The Government is exploring the recognition of equivalent assessments conducted by qualified healthcare professionals such as doctors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and registered nurses who provide care to the patient. In such cases, patients need not undergo a separate severe disability assessment. Today, patients staying in a nursing home can already seek assistance from their nursing home to submit the Resident’s Assessment Form in place of the severe disability assessment.

 

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) will progressively roll out the use of such equivalent assessments and will publish more information on their respective websites.