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Interim Caregiver Services (ICS) provide temporary support and assistance to individuals before long-term care arrangements are in place.
The ICS programme is managed by the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC); It aims to facilitate hospital discharge for patients so they can be at home as they wait for their long-term care plans to come into effect.
ICS defers from normal HPC services as they are intended to be a form of transitional care until long-term care arrangements come into place after being discharged.
This means that ICS can go for up to 12 hours per session for a 2 week period and patients must be referred to the program by their respective hospitals. Meanwhile, HPC services are implemented as required for a shorter duration per session but occur over a longer period of time.
Patients are typically referred to the program by their respective hospitals, which handle the application process on their behalf.
Interim Caregiver Services can be provided by trained professionals such as Nurses and Care Aides before the arrival of your foreign domestic worker or before other caregiving arrangements are in place.
Subsidies for Interim Care Services is provided to eligible individuals.
You are eligible for ICS if:
The standard duration subsidised by the Authority for ICS is 12 shifts over two weeks. Shifts may be from 8am to 8pm, or 10pm to 8am. If any extension of service is required beyond the standard duration, an appeal can be made to AIC.
During Interim Care Sessions, Jaga-Me offers a range of services including:
Trained caregivers offer assistance with ADLs and provide respite for family caregivers
*The amount of light housekeeping that can be completed is subjected to patient’s living space and service hours. Priority of service rendered goes to ensuring the care and safety of the patient.
Helping patients with grocery shopping to ensure access to food and household essentials
Engaging clients in activities to promote cognitive stimulation and mental well-being.
Providing emotional support, companionship, and social interaction to combat loneliness and isolation.
When necessary, our Care Aide can seek the advice of our Nurses/Doctors for clinical issues raised/observed during caregiving appointment (if a clinical procedure is required, additional charges for nursing/doctor procedure applies).
