Besides providing community rehabilitation services to clients like Mdm Lim, MWS SCC
– Eunos also offers day care for frailer older adults, including those at different stages of dementia. Some 70 per cent of the SCC’s day care slots cater to those with dementia. Day care clients are engaged in activities like painting and pedal exercising to stimulate their cognitive abilities and slow deterioration.
Co-located with Eunos Polyclinic, MWS SCC – Eunos fills a critical gap in MWS’ continuum of eldercare services—which comprises a network of seven Senior Activity Centres and Active Ageing Centres, and an integrated Home Care & Home Hospice service—to support seniors to age in place.
The SCC was officially opened on 3 November, where Guest-of-Honour, Mr Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, spoke on the timeliness of its opening in addressing the healthcare needs of a rapidly ageing population.
The SCC gives seniors “a sense of home, and a space to age gracefully with dignity and confidence that they are being cared for,” said Mr Tong, who is also Second Minister for Law. He added that “how we look after the seniors who age in our society is a strong marker for how gracious we are as a society”.
