Criteria

Description

Care recipient’s coverage

He/ she must be an ElderShield policyholder.

• To check, go to cpf.gov.sg with your Singpass.

Care recipient’s needs

He/ she must:

• Require full assistance with at least three of the six activities of daily living. The six activities are:

  

• Undergo severe disability assessment.

  If he/ she is not staying in a nursing home

  • The assessment must be done by an MOH-accredited severe disability assessor.

  • Find out how to book an appointment to do the assessment.

  • You will need to pay the assessment fee first. It will be reimbursed if he/ she is assessed to be severely disabled. Read about the cost here.
    

  If he/ she is a nursing home resident

  • You can ask the nursing home to help submit a Resident’s Assessment Form (RAF) instead.

  If he/ she lacks mental capacity

  • Find out more about applying on behalf of someone who lacks capacity.