More patients in Singapore to receive hospital-level care at home and in nursing homes
SPECIALIST CARE IN NURSING HOMES As part of the broader effort moving healthcare beyond hospital walls, another initiative…
MOH investigating if LC Nursing Home CEO failed to disclose disciplinary actions during licence application
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is probing whether the founder and CEO of LC Nursing Home in…
Windsor case puts Singapore’s nursing home oversight under the spotlight
Despite the extensive regulatory framework, Ms Wee said the Windsor case will inevitably lead families to ask whether…
Family of 95yo Clare Nowland, who died after being tasered, hope inquest will lead to change
It’s the question that still keeps Mick Nowland awake at night. “Why did it have to happen?” Why…
‘Unexpected’ deaths in aged care are rising. One brother demanded to see the coroner
Attila’s shaky phone video of his brother lying dead in aged care documented bruises and blood. It was…
Pyramid Hill residents rally to reopen aged care home closed five years ago
When Pyramid Hill’s only nursing home shut down in 2019, John and Jeanette Carroll and their elderly neighbours…
Public fury as China mental hospitals recruit people to impersonate patients in insurance scam
A number of psychiatric hospitals in central China have been exposed over a scam in which they lure…
When planning for retirement, don’t neglect physical fitness
Open this photo in gallery: Research shows that physical activity isn’t just about adding years to your life,…
Calls for federal government to help ‘stranded Australians’ waiting in hospital for aged care bed
George Davis thought retirement would be the best time of his life. But the 80-year-old spends each day…
Readers on the challenges and guilt around caring for an aging parent
Andrew Larcos retired earlier than expected to move in with his aging dad. He says after watching what…