End of Life

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Other NGOs

Name Description
Active Ageing Hub
  • MOH plans to build 10 Active Ageing Hubs in new public housing estates
  • Part of a $3 billion plan, first announced by MOH to help Singaporeans lead active lives as they age
  • Rehabilitative care and social programmes for the residents in the area, complementing services offered by the hospital in Serangoon Road
  • First completed Hub located in McNair Road, meeting the needs of elderly residents in Kallang and Whampoa
  • For a nominal annual fee of $5, residents have access to gym and activities like line-dancing and IT classes
  • 40 daycare places for elderly residents, and provides medical care at home for 100 house-bound residents in the area
  • Another centre to be opened in St George's Lane in 2019, just five minute from the centre in McNair Road. Together, they will serve 1500 elderly residents [1]
Lien Centre for Palliative Care[1]
  • Collaboration between Lien Foundation and Duke-NUS Medical School
  • Research programmes looking into clinical, social and cultural aspects of palliative care in Singapore and Asia
  • Focuses on palliative care education and development of healthcare professionals.
Project: One More Thing[2]
  • Youth movement started by non-profit group Youth Without Borders
  • Aims to fulfill the wishes of the elderly folk from hospices, day care centres and poorer neighbourhoods
  • Using social media, the group posts these wishes online in order to connect the youth and elderly in the community
Project We Forgot[3]
  • Community for caregivers to persons with dementia, especially young caregivers (aged 39 and below), in Singapore
  • Through online channels e.g. their website and social media, as well as offline channels via local events
Senior Activity Centres[4]
  • Located in the void decks of HDB rental blocks
  • Elderly living nearby are encouraged to spend time at these centres, where they can meet their neighbours to chat, do some exercises and activities
Singapore Cancer Society[5]
  • Community-based voluntary welfare organisation
  • Does research and advocacy, public education, screening, financial assistance, patient services and support, and rehabilitation
Timeliss[6]
  • A set of services that assist with late life, emergency matters, and legacy preparation.
  • These services include
    • An online knowledge base providing information on end-of-life matters
    • A life-planning account for individuals to plan their end-of-life services
    • Stories magazine to allow viewers to share about life and legacy

  1. Abdullah, 2017. Active ageing hub opens in McNair Road. Retrieved from http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/active-ageing-hub-opens-in-mcnair-road