Liu Germaine, Yap Philip, Wong Gabriel H Z, Wei Heng Xiao, Hua Ee Chye
Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2015 Jul 1;16(7):630.e7-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 May 13.
The burden of care for frail elderly persons on families and the society is ever real as our population ages. Given the dual-income nature of many working families, day care centers offer a strong alternative to nursing homes for families wishing to provide custodial care and meaningful engagement for seniors while continuing to uphold their filial duties. Recognizing this, several initiatives, such as SPICE (Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly) and Weekend Respite Care, have been launched to enhance the services of Singapore's day care centers. This article traces the evolution of this process, distills current challenges, and offers policy recommendations to improve Singapore's day care services for seniors.
随着我国人口老龄化，家庭和社会照顾体弱老年人的负担日益沉重。鉴于许多双职工家庭的性质，日托中心为那些希望在继续履行孝道的同时为老年人提供监护照顾和有意义活动的家庭提供了一种有力的替代养老院的选择。认识到这一点，新加坡已推出了多项举措，如“新加坡老年人综合护理计划”（SPICE）和周末喘息护理，以提升日托中心的服务。本文追溯了这一过程的演变，提炼了当前面临的挑战，并提出了改进新加坡老年人日托服务的政策建议。
