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Find out more about caregiving aid and financial help options available to you.

Subsidies for assistive devices and home healthcare items to help seniors age in place within the community.

1800 650 6060

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Seniors Mobility and Enabling Fund (SMF)

Subsidies for home modifications that ensure a safer and more comfortable home environment for seniors.

1800 225 5432

Enhancement for Active Seniors (EASE)

Financial Support for Elderly

Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) provides a $200 monthly cash payout (soon to be $400 by early 2023) to support care receivers with at least moderate permanent disability.


Home Caregiving Grant (HCG)

Care receivers with disabilities can choose from a wide range of schemes and grants offered by SG Enable.

SG Enable

Families of persons with disabilities can pay a concessionary $60 FDW levy instead of the usual $300. Each household is eligible for up to 2 FDW levy concessions.


6438 5122

Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Levy Concession for Persons with Disabilities

A long-term insurance scheme that provides financial support for Singaporeans who become severely disabled, especially during old age, and need personal and medical care for a prolonged duration.


1800 222 3399

CareShield Life

A scheme that provides cash assistance for everyday expenses of Pioneers with moderate or severe functional disabilities.

Pioneer Generation Disability Assistance Scheme

Pioneer Generation Disability Assistance Scheme (DAS)

Cash assistance for those unable to work because of old age, illness or disability.

1800 111 2222

ComCare Long-Term Assistance

A program to support disabled seniors who are not covered under ElderShield.

Interim Disability Assistance Program for the Elderly

Interim Disability Assistance Program for the Elderly (IDAPE)

A discretionary assistance scheme that provides support to severely disabled lower-income Singaporeans aged 30 and above who are not covered under ElderShield, CareShield Life and IDAPE.

ElderFund

Financial Support for Disability

CHAS allows all Singaporeans to receive subsidies for medical and/or dental care at participating GP and dental clinics, and subsidized referrals to specialist outpatient clinics.

1800 275 2427

Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS)

CDMP allows participants to use up to S$700 per patient per year (for those with chronic conditions) and S$500 (for those with other conditions) from the patient’s MediSave.

6325 9220

Chronic Disease Management Program (CDMP)

Financial Support for General Health

Urgent and immediate help for less than 3 months for families going through a difficult period such as sudden caregiving responsibilities.

1800 222 0000

ComCare Interim Assistance

Short-Term Financial Support

Financial Resources 

Take care of your own mental and physical wellness through these support channels for caregivers. 

As the challenges of caring for a loved one pile up, it’s often difficult for a caregiver to remember that they need to take care of themselves too. Only if you’re in good physical and mental shape can you continue providing the best care to your loved one. Here are some ways in which you can ensure your own wellbeing as a caregiver.

Physical Wellbeing

Emotional Wellbeing

Knowledge

Time and Money Management

Remember to Take Care of Yourself

There are plenty of government-linked and private organizations in Singapore who provide support to caregivers like you. Here are some of the resources you can explore.

Find out more about how to build a support network within your family, the right professionals to assist you, and the skills and training you need.

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Agency for Integrated Care (AIC)

A non-profit dedicated to helping caregivers of persons with mental health issues through education, support networks, crisis support, tailored services and self-care enablement.

Caregivers Alliance

Monthly caregiver support group sessions to share personal experiences and learn from those of other caregivers.

Caregiving Welfare Association

Share caregiving experiences and practical tips, learn about dementia, and discover resources in a safe and relaxed environment.

Dementia Singapore Caregiver Support Groups

Dementia Singapore Caregiver Support Groups (CSGs)

A private and safe environment for caregivers to share their thoughts, challenges and learnings with one another.

DementiaHub.SG Caregiver Support Groups (CSGs)

Support, advice and information to the bereaved in the event that a loved one passes on.

Grief Matters

The NCSS has prepared the “Who Cares?” publication and the “We Care” toolkit for caregivers that you can download from their website.

National Council of Social Service (NCSS)

A social enterprise that aims to better the quality of life of caregivers through workshops, courses, talks and information about caregiving.

Silver Caregivers Co-operative

Caregiver support groups and helpline to support caregivers of persons with dementia.

SupportGoWhere

A support group that helps caregivers cope with the challenges of providing care to their loved ones, through a range of support services including a helpline, caregiver training, home modifications and home care services.

TOUCH Caregivers Support (TCG)

Caregiver Support

Useful Caregiver Guides

Introduction to caregiving

9 Principles of caregiving

Attitude of a caregiver

Communication skills in a caregiver

Caregiver Wellness

Get answers to common questions and explore helpful checklists that'll make it easier for you to provide care.

Is caregiver a legal status? How do I know I’m one?

What are my primary responsibilities as a caregiver?

What’s the first thing I should do?

How much do I need to know about the care receiver’s medical condition?

What are the qualities I need to have as a caregiver?

What should I do in case of an emergency or suddenly deteriorating condition?

General Questions

What are the age-related issues I need to keep in mind?

How do I provide a safe and hygienic environment to an elderly care receiver?

I want to ensure an active lifestyle for the elderly care receiver while keeping them safe and healthy. Is that possible?

Elderly Care Questions

What are some of the activities for which a disabled care receiver will need extra support?

How can I provide the best mobility support to a disabled person?

A newly-acquired disability of a loved one is becoming a financial pressure on me. How can I get help?

Disability Care Questions

What are the lifestyle changes caused by this injury that need to be catered for?

What are the treatment procedures I may need to perform on the care receiver while they are recovering from this injury?

I want to help the care receiver regain usage of the affected body part. But I’m afraid that they’ll injure themselves. What do I do?

Rehab Care Questions

How do I overcome the grief of a loved one being close to death while also caring for them on an everyday basis?

How can I make the rest of their life as happy as possible?

What do I do when the care receiver is close to death?

What do I do once the care receiver passes on?

End-Of-Life Care Questions

FAQs 

Keep emergency numbers and other useful contacts close to you.

Singapore’s leading Social Service Agency in specialized dementia care, caregiver support, training, consultancy and advocacy.

Dementia Singapore

A non-profit that renders services to kidney patients, encourages and promotes renal research, and carries out public education programs on kidney diseases.

Lion Befrienders Service Association

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

A network of more than 30 GP clinic locations that provide affordable medical services at convenient locations islandwide.

OneCare Medical

Learn about the common types of cancer affecting Singaporeans, getting screened, what to do after a diagnosis, how to get the best treatment, how to find financial assistance and more.

communityhealth@singaporecancersociety.org.sg

Singapore Cancer Society

A comprehensive resource for everything you need to know about palliative care, with guides in all the four official languages of Singapore.

Singapore Hospice Council

Established in 2018 and part of HMI Group, StarMed Specialist Centre is a one-stop private ambulatory care centre, comprising of GP and health screening services, specialist clinics, operating theatres, endoscopy suites, radiology facilities, physiotherapy centre, day suites and occupational health services.

StarMed Specialist Centre

Our Official Partners

A catalogue of resources to learn about dementia, its symptoms, and how to provide well-rounded care for someone who has it.

DementiaHub.SG

A charity dedicated to fighting diabetes in Singapore through prevention, monitoring, management and treatment of the disease.

Diabetes Singapore

A centre of excellence dedicated to providing a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment and patient care.

National Cancer Centre Singapore

A comprehensive one-stop centre for cardiovascular diseases that provides cardiac care ranging from preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic to rehabilitative services.

National Heart Centre Singapore

Specialist eye care provider with close to 80 ophthalmologists and 10 subspecialties providing a full range of eye treatments for the entire spectrum of eye conditions.

Helpful Contacts