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Introduction...
The Lions Home for the Elders, a non-profit organisation and
charity, is on the leading edge of being one of the best nursing
homes with best practice. It is viewed as a state-of-the-art
nursing home offering an outstanding spectrum of health care
services to meet the needs of the elderly. We are one of the
first few nursing homes to be accredited by the Ministry of
Health as an Approved Service Provider, providing Step-Down
Care that includes accommodation, personal & health care
for elderly suffering or recovering from any sickness, disability
or injury.
 The
History...
The Lions Clubs in Singapore were deeply concerned that many
elderly people who had been vital and productive during their
working years had fallen on difficult times and had no place
to turn to. In 1980, our first community home for the aged
destitute and elderly was started. Situated at a Housing and
Development Board void deck at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, it was
a modest start, providing free lodging for 18 residents.
In 1985, the Lions Clubs turned their attention to caring
for the elderly sick which required a high level of motivation
and compassion. A nursing home at Toa Payoh Rise using a converted
World War II bomb shelter was started. The nursing home catered
for 45 residents. In 1997, the nursing home at Toa Payoh Rise
was torn down for redevelopment.
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the meantime, the Lions Clubs secured a site at Bedok South
Avenue 2 and a new building was completed in 1997 which accommodated
154 residents. Along with the centralised multi-purpose areas,
residents could dine, watch television, interact with their
families and volunteers, or simply spend quiet moments alone.
Beautiful landscaped gardens lend an air of tranquility to
the nursing home.
In January 2003, the redevelopment at Toa Payoh Rise was
completed and we had our new nursing home which could accommodate
200 residents. Along with the increased space, we now have
a 42-bed dementia wing and physiotherapy/occupational therapy
centre and a team of highly skilled staff.
Together with the 154-bedded nursing home at Bedok South,
the Lions Home has a total of 354 nursing home beds under
its wing. For these 2 nursing homes, Lions Home has over 160
administrative & nursing staff.
Constitution and By-Laws
To view Lions Home for The Elder's Constitution and By-Laws,
please click here.
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