To apply for this service, your loved one must meet the following minimum criteria:

1. Has moderate to high nursing care needs;

2. Has a long-term care arrangement in place.

There must be a discharge care plan for your loved one at the end of the respite care period.

You may approach a Care Consultant at your nearest AIC Link, or contact any private nursing home for assistance. All applications for subsidised respite care are to be submitted 4 weeks prior to the requested admission date. This is to provide sufficient time for AIC to process your application and for the nursing home to review and conduct the necessary assessments.

Please note that application does not guarantee placement – this is subject to the nursing home's assessment and their bed availability during the intended respite period.

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Documents Required for Nursing Home Respite Care applications

Please prepare the following documents to facilitate the nursing home's review of your application:

A copy of the Care Recipient's Medical Report, including his/her chest X-ray result. Please note that the report should be dated no earlier than six months from the intended date of admission.

These are suggested ways to obtain the Medical Report:

Use Care Recipient's hospital discharge summary if he/she was discharged not more than 6 months ago; or

Through the Care Recipient's regular General Practitioner; or through participating medical facilities like polyclinics and SATA Commhealth.

The participating medical facilities will be able to assist you with the required Medical Report and Chest X-ray within 1-2 working days.

Your doctor should include the following details in the Medical Report:

Diagnosis
Clinical history
Current functional status

Required nursing procedures
Drug allergy history (including list of current medications)
Cognitive and behavioural symptoms (if applicable)
Results from Chest X-Ray

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