Caregiver Tips

http://www.caregivers.org.sg/Tips.html

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.

Caregivers Training Grant (by Centre for Enabled Living) A $200 grant is available to caregivers to undergo caregiver training. To qualify for this grant, the elderly care recipient must be a Singaporean or Permanent Resident AND is frail /disabled. Eldershield (by Ministry of Health) Eldershield is an insurance scheme designed to help cover expenses incurred in the event of severe disability. Premiums can be paid from an individual's Medisave accounts. Interim Disability Assistance Programme for the Elderly or IDAPE (by Ministry of Health) IDAPE is a government assistance scheme that provides financial help to needy Singaporeans who are severely disabled elderly but are not eligible for ElderShield because of their age or pre-existing disabilities. Primary Care Partnership Scheme (by Ministry of Health)This scheme allows the needy elderly to consult a private general practitioner near their residence for common outpatient medical services at polyclinic charges. Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Levy Concession (by Ministry of Manpower)A FDW levy of $170 (normal $265) is payable every month for families employing full-time caregivers to care for an elderly aged 65 years old and above. This levy concession is also extended to those who care for persons with disability needing assistance in performing activities of daily living like washing/bathing, feeding, toileting, transferring, dressing and mobility. RESEARCH RELATED TO CAREGIVING Click on this website to find out more about policies, survey findings and caregiver trends in Singapore. 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

Other Useful Links

Click below to find out about other caregiving-related services offered by government agencies.

Agency for Integrated Care Alzheimer's Disease Association Centre for Enabled Living Health Promotion Board Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports Ministry of Health National Council of Social Service

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: 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
 

RSVP

The Organisation of Senior Volunteers
www.rsvp.org.sg