The more we care for the elderly, the greater our need to
better our services, with this in mind, in 1992 we began to
network with other agencies which are providing service for
the elderly in Chinatown.
Our good friend, Hua Mei Mobile Clinic has been providing
medical assistance to our elderly since they started their
service annd in return we include their elderly inn our list
for weekly visit and service.
Another good old friend of our, the Docas (formerly
known as Presbyterian Welfare Service) which provide meal
service and Home Care service for the elderly help us with
providing meal to the homebound elderly on the days we are
not cooking and we also include any of their elderly who need
our service.
At present we are working with Lionsbefrienders closely
to provide better service to the elderly.
As such, we also try to reach out to different organizations
and invite them to be our partners either on an ad-hoc basis
or regularly. Take for example, for the past 5 years, the
staff recreation club of the Housing and Development Board
(HDB) have been organizing outings for our elderly. This provides
additional opportunities for the elderly to enjoy the different
attractions of Singapore. Most importantly, such partnerships
demonstrated to the elderly that they are not been ignored
and there are people out there who show care and concern towards
them.
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