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We have also included some resource materials and useful website links below to support you in your caregiving journey. |
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
关护者指南 ~ 关怀之路绝不孤独
Published in 2004 by TOUCH Caregivers Support, this Caregivers Guide provide caregiving tips for the elderly, disabled and children with special needs, and available services for caregivers in Singapore then. |
ELDERCARE LOCATOR
Find out about the various eldercare services in Singapore and shortlist specific services in your neighbourhood. |
FINANCIAL / INSURANCE SCHEMES
There are some financial and insurance schemes available for the frail elderly and their caregivers to help defray some of the cost of caring for an elderly who is chronically ill or disabled.
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RESEARCH RELATED TO CAREGIVING
Click on this website to find out more about policies, survey findings and caregiver trends in Singapore.
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Family Caregiving for Older Persons in Singapore
(by Prof. Kalyani K.Mehta, Dept of Social Work, National University of Singapore)
Profiles local caregivers and their experiences in caring for a family member who may be sick, disabled or a frail aged. Learn more about coping strategies, rewards and satisfaction of caregivers.
Caregiving for Older Persons in Singapore: Trends, Issues and Policies
(by Associate Professor Kalyani K. Mehta, Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore)
Highlights include characteristics of typical caregivers in Singapore common issues faced, issues commonly faced by them and suggestions on how policies could be refined to support these caregivers
Building Resilience of Family Caregivers
(by Allison Rowlands, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore)
An overview of the different issues that caregivers in Singapore experience, as well as appropriate intervention available.
National Policies on Ageing and Long-term Care in Singapore - A Case of Cautious Wisdom?
(by the International Development Research Centre)
A look at the evolvement and features of Singapore’s national policies on ageing, including the implications of financial, health and housing policies on the elderly, their long-term care and their caregivers
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OTHER USEFUL LINKS
Click below to find out about other caregiving-related services offered by government agencies. |
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CAREGIVING ISSUES ON YOUTUBE
Click on Video Titles below to catch video footages showing lectures, documentaries and real life caregiving in action.
Video title 1: Care for the Caregiver
23m 05s
Ms Sandra Martin, a project coordinator and research specialist from the Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH), shares and explains on the MIMH Continuing Education Television, a multidimensional model of assessment that caregivers can utilise to improve their self awareness and performance as providers of care.
Video title 2: Caregiving - A Healthy Action Minute
1m 07s
Dr Josh Kaplow, a Psychologist from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, gives tips on what a caregiver can do to stay well while caring for someone else in this short video from Healthy Habits Action Minute.
Video title 3: Care Giver Stress: A Special Problem in Care of Dementia
57m 44s
Igor Grant, M.D., and Thomas Patterson, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, discuss the special problems experienced in the care of dementia patients in this programme produced by UCTV (University of California TV).
Video title 4: Keep a job while caring for Elderly Relative
3m 47s
Good Morning America interviews Tory Johnson, CEO of Women for Hire, who shares the benefits of working while being a caregiver and how to balance work and caregiving. Women for Hire is the first company in America providing recruitment services for women.
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