SINGAPORE - Nursing homes here are expanding, with at least eight new facilities to be added in the next five years, to meet the needs ofOne in four Singapore citizens is expected to be at least 65 years old by 2030 and with a number of seniors expected to enter nursing homes, nearly 1,000 new beds will be available by the end of 2024 alone, with two major operators opening facilities next year.
A new 200-bed nursing home in Punggol to be run by St Luke’s ElderCare, as well as six eldercare centres in Bukit Batok Central, Teck Whye Vista, Sumang, Northshore, Anchorvale and Fernvale by 2025. In addition, new polyclinics built in the same location as public nursing homes will be completed in Kaki Bukit by 2026, and in Jurong by 2027.
There are other options for seniors in need of care – such as home care – as well as respite care for caregivers to have temporary relief from taking care of seniors. Some nursing homes are seeing higher demand for these services.