Our day hospice care centres operate from 8.00am to 5.30pm, Mondays to Fridays. We are closed on weekends and public holidays.

Yes. Do check with our centre staff for more details on the available passenger pick-up timings.

Yes, our medical team will help patients manage their pain and other symptoms. The initial assessment of the patient will be conducted by the Day Hospice Supervisor upon his/her first visit to our day hospice centre.

Subsequent medical reviews will be carried out by our Advanced Practitioner Nurse (APN) or doctor, at a frequency of once every six weeks, subject to the patient’s medical condition.

In addition, a mandatory session with our physiotherapist will take place during the second or third visit.

HCA’s day hospice care centres are not rehabilitation centres. We conduct physiotherapy sessions twice a week with an aim to help our patients improve on at least one of the six Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). On top of that, our physiotherapists carry out periodic assessments for each patient at a frequency that is dependent on his/her physical conditions.

Admission to our day hospice services is strictly by referral only. Each patient has to be referred to us by his/her doctor from hospitals, community hospitals, inpatient hospices or nursing homes through the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC). They can also be referred to us by their primary nurse from HCA’s home hospice service.

We do not accept walk-ins.

Patients with life-limiting illnesses who do not require 24-hour nursing assistance, regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, nationality and financial status.

We seek to provide holistic care aimed at improving the quality of life for each patient through a multidisciplinary team comprising doctors, nurses, medical social workers, an art therapist, spiritual counsellor, etc. They conduct a wide range of activities that looks into both physical well-being and psychosocial support.

Our day hospice care services are also supported by an extensive network of volunteers who organise innovative programmes and outings to engage our patients meaningfully, under the supervision of our staff. Some activities which we have done in the past are: pet therapy, free haircut services, themed-meals, art-and-craft, etc.

No, we do not provide ambulance service.

No, we do not. However, our doctors can issue prescriptions for patients who run low on their medications. We may supply common ones, such as paracetamol, to our patients who need them. This is dependent on their availability at our respective centres.

Yes, we do all of the above. However, we do not carry out clinical procedures such as changing of NGT/PEG tubes, tracheostomy or PCN tubes.