Admission
Everything You Need To Know About Admission
Moving into a nursing home can be a stressful time so we will always do our best to help make the transition as smooth as possible.
Here are some of the usual key steps involved in moving into one of our nursing homes:
1. Private Discussion With Our Care Coordinators
We are here to listen, and offer our help. During our private discussion, our Care Coordinators will advice you on the care services suited to your needs, guide you through the admission process, and provide you the estimated care charges depending on the level of care required and your choice of room type.
2. Submission of Medical Documents For Admission Eligibility Assessment
The following documents are required* prior to admission, for our nursing and medical team to assess admission eligibility and to institute an appropriate care plan according to you medical needs.
- Recent medical documents (e.g. discharge summary/ in-patient summary from hospital, or memo from General Practitioner)
- Chest X-Ray Report
- Medicine List (if applicable)
All medical documents should be dated no earlier than six (6) months from the intended date of admission.
3. Pre-Admission Orientation
Prior to admission, our Care Coordinators will provide a (face to face) financial counselling session with you to assist you through the admission documents.
4. Moving In
A copy of List Of Things To Bring will be shared to prepare you when moving in.
Dedicated medical transport services will be provided for a fuss-free admission.
Government Subsidy
Our Nursing Home is able to accept residents receiving subsidy from the Ministry Of Health. Subsidies are subject to means testing by the Agency Of Integrated Care . Please contact us for more information on subsidy eligibility.
Let Us Care For The Ones You Care About
Here are some of our Frequently Asked Questions:
General
A: A short-term stay, also known as respite, is less than 3 weeks while a long-term stay is one month or more.
Visiting Hours
A:
Balestier / Clementi / Marsiling / Simei:
10am – 1pm and 4pm – 7pm daily (Last slot 7pm)
Changi:
9am – 11am and 2pm – 6pm daily (Last slot 6pm)
Leaving the nursing home
A: The resident, family, guardian or guarantor can complete a Temporary Absence Release Form and submit to the Reception upon leaving the nursing home.
Financials
A: The monthly care charge is based on the level of care required by the resident. This monthly care charge is not inclusive of consumables. For a detailed breakdown of the cost, kindly contact our Care Coordinators, who will provide a personal financial counselling prior to admission.
A: Laundry service for residents is included in the monthly fee.
A: Any family member, close relative or friend who is working can qualify as the guarantor.
A: Person has physical or mental disabilities as a result of medical conditions e.g. stroke, dementia and other chronic illnesses.
Person is semi-ambulant, wheelchair or bed bound and requires daily nursing care and assistance in his daily living activities as assessed by healthcare professionals.
Person has exhausted all other possible care arrangements and is not able to be cared at home by community providers.
The individual must pass the means test for healthcare subsidies conducted by Agency for Integrated Care. For more information, please refer to http://www.aic.sg
A: All Orange Valley nursing homes are approved for Government Portable Subsidies.
A: All our residents are provided in-house consumables by Orange Valley Nursing Home at affordable rates.
A: A monthly bill will be sent to the designated family member in the Admission Agreement Form. Payment can be made in person by cash or cheque, cheque via post, or GIRO.
Staff
A: We ensure an optimum ratio of care staff to residents at all times. It averages at one staff to six patients, depending on the nursing care level required by residents.
A: We are committed to our residents with our Always Resident-First policy. Besides meeting the minimum professional qualification set by the Ministry of Health, our nursing staff must meet strict in-house selection criteria.
A: With the global use of English as a business language, all our staff are proficient in at least English. To communicate with residents, our staff of various ethnic backgrounds can overcome any likely communication problem, if any.
Facilities
A: All our branches are equipped with their own rehabilitation facility and each facility is complete with progressive equipment to manage the therapy requirements of our residents. Our team of rehabilitation managers and therapists are dedicated to achieve the best function possible for each resident.
Food
A: Every day, freshly cooked meals full of therapeutic value are served to meet the dietary needs of our residents. Besides three palatable meals of breakfast, lunch, dinner and two between-meals snacks, we cater to requests for special meals due to religious reasons.
Transportation Services
A: No, we do not provide transportation services at Orange Valley.
Resident Assessment
A: Resident Assessment Form (RAF) is a Ministry of Health tool used to capture the patient’s functional abilities. This is to assess the nursing care level of the patient, which then determines the nursing home cost for the resident. Usually completed by a nurse or doctor, residents are assessed which of the four categories he/she belongs to.
A: A person will require nursing home care when he becomes very frail, sick or bedridden with no caregiver at home. He is dependent on daily nursing care and/or assistance in his daily living and may be wheelchair bound or bed bound.
A: Admission assessment is necessary and important for our in-house doctor to have a direct understanding of our resident’s health and medical condition.
Medical
A: As any external treatment is administered independently, the resident and family must understand and accept that it can interfere with our home’s medical, rehabilitation and nutrition plans.
A: For exceptional cases which requires a visiting external doctor, it must be approved by our in-house medical doctor.
Preparation
A: We will provide you with a Things To Bring List as a convenient guide for your admission preparation.
A: If the bed requested by the new resident is not on the waiting list, a minimum of one-day’s notice is required.