The Home has a dedicated, trained and experienced team of more than 80 Care Staff comprising Nurse Manager, Staff Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Nursing Aides and Health Care Assistants to provide quality nursing care. They are responsible for identifying, planning, developing, implementing and evaluating professional standards of holistic nursing care practice in the Home.
Infection Control is a key factor to reduce morbidity and mortality among the residents and staff. Education and strict compliance to infection control guidelines and practices through in-house regular audits are a regular feature under the direct supervision of the Director of Nursing.
Services provided by our Nurses:
Rehabilitation
Our team of physiotherapists and occupational therapists target to maintain and/or improve the quality of life of the elderly through restoration of strength, mobility, and independence in the activities of daily living.
Enjoyable activities are also provided in a group context to reduce the effects of institutionalisation and prevent the elderly from the effects of “learned helplessness”.
Our physiotherapists use physical therapeutic means and exercises, working towards maximum recovery of the residents, encouraging them to be independent as much as possible.
The treatment of the residents is usually prescribed to maintain and/or improve the functional status of the elderly through restoration of strength, mobility, and regaining independence in the activities of daily living.
Services provided by our therapists include :
Our occupational therapists apply a holistic approach and use purposeful activities with a variety of treatment methods with the aim of obtaining a desired level of functioning in work, self-care, play and leisure for the residents.
Services provided by our therapists include :
Medical Social Services (MSS) Department in Man Fut Tong Nursing Home plays an integral part in the Home’s effort in providing holistic care to our residents for quality of life. As part of the Multidisciplinary Team (doctors, nurses, and rehabilitation team), we attend to the psychological, emotional, physical, and financial needs of the residents and their families.
We work with the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), hospitals, voluntary welfare organisations (VWO) and community organisations:
They attend to the social, environmental, financial and emotional needs of patients and families across the continuum of care offered by the various programmes and services eg.
Referral
Discharge and Transfer
Crisis Intervention
We provide counselling support for residents under crisis, which includes situations of self-harm, suicide attempts, abuse and/or neglects.
Financial Assistance
Community Resource Education and Referral
Psychosocial
The Medical team comprises our Visiting Medical Officer, Visiting Consultant Geriatrician and Psycho-Geriatrician.
The services provided include:
We are dedicated and committed to providing care to the frail and sick, regardless of race or religion.
For subsidised admission, applicants must meet the following admission criteria:
Non-subsidised admission
For non-subsidised admission for patient needing nursing care, kindly contact us for more information.
Application Process
Before making an application for subsidised admission to a nursing home, speak to a Medical Social Worker at any of the Public Healthcare Institutions to explore the various care options available. If the applicant is eligible for subsidies at a nursing home, the Medical Social Worker will assist to submit an admission application to Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), which is the central agency that processes all subsidised admission applications. Once the application is processed by AIC, it will be routed to nursing homes for consideration.
You can also visit the Singapore Silver Pages to find out more about the various types of eldercare services available.