Home care in Singapore could cost a staggering amount of S$3,100 per month. In this article, we guide you through financial assistance schemes for caregivers and care recipients in Singapore, such as Home Caregiving Grant, Caregiver Training Grant, IDAPE, SMF, application processes including means testing and functional assessment.
Dementia symptoms such as forgetfulness, confusion, disorientation, and wandering can pose safety risks to a senior with dementia who is cared for at home. In using dementia tools and aids to maintain their safety, it is crucial for caregivers to avoid disrupting their habits and routines. Learn how in this article.
This article aims to equip caregivers with the essentials of wound care at home. We walk you through what to expect during the wound healing stages, simple care steps you can safely carry out at home, how to prevent complications and support optimal healing, and signs that you should call for help from a professional nurse.
Almost everyone caring for a senior loved one has to deal with acute symptoms such as excessive vomiting, fatigue, high fever or abnormal high or low blood pressure at some point. This article provides family caregivers with a general guide of how to handle common acute symptoms at home and when you need to call for a doctor.
Which symptoms of chronic lung disease can be safely self-managed, and which ones need urgent professional care? Read this article to find out when your elderly should see a doctor for his/her shortness of breath, coughing, phlegm, chest pain, fever, dizziness, nause and other breathing-related problems.
If somebody asks repeated questions, is it a sign of dementia? Is Alzheimer's disease the same as dementia? How can doctors pick up signs of dementia from a brain scan? These are a few of the questions asked to our dementia experts during the Q&A session at Ninaktec's dementia talk. Get the answers to the top 10 questions here.
In this article adapted from a dementia talk by Dr Prof Aaron Ang, Psychiatrist, TTSH, we discuss why dementia can be seen as a brain failure, the challenges in finding a cure for dementia, why it is important to recognise its early signs and symptoms, and how to get diagnosed and treated for dementia.
Common comorbidities amongst people with dementia include high blood pressure, vascular diseases, diabetes, and depression. Here is how some of these comorbidities can be targeted to prevent dementia in the elderly population.
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is frequently mistaken for normal ageing and therefore overlooked and undiagnosed. MCI is not always the pre-stage of dementia, either. In many cases, it can stablise or improve while dementia will gradually worsen. Learn to distinguish MCI with dementia and age-related forgetfulness in this article.
(65) 6802 7972 (In-clinic services)Ninkatec also operates in-clinic GP services under Charazoi Medical Clinic, and caregiver services under Comfort Keepers Singapore. Visit our sister websites to find out more.
