Patients with serious organ failure in Jurong to get more help at home under new scheme
Trained volunteers from Loving Heart Multi-Service Centre will check on the patients at their homes
Patients with advanced organ failure in Jurong will receive increased home support under a new scheme starting on August 16. Retired nurses and trained carers will regularly visit patients discharged from Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and monitor their health through home visits. The goal is to reduce the likelihood of readmission to the hospital within 60 days of discharge.
The initiative, called Care Connect Hub, will support around 10,000 seniors in Jurong East and Boon Lay. Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu highlighted that this program will free up hospital resources and allow them to focus on more acute cases. Older seniors often experience rapid health declines, making it difficult for them to recover.
The Care Connect Hub, a collaboration between the hospital and social service agency Loving Heart Multi-Service Centre, will train 25 volunteers to support high-risk patients in their homes. The volunteers will check vital signs, monitor medication adherence, and encourage patients to attend medical appointments. In a trial conducted in 2025, the 60-day re-admission rate for 200 participating patients dropped from 40% to 31%.
The hospital expects the new program to benefit about 1,000 high-risk patients in the western region over a two-year pilot period, with around 50 patients requiring additional home visits.
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