As a social enterprise, NTUC Health is committed to support seniors in need; working with both government and community partners to bring dignity and care to these seniors.

Through a variety of support programmes, we help to:

• Provide care for vulnerable seniors who have no or little family support
• Ensure that they have the resources to live safely, independently at home

OUR SUPPORT PROGRAMMES

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Active Ageing Centres

• Senior Activities, Volunteering and Community Building
  
• Senior Activity Centre Marsiling
• Befriending

Community Care

• Cluster Support (Community Management)
  
• Care Close to Home
  
• Crest

Henderson Home

• Henderson Home
• Senior Group Home

Our Senior Activity Centres reach out to elderly living in lower income neighbourhoods to keep them engaged in community.

Previously known as SilverACE, our Senior Activity Centres (SACs) are drop-in centres for vulnerable elderly staying in rental housing in lower income neighbourhoods. The SACs provide an opportunity for the elderly staying nearby to interact with their peers and provide mutual support to each other.

Our SACs also serve as information and referral points to government or other services for elderly should they need advice or assistance.

We work with partner organisations (e.g. institutions, grassroots, and companies) to bring events, outings, health talks, health checks, and activities to these elderly.

NTUC Health currently has 9 Senior Activity Centres in Singapore.

Our Senior Activity Centre Marsiling (previously known as SilverCOVE) an integrated senior wellness facility located at Marsiling Heights that connects seniors in an open environment through a range of activities, facilities and services.

It monitors the safety of residents living in studio apartments above through the Alert Alarm System. Apart from social activities and lifelong learning initiatives, seniors can also order groceries online and pick them up at the centre, enjoy gym facilities, as well as community health services.

The public is also welcome to utilise the communal space within ourSenior Activity Centre Marsiling to read or watch television.

Community Befrienders visit vulnerable seniors regularly at their homes, taking note of their needs so that referrals can be directed to relevant support agencies where necessary.

The Community Befriending Programme (CPB) is an initiative by the Ministry of Health. NTUC Health operates the CBP in the following 11 constituencies: Ayer Rajah, Bukit Batok, Henderson-Dawson, Jurong Central, Jurong Spring, Lengkok Bahru, Marsiling-Woodlands-Admiralty, Nanyang, Radin Mas, Taman Jurong and Whampoa.

NTUC Health is one of the operators of Senior Cluster Networks (SCN) in Singapore. Initiated by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), SCNs help to coordinate community-based care and support services for vulnerable seniors within each HDB town. The Cluster Support team at NTUC Health was appointed by MSF in 2012, to provide intervention care for vulnerable seniors who have little or no family support.

Cluster Support provides intervention care for vulnerable seniors who have no or little family support, such as physical, functional, mental, emotional, financial, home environment and social assistance.

Our team of social service professionals also partner with neighbourhood volunteers to regularly visit the homes of such seniors to monitor their wellbeing. We do basic health screening for seniors who may be at risk of dementia or depression, to ensure they obtain the necessary support early.

OUR AIM

The aim is to enable such seniors to remain at home, in their preferred community for as long as possible. This is done with a team of trained social workers using a case management approach, monitoring and counselling services. Case managers conduct regular home visits and link such seniors with community support and assistance services to help meet their needs.

NTUC Health currently operates Cluster Support services within two appointed SCN service boundaries mainly in the Taman Jurong and Bukit Merah areas.

Managed by the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), Care Close to Home is a programme that helps seniors in ageing rental precincts to age-in-place by providing them with social support.

As a partner of this programme, NTUC Health manages 3 rental blocks in Henderson and 6 rental blocks in Lengkok Bahru, where a team of trained care staff has been assigned to look after the seniors in these blocks.

NTUC Health officially took over the management of the Henderson Senior Citizens’ Home, the May Wong Lifestyle Centre and the May Wong Social Centre from the Chinese Women’s Association on 2 January 2010. The Home was managed and funded by the Chinese Women’s Association from 1978 to 2009. It was renamed to simply Henderson Home in 2013 after a major renovation and re-opening ceremony.

Henderson Home is one of the first unique 4-in-1 integrated senior care services in Singapore, providing a home for both ambulant and frail seniors who need a place to stay, a day care centre and a senior activity centre. The home is managed by a network of multi-disciplinary health care staff and professionals.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

NTUC Health offers volunteers the opportunity to serve in different programmes and services. Be it home visits, or centre-based volunteering activities, you can play an important part in providing care, support and a listening ear to our seniors.

Join us as a volunteer and help seniors in our community through our CAN (Caring Assistance from Neighbours), Community Befriending Programmes or centre based programmes.

Training will be provided. 

Interested in getting involved as a volunteer?

GET IN TOUCH

Senior Activities

E. ecare@ntuchealth.sg

Cluster Support

E: clustersupport@ntuchealth.sg
T: 8612 8302

Sheltered Home

E: hsch@ntuchealth.sg
T: 6270 6654