Centre-based Nursing

Services Provided

The services may include:

Tracheostomy care and dressing

Care of nephrostomy tube and dressing

Post-procedural medication administration, as ordered by medical personnel

Only applicable for patients who are not already enrolled in the centre’s day care programmes, and are living alone or unable to take medication on their own

Insertion of nasogastric tube

Wound management

Stoma care – colostomy and ileostomy care

Assistance with bowel elimination

E.g. enema or insertion of suppositories, as ordered by a Singapore Medical Council-registered medical practitioner

Post-surgical wound management

Care of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube and dressing

Urinary catheter care and change of female urinary catheters

How to Apply

You need to get a referral compulsory referral from a hospital, polyclinic or family service centre that your senior visits.

The estimated cost ranges between $25 and $32. You can apply for subsidies, and the received amount varies depending on your family’s income.

You may also visit the online E-care locator to find service providers near you.

​​​Introduction to Centre-based Nursing

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