Respite services cover a broad range of things. We often use "respite care" to refer to temporary specialized care services to let regular Caregivers take a break. However, respite services can also be used by all to help them in many other areas such as housekeeping and cleaning. Here's a story about a busy furniture showroom manager who's booked a respite service for the first time.
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Trishaws, five-kilogram metal briefcases and the Royal Air Force Hospital (RAF) – Susan Lim has experienced it all during her professional career, and more! From her private office today, Susan reminisced the early days of nursing. She started training in Kandang Kerbau Hospital and specialized in midwifery. Kandang Kerbau - where many Singaporeans were born - has today moved to a nearby location and restyled itself KK Women and Children’s Hospital (KK).
After years at KK Hospital, Susan moved on to Saint Mark’s hospital at Telok Kurau and later the RAF Hospital at Changi, which was significantly better run than the local hospitals. These two hospitals are long gone, having changed hands or merged with other institutions, but the sites remain, and continue to serve as hospitals with a different purpose and outlook.
What does a former marine insurance underwriter do to help care for the less privileged? This is the story of care companion Belinda.
Nowadays, the name “Saint Mark’s Hospital” may be an obscure memory for most Singaporeans. Not so for our featured Caregiver, retired Staff Nurse and midwife Lyn Wong, who once worked at the Telok Kurau health care institution. Read more after the jump!
Occupational therapy isn't just about your job - the word "occupation" here means your daily life and the actions and motions needed just to get by.
Occupational therapist Andrea Lin sat with us at a hawker center near the Ci Yuan Community Club. Within this complex are many facilities, including a therapy center for the elderly. Andrea, who is also a freelance occupational therapist at CaregiverAsia, is currently helping out over and above her normal duties. Owing to her long years of quality experience, Andrea is well-placed to assist the therapy center in an audit carried out by health care authorities.
Where do you draw the line between giving care and giving respite? Today, we present to you our featured Caregiver - Ms Zhang Xiao - who serves those needing help at the outer limits of care. Why is her work important? Read on after the jump!
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Medical Escort Services are a relatively new introduction to the world of caregiving, but it does not mean that these services are any less in demand. Medical Escorting, arguably, is a creation of modern urban living, the rise of double income earners and the trend towards smaller nuclear families. Many of us have found ourselves in situations where our loved ones needs caregiving, but due to our commitments with others in the family, or with work or school, we are unable to take time out to properly care for them. Examples could range from taking our elderly loved ones to their regular trice weekly kidney dialysis sessions; or perhaps urgently needing to bring a dizzy sibling back from a medical examination. Life happens, and sometimes we find ourselves double booked with meetings, in the middle of a business trip, or even just out of annual leave. Therein comes help in the form of Medical Escorts. At CaregiverAsia, we are proud to be home to many such Caregivers, including Tina and her team of Medical Escorts.
