Why is Pre-Enrolment Important?
Finding a suitable care arrangement for your loved one takes time, as you will need to consider the following:
- What are the respite care options available?
- Which option can cater to my needs or my loved one’s needs?
- Which service provider should I select?
- What information do I need for admission?
- Am I eligible for subsidies for respite care?
The pre-enrolment process will guide you through questions, decide on a suitable care arrangement, and complete some necessary pre-admission applications in advance.
What is Go Respite?
- Go Respite is a pilot programme that encourages caregivers to plan ahead and identify a suitable respite option. This is not a suitable care option for urgent respite care.
- A successful activation is subject to the centre and nursing home vacancies, provided your loved one is assessed to be suitable for the service required.
- As a caregiver, you can pre-enrol with your preferred senior care centre or nursing home, and complete some necessary pre-admission applications in advance. Upon successful pre-enrolment, caregivers could contact their preferred service provider directly prior to activation of respite care service during the intended period.
Who is Eligible?
If you require immediate/urgent respite care service and find pre-planning a challenge, please visit
AIC Link or discuss with your medical team on an appropriate care option.
1. Go Respite - Daycare or Dementia Daycare Center
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Seniors who require supervision or assistance in their activities of daily living (ADLs), such as eating or going to the toilet during the day.
Caregivers can tap on senior care centres for short-term care options, to take a break from caregiving to run errands, to self-care and etc.
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Caregivers who need additional assistance when their foreign domestic workers are away could consider this alternate short-term care option as well. There will be social activities to engage your loved ones and meals will be arranged.
To apply for senior care centre respite care, you need to prepare the latest medical reports/doctor memo/hospital discharge summary of your loved one. The medical reports ideally should not be older than 1 year from your application to the service.
2. Go Respite - Nursing Home
Seniors who require assistance in most ADLs and have daily high/complex nursing/care needs, which caregivers face challenges in, especially at night.
Caregivers can tap on nursing homes for respite care if they need short-term care options for several days to a few weeks for their loved ones, e.g. when your foreign domestic worker goes on home leave.
To apply for nursing home respite care, your loved one must meet the following minimum criteria:
- Has moderate to high nursing care needs;
- Has a long-term care arrangement in place
- Has a stable medical condition and does not need urgent medical attention
- Has a valid COVID-19 vaccination history
There must be a discharge care plan for your loved one at the end of the respite care period.
To facilitate the nursing home's respite care application:
- Please ensure that you have a copy of the care recipient's Medical Report and chest X-Ray results, (dated no earlier than 6 months from the intended date of admission).
Alternatively, you could provide a hospital discharge summary, provided the discharge is within six months, from the intended date of admission.
Your doctor should include the following details in the Medical Report/Hospital Discharge Summary:
- Diagnosis
- Clinical history
- Current functional status
- Required nursing procedures
- Drug allergy history and current list of medications
- Cognitive and behavioural symptoms (if applicable)
- Chest X-Ray report
- COVID-19 vaccination history
Participating Service Providers
Please
click here for the full list of participating centres and nursing homes.
How Do I Pre-enroll?
Activating Respite Care
- Upon successful pre-enrolment, please contact your preferred provider directly for advice on respite care service activation.
- You may need to make separate transport arrangement for to and fro your selected respite care service provider.
- The pre-enrolment will be valid till 20 Apr 2023.
Note: Pre-enrolment does not guarantee placement
Admission to the service is subject to vacancy, provided that your loved one’s medical condition is stable with no significant change from the point of pre-enrolment. For your loved one’s health and safety, please alert the service provider and furnish the latest medical report or discharge summary. The intent of this is to ensure that the appropriate service is delivered to your loved one.
