Over the years, we are privileged for our work to be recognized, and to share them with local and international audience. Moving forward, our lodge seeks to further impart the knowledge gathered, and offer training and consultancy services to contribute to the development of the dementia care sector in Singapore and worldwide.
Presentations at Conferences
Poster Presentation | |||
Year | Title | Staff | Conference |
2024 | Improving Long Term Care Dementia Residents’ Dining Experience: Evaluating Impact of ‘Joy-in-Dining’ Activity |
Ng Zhen Yee |
Alzheimer’s Disease International Conference 2024 |
2024 | Evaluating Impact of Mindful Immersive Nature Therapy (MINT) Pilot Amongst Persons with Dementia in Long Term Care |
Diana Goh |
Alzheimer’s Disease International Conference 2024 |
2022 | Living Well with Advanced Dementia Through Namaste Care |
Tay Shi Ying |
International Dementia Conference: Brave New World |
2022 | Smart Albert: A Technology-Based Cognitive Stimulation Program for Persons Living with Dementia |
Tay Shi Ying |
International Dementia Conference: Brave New World |
2022 | A Longitudinal Study of Namaste Care in a Residential Care Facility in Singapore: Benefits for Persons Living with Advanced Dementia |
Tay Shi Ying |
35th Global Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International |
2022 | Reminiscence with Soundscapes for Persons Living with Dementia: Participants with Limited Verbal Speech Benefit from Group Sessions | Tay Shi Ying Hana Concepcion Gay Shi Fang Soh Mee Choo |
35th Global Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International |
2020 | My Morning Venture: Benefits of innovative integrated physical, social and cognitive stimulation in-community programme for Elderly with Dementia in Long-term Residential Care | Lim Jingyi Kheh YiJun |
ADI Virtual Conference 2020 |
2020 | PCC Nursing: A Game Changer in Dementia Care | Debbie May Amata Juanna Marie Balajadia |
ADI Conference 2020 |
2020 | My Heart Time: Benefits of Group Music Therapy for Elderly with Dementia | Dean Neo Lynn Koh |
ADI Conference 2020 |
2020 | Ability Centred Care (ACC) Model: A Case Illustration for Implementing Rich Tasks for Persons with Dementia | Gay Shi Fang Soh Mee Choo Eileen Yong Elain Koh (ADA) Ko Hwan Jing (ADA) |
ADI Conference 2020 |
2020 | The effects of strength training program on muscle strength and balance in elderly with dementia at long-term residential care | Lim Jing Yi Krystalyn Almazan |
ADI Conference 2020 |
2018 | Integrated Care Planning for People with Dementia | Jiang Weiting Leslie Lau Soh Mee Choo |
Global Conference on Integrated Care |
2018 | Transforming Care for People with Dementia: interRAI as an Enabler | Jiang Weiting Chng Jiayun Melison See |
Global Conference on Integrated Care |
2017 | Work as Therapy for People with Dementia : Well-being and Implication in Residential Care Setting | Petrina Goh Yinglin Soh Mee Choo |
32th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International |
2017 | How Person-centred are we? An approach to enhancing person-centred care practice in an assisted living unit for People with dementia | Petrina Goh Yinglin Soh Mee Choo |
32th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International |
2017 | 2nd runner-up for Innovative Work- Work as Therapy for People with Dementia | Petrina Goh Yinglin Siti Binti Arsat Kimo Ong Siew Kuan |
Innovating Care Conference Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia |
Oral Presentation | |||
Year | Title | Staff | Conference |
2020 | Therapy Through Work (TTW) for People with Young Onset & Early Stage (YES) Dementia: A Model of Community Care | Dian Karnina Sion Teng Tau Yong Soh Mee Choo Fung Rui Min |
ADI Conference 2020 |
2018 | From Strangers to Friends: Benefits of Intergenerational Bonding Programme for Preschoolers and Elderly with Dementia | Chng Jiayun Siti Binti Arsat Kimo Ong Siew Kuan |
33rd International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International |
2018 | The Music That I Love and Remember: Personalized Music with Intergeneration Initiative and the Affective Impact on Elderly with Dementia | Rachael Ho Eric Hu Zheng Zhong Melison See |
33rd International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International |
2018 | From Strangers to Friends: Benefits of Intergenerational Bonding Programme for Preschoolers and Elderly with Dementia | Chng Jiayun Siti Binti Arsat Kimo Ong Siew Kuan |
Winner of Community Care Excellence Awards 2018 |
Contributions to Research Article | ||
Year | Title | Link |
2023 | Evaluating Impact of Mindful Immersive Nature Therapy (MINT) Pilot Among Nursing Home Residents | Read the full manuscript here: link |
2021 | Person-Centred Care Transformation in a Nursing Home for Residents with Dementia in partnership with Khoo Teck Puat Hospital |
Read the full text here: link |
Guides and Toolkits
1. Evidence-Based Practices
Title | Brief Description | Contributing Staff |
Guide Book for Care Assessors - interRAI Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) Suite | In-house guidebook for assessors, peer reviewers and trainers on conduct of and use of assessments | Ho Wan Yeng With valuable inputs from Faezah Shaikh Kadir Senior Manager Home & Community Care Division AIC |
A Guidebook for Dementia Care Mapping at Apex Harmony Lodge | In-house guide for DCM Co-ordinators and mappers on process of DCM assessment in the Lodge, report writing and use of DCM to improve care practice |
Chan Weixin With valuable inputs from Carol Fusek |
PCC Implementation User Guide Read the preview here |
A User Guide for implementing Person-Centred Care in Singapore's residential care setting | Multiple Staffs from AHL, GERI and NUS SDE |
2. Care Planning
Title | Brief Description | Contributing Staff |
Care Plan Toolkit | Comprehensive toolkit for healthcare workers to plan and implement Living Well Plan [LWP] with Person-centred outcomes for Persons with Dementia based on a strengths-based, multi-disciplinary and partnership approach | Jiang Weiting Leslie Lau Soh Mee Choo |
3. Facilitation Guides
Title | Brief Description | Contributing Staff |
Facilitation Guide for Therapy Through Work | In-house guide for planning and implementation of TTW activities through understanding of Work as a medium of PCC, systems and processes, and expected outcomes. | Petrina Goh Yinglin |
Ability Centred Care Guide for Person with Dementia | In-house guide for AL team on signature activities, guiding principles and model, expected outcomes and discoveries to guide development of activities for AL residents. | Petrina Goh Yinglin Chris Tan Huang Tat |
Namaste Care is a therapeutic care approach suitable for persons living with moderate to advanced dementia. Learn more here.
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