Those suffering from Parkinsonism can contact the following for assistance. There is no need to go to anywhere else. Singapore's welfare services are there for all of us who need them....
Community Care Partners Programme (CCPP)
In October 2007, the PDMDC NNI initiated Singapore’s first-ever organised outreach programme for the Parkinson community. The Community Care Partners Programme (CCPP) for Parkinson’s disease is a partnership programme with community care facilities that have a core team of healthcare professionals who have completed our training workshops. The primary aim of the CCPP is to enhance the delivery of community care and support to the Parkinson community by tapping on the well-integrated network of community healthcare facilities in Singapore.
Following the launch on 20 October 2007, we welcomed on the board our current Community Care Partners :
1. Ang Mo Kio-Thye Hua Kwan Hospital
2. B Well Ltd (formerly known as Geylang Senior Citizens’ Health Care Centre Ltd)
3. Henderson Senior Citizens’ Home
4. Moral Therapy Hub
5. Society For The Physically Disabled
6. St Luke’s Hospital
7. Tsao Foundation
8. AWWA Elderly Services
9. Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centre
10. St. Andrew's Community Hospital
11. Sunshine Welfare Action Mission (SWAMI)
12. Touch Home Care
With our network of community care partners, PD patients and their families will have access to the best possible PD care in the community. Please approach your doctor or PD nurse clinician for more information on how you may be referred to our community care partners for the different types of services provided.
For more information on the CCPP, please click to download brochure.
Parkinson's Disease Support Group
We have a support group specially organised to provide educational and emotional support for Parkinson's disease patients and their caregivers. The support group is managed by the Parkinson's Disease Nurse Clinician, medical social workers and other paramedical staff. Support groups help to raise awareness about the challenges of living with Parkinson's disease and help patients replace negative attitudes with a more realistic understanding of the disease. It provides a caring environment for patients and their caregivers to ask questions about Parkinson's disease as well as to share experiences with one another. The details of the support group meeting are as follows:
Contact
NNI @ Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Venue: Neuroscience Clinic (Level 1), Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Time: 3:00pm - 4.30pm, second Thursday of every month
English and Chinese groups meet on alternate months
Telephone: (65) 6357-7605
NNI @ Singapore General Hospital
Venue: Education Resource Centre,
Rehabilitation Centre, Block 1 Level 1 (opposite specialist outpatient clinics)
Singapore General Hospital
Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm, first Monday of the month
Telephone: (65) 8125-3543