A Paradigm Shift in Regulating and Running Nursing Homes in Singapore |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre for Research in Health and Social Care, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK;2. Medical Social Services, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore;1. Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN;2. University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN;1. Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;2. Department of Nursing, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan;3. School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;4. Traumatological Division, Department of Orthopedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;5. Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;6. Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;7. Fit Great Clinic, Taipei, Taiwan;8. Section of General Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;1. Centro Medicina dell''Invecchiamento, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy;2. School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada;3. Laboratory of Research in Geriatrics and Gerontology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel;1. Program in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore 169857, Singapore;2. Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, USA;3. Department of Medicine, 3703 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA |
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| Abstract: | Singapore faces a rapidly aging population. By 2030, 19% of her population will be aged 65 years and above. Other Asian countries face similar problems, with South Korea having the fastest aging population worldwide, followed by China and Thailand. With Singapore possessing an advanced aging population, its policy provides a useful case study of eldercare to cater to evolving population demographics. This article will focus specifically on nursing homes and analyze current policies toward them, synthesize recommendations to improve long-term care, and justify a paradigm shift toward more holistic, humanistic, and multidimensional care. |
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| Keywords: | Singapore nursing homes long-term care humanistic care |
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