To apply for this service, your loved one must meet the following minimum criteria:

1. Has moderate to high nursing care needs;

2. Has a long-term care arrangement in place.

There must be a discharge care plan for your loved one at the end of the respite care period.

How to apply

You will need to get a referral from a hospital, polyclinic or General Practitioner who is familiar with your loved one's condition and needs. You may also contact the service provider for a discussion.

As part of the documents needed for the application, you will need to prepare a copy of your loved one’s medical report for the referral application. The medical report must:

• Be dated no earlier than 6 months from the date you intend for your loved one to be admitted into the nursing home

• Contain the following information of your loved one:

  • Diagnosis

  • Clinical history

  • Current functional status

  • Cognitive and behavioural symptoms (if applicable)

  • Chest X-ray results

  • Drug allergy history and current list of medications

  • Type of nursing procedures required and due date for change

  • COVID-19 vaccination history

  • Supporting documents (eg helper’s air tickets)
     

The medical report can be obtained:

• By using your loved one’s hospital discharge summary, if he/ she was discharged not more than 6 months ago

• Through your loved one’s regular GP

• Through participating medical facilities like polyclinics and SATA CommHealth

   

Do note that:

• You have to submit the referral applications 4 weeks before the date you intend to start using this service in the nursing home.

• You may need to provide other supporting documents if requested.

• There are limited spaces in the nursing homes offering this service. Whether you are successful depends on whether there is a nursing home available during the period you are looking at, and whether the nursing home is able to provide the care your loved one needs.

   

You may also visit an AIC Link to get help with the application. 

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