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Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
Dementia 2018
December 13-15, 2018
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December 13-15, 2018 Abu Dhabi, UAE
13
th
Annual Conference on
Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia continuum of care: Jamiyah Singapore model
Satyaprakash Tiwari
Jamiyah Nursing Home, Singapore
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ne of the emphases today in Jamiyah Singapore is on avoiding premature institutionalization of the frail elderly with
dementia. Singapore should as far as possible decrease use of the expensive and debilitating nursing home care. This is
not to say that institutional services should be totally eliminated, but that they must be used more judiciously. As the aging
population increases, question remains how many of the elderly will need the costly institutional care necessary to deal with
chronic illness and howmany should be re-channeled to less expensive, yet more meaningful alternatives. The feasibility of such
cost-saving community long-term care alternatives is based on the idea of a “continuum of care”, the provision of an appropriate
level of service for elderly citizens in various stages of health and aging. Jamiyah Singapore recognizes that the ageing of the
Singaporean population is expected to pose a major challenge to Singapore’s socioeconomic progress and the face of healthcare
in Singapore is changing. Advancements in technology, pharmacology, and medical healthcare practice contribute to extension
of the average lifespan. Amidst these changes, chronic diseases are emerging as a priority topic. In general, the goal of treatment
is to restore the elderly to their highest level of functioning. This includes optimizing medical, emotional, social, educational
and vocational functioning and bringing them as close to full independence as their condition allow. Jamiyah Singapore has
set up more than 15 services and programs such as counselling, senior therapy services, residential homes, food bank, etc.
These services aim to help persons from various vulnerable and disadvantaged groups across all ages and ethnic background to
ensure that anyone who needs help and their caregivers get the necessary support they need. The predominant aims for which
the organization was established are to provide a comprehensive planned approach for the direct relief of poverty, sickness,
suffering, distress, misfortune, destitution or helplessness in the community.
Biography
Satyaprakash Tiwari has spearheaded and operationalized four Voluntary Welfare Organizations (VWOs), piloted the first home help service and dementia day care
center and developed numerous community-based programs and initiatives in Singapore. Having been a Senior-Level Executive in VWOs for over 30 years, he
earned a formidable reputation in relation to his expertise in initiating and institutionalizing significant programs with highly effective management skills and ability
to develop longstanding commercial, inter-agency and client relationships.
Satyaprakash Tiwari, J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460-C8-057