It anticipates an increase in demand for the service due to Singapore’s ageing population.
SINGAPORE - Assisi Hospice is planning to increase its patient capacity for palliative home care services by 50 per cent within the next two years, in anticipation of an increase in demand for the service due to Singapore’s ageing population.00 home care patients a year by end-2026, up from 2,058 patients in 2023, said Assisi Hospice chief executive Choo Shiu Ling on June 9 on the sidelines of Assisi Fun Day.
Assisi Hospice now serves about 600 home care patients at any one time, up from 550 in 2023. In 2016, its capacity was 150. The hospice aims to increase this number to 800 by 2026, said Ms Choo. Palliative home care is typically free or at minimal cost due to government subsidies and charity dollars. With home care, an assigned nurse will make visits, with the frequency determined by the patient’s condition and needs.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah and Assisi Hospice’s patron Ho Ching greeting stallholders during the Assisi Fun Day on June 9. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO Ms Choo said the hospice is on a constant lookout for volunteers who can help with patient care, as well as with fund raising and advocacy and outreach programmes.As at 2023, it had 38 people in its home care clinical team, including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and medical social workers.
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