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Singapore’s Four-Part Aged Care Model: What Australia Can Learn
Australia’s aged care system primarily operates on a two-part model—home care and residential care. However, during a recent visit to Singapore as part of the Austrade delegation to the World Ageing Festival, Eevi’s Managing Director David Waldie discovered how Singapore’s comprehensive four-part approach offers valuable lessons for Australia’s aged care strategy.
Singapore’s integrated care model includes community centre care and dementia day care alongside the traditional home and residential care services. St Lukes Elder Care demonstrated how their Active Ageing Centres (AACs) provide preventative health services to seniors aged 60+ across 32 locations, while their specialized dementia day care facilities offer crucial respite for carers.
With Australia facing a “dementia tsunami,” could implementing similar day care programs help reduce residential care admissions and improve quality of life for both dementia patients and their carers?
Read David’s full insights on Singapore’s innovative approach to aged care and the potential implications for Australia’s aged care future.