therapists and his daily responsibilities include checking in with patients on their well-being and engaging them in various therapy interventions for cognitive stimulation and physical maintenance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rehabilitation goes hand in hand with palliative care as patients are supported and encouraged to participate in what is personally meaningful to them. Richard also supports, plans and conducts a variety of therapy activities &#8211; conducting exercise groups under our R.I.S.E. Programme, holding a therapeutic space with Namaste Care, taking patients out to our new sky garden for some fresh air and even to participate in Dover Park Hospice\u2019s \u2018Lim Kopi\u2019 sessions on Fridays.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One place where Richard\u2019s past career shines is in the monthly culinary group sessions. With his background, he helps plan recipes that patients can safely participate in, guiding them as they roll dumplings, flip pancakes or bake pineapple tarts for festive celebrations. For many, these sessions are more than cooking, they are a chance to reminisce about family meals, share laughter, and create new memories together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though the role can be emotionally demanding, Richard believes it is a calling, advising that, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTeamwork, patience, empathy, tenderness, and a good listening ear are essential. It\u2019s not always easy, but we lean on one another as colleagues when it gets tough.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richard also revealed that one of his favourite things to make are desserts! 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