Eldercare (mental health) Professional Services

Clinical Neuropsychologist Qualifications: Bachelor of Science(Psychology) Diploma in Applied Psychology Doctor of Psychology (Neuropsychology) Professional Training: Dementia Care Mapping Mental Health First Aid (Singapore) Mental Health First Aid for the Older Person (Singapore) Language(s) Spoken: English and Mandarin

G-RACE is an outreach service to provide psychiatric assessment and treatment for elderly, with mental health conditions, living in the western region of Singapore. We are a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals comprising Psychogeriatricians, Case Managers (nursing-trained), Occupational Therapists and Psychologists.

Grace Lodge was set up by late Venerable Yen Pei in January 1985 and officially opened on 16th March 1986 by the late Mr. Ong Teng Cheong, the Second Prime Minister then. We are a voluntary and charitable home. We provide nursing care, palliative care, dementia care and respite care services with residential facilities. It is our mission and vision to provide shelter and care for needy elderly, regardless of race or religion. Most of the elderly has nobody to look after them and are unable to care for themselves. Our Programmes – Specialist Services such as Geriatric and Psycho – Geriatric Services – Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy – Speech Therapy – Dietetic Services – Recreational Activities and Helping Hands by Trained Volunteers – Nursing, Medical Care

Hua Hee means happy in Hokkien. We seek to support caregivers in Asia by offering relevant content and resources on caregiving, ageing and more. Join our Fighting Dementia Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Fightingdementiawithhuahee/

The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) is a 2,000-bed acute tertiary psychiatric hospital situated on a 23-hectare campus at Buangkok Green Medical Park. Set amidst serene surroundings, IMH offers a comprehensive range of psychiatric, rehabilitative and counselling services for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

Lions Home For The Elders was initiated and established by Lions Clubs of Singapore. Founded in 1980, our first community home for the aged destitute housed 18 residents. Today we have grown and expanded our services and capabilities to include a holistic approach in aged care. We are now a voluntary welfare organisation who is also one of the first few nursing homes to be accredited as an Approved Service Provider by Ministry of Health. With a team of over 180 administrative and nursing staff, we operate two fully equipped nursing homes, one located at Bishan Street 13 (expected date of relocation from Toa Payoh Rise to be in the last quarter of 2015) and the other at Bedok South with a total of 384 beds. Bishan Home 9 Bishan Street 13 Singapore 579804 Tel: +65 6252 9900 Fax: +65 6353 5725 Email: lhe.pr@lionshome.org.sg Bedok Home 487 Bedok South Avenue 2 Singapore 469316 Tel: +65 6244 0667 Fax: +65 6244 1682 Email: lhe.pr@lionshome.org.sg

Memories Café is a programme for persons with dementia and their caregivers, conducted at external partner cafés and restaurants. The programme provides a normalised café setting for participants to interact through activities and conversations in a safe, supportive and conducive environment. It offers a fresh change of environment to caregivers who may have long been attending support groups held in more formal settings such as dementia day care centres, while encouraging the interaction and bonding between the person with dementia and family members. Ultimately, it provides an avenue for persons with dementia and caregivers to have respite and enjoy themselves despite dementia. The concept of Memories Café was originated from Dr Bere Miesen’s “Alzheimer’s Café” in 1997 in the Netherlands. Dr Miesen’s initiative aims to provide a normalised café setting for persons with dementia with the following objectives: To minimise the social stigma on persons living with dementia and to encourage social acceptance through the engagements in a café within a community setting. To provide an alternative platform for social interactions and respite to persons living with dementia and their caregivers, moving away from long-term care environment and their homes. With organised activities for persons living with dementia and their […]

About the Montessori Philosophy Montessori for Dementia Care aims to reach out to persons with dementia using the Montessori guiding principles of: Focusing on strengths Providing activities with choice and purpose Creating templates for activities Building confidence by completing simple tasks before complex tasks Breaking down tasks into steps Measuring engagement About Montessori-based Dementia Programming® ​Montessori-Based Dementia Programming (MBDP) is a method of working with older adults living with cognitive and/or physical impairments based on the ideas of the educator Maria Montessori. It has been shown to increase levels of engagement and participation in activities of persons with dementia and has been shown to generally improve many aspects of the quality of life of those who have it. ​Montessori-Based Dementia Programming uses rehabilitation principles including guided repetition, task breakdown, and progressing from simple to complex. Additionally, principles of dementia interventions such as external cue usage and reliance on implicit memory are used. Examples of activities include reading groups and memory games. ​It was founded and developed by Dr. Cameron Camp at the Myers Research Institute and is the recipient of various awards and recognitions.