SINGAPORE — NTUC Health will start operating its first nursing home in Jurong West, which will include a senior care centre, in the third quarter of next year, NTUC Enterprise announced at a media conference today (July 23).

The new nursing home, which aims to provide holistic care for the elderly, can accommodate up to 290 residents, while the senior care centre can cater for up to 60 seniors.

Aiming to provide holistic care for the elderly, the nursing home will be able to draw support from NTUC Health’s team of professionals like pharmacists, doctors and dentists as well as its established network of Home Care and Day Care services.

Patients can now enter the nursing home for rehabilitation until he or she is well enough to return to home or community care, after which rehabilitation can be continued at NTUC Health’s Silver Circle Day Care Centre or at home with the help of NTUC Health’s Care@home nursing services.

“The goal in our nursing home is to provide good care for our residents and support their recovery, so as to help them return to their homes and community as far as it is possible,” said Mr Chua Song Khim, CEO of NTUC Health.

NTUC Health will also be prepared to invest in operating an additional five nursing homes in he next three to five years.

“NTUC social enterprises are continuously identifying emerging needs and reinventing themselves in order to address these needs. NTUC Health’s foray into the nursing home space will enable us to provide a more comprehensive suite of health and community care services,” said Mr Lim Boon Heng, Chairman of NTUC Enterprise.