Criteria for Admission: Applicants must be diagnosed to be suffering from dementia. They must be Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents. A recent Chest X-ray is required (to exclude infectious lung disease).

Paying Status: Through the years, between 25% and 35% of the residents were unable to pay fees. As of 31 December 2010, there were 69 (33%) residents who could not afford to pay fees. About 9% of the residents were paying $1,500 and above. The remaining paid what was affordable for the family.

Fees of Subsidized Residents:Though the family pays what is affordable, the fees do not include cost incurred for laboratory tests, ambulance charges, and hospital charges.

Government Subsidy: The subsidized applicants’ immediate family members had to declare their income for Means Testing. You may refer to the Ministry of Health and/or the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) for more information on Government Subsidy.

Staff were recruited both locally and abroad. Staff comprised Singaporeans, Filipinas, Indians, and Myanmese. As of 31 December 2010, there were 78 care staff and 25 support staff.