St Luke's ElderCare

Our St Luke's ElderCare CommCare Symposium 2024 is coming up on 20 September!

We've got two different tracks: one focused on dementia and spirituality, and the other on wound care. Whether you're a caregiver or a healthcare professional, we welcome you to join and be part of building a more empathetic elder care community.

Sign up for our symposium at https://www.commcaresymposium.slec.org.sg/ and our workshop at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slec-commcare-symposium-2024-wound-care-workshop-general-public-tickets-977761259247.

We’re proud to celebrate the official opening of St Luke’s ElderCare Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Northshore, a space where day care, day rehabilitation, and active ageing come together under one roof.

This centre serves as an innovative hub that explores the use of cutting-edge technology like Generative AI and Colour World 3D to enhance and enrich the lives of our elders. 🏠

Our heartfelt thanks to for joining us on this special occasion! During the opening, Dr Janil also witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SLEC and SingHealth. This partnership aims to create a more seamless, integrated and coordinated care journey for our elders.

As our CEO, Adj A/Prof (Dr) Kenny Tan said, “We are not just opening a centre, we are opening a future.”

We look forward to continuing this journey of innovation and collaboration, empowering our elders to live healthier, more fulfilling lives!

A feast of memories and heritage! 👨‍🍳

At St Luke's ElderCare, our elders have opened their kitchens to share family recipes passed down through generations. From Aunty Ah Lee’s Minced Pork Porridge to Uncle Aidi’s flavourful Laksa Goreng, each dish is a cherished connection to the past and a gift to future generations.

These treasured recipes are part of "Connecting Generations", our heartfelt recipe book featuring 25 recipes, each sharing a unique story of love, tradition, and family. With every $100 donation to support our programmes, you’ll receive a copy of this special recipe book. Let’s continue to celebrate these rich culinary legacies together!

Make a donation at slec.org.sg/chopeaseat to receive a copy of this book.

Big cheers to our active agers who took on kayaking for the very first time!

Last week, we brought 40 of our active agers from St Luke’s ElderCare Active Ageing Centres (Care) in Northshore and Anchorvale on a kayaking adventure! The Fever.sg team safely guided our elders along Punggol Waterway. It was a day full of smiles, splashes, and newfound confidence on the water!

SLEC operates 12 Active Ageing Centres (Care) across the island. Whether you're looking to rediscover a passion or explore something new, there's a vibrant community waiting for you. Come join us and make every day an active one! https://www.slec.org.sg/our-services/community-based/active-ageing/

To engage our elders in meaningful conversation and infuse their lives with visual art, we partnered with National Gallery Singapore, Agency for Integrated Care, and RSVP Singapore, The Organisation of Senior Volunteers to launch givingBAC – Arts Reaching Communities, an 8-week project designed to foster discussion inspired by artworks found at the Gallery.

Guided by community artist Joanne Lio, our elders embraced the theme of “Telling My Life Story” and created deeply personal and enriching works of art. It was a day of celebration as our elders proudly witnessed the fruit of their labours!

The seniors explored with 2D drawing and painting with watercolors to create 3D clay artworks with their own hands. They were able to narrate their personal stories through their artworks, while learning painting and clay modeling techniques in an engaging and relaxing manner. Paintings were also inspired by artworks from the collection of National Gallery Singapore.

You can visit the elders’ travelling exhibition and learn about their life stories at the following locations:
2 Sep – 29 Sep | 10am–9pm: Toa Payoh Public Library
1 Oct – 31 Oct | 10am – 9pm: Jurong Regional Library

This project is presented by National Gallery Singapore in partnership with St Luke’s ElderCare and supported by Agency for Integrated Care - AIC Singapore and RSVP Singapore The Organisation of Senior Volunteers. The workshops were led and conducted by community artist Joanne Lio.

St Luke’s ElderCare is grateful for their support!

Celebrating milestone moments with our elders! 🎉

Our SLEC Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Changkat hosted a National Day Carnival earlier this month, and the turnout was amazing. Over 130 daycare elders and active agers joined in the fun, reminiscing and reliving their childhoods with games they used to play.

The day was filled with joy, laughter, and plenty of treats – from ice cream and carnival games to a delightful lunch. The heartfelt feedback we received from the elders was truly encouraging—they shared how much they enjoyed the day and expressed their excitement for more events like this.

A big thank you to all our volunteers for making this event so special.

St Luke’s ElderCare (SLEC) is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year! To mark this significant milestone, we’re thrilled to share about a partnership with Royal Umbrella Rice Singapore alongside a series of exciting activities and celebrations.

For every $150 donation to , Royal Umbrella will donate 25kg* of rice to one SLEC centre. As a token of our appreciation, you will also receive a copy of our “Connecting Generations” recipe book.

Your support does more than fill the bowls of our elders, it brings comfort and warmth to their hearts. Join us and be part of this meaningful journey! Find out more: www.slec.org.sg/chopeaseat

In the wound care track of St Luke's ElderCare CommCare Symposium 2024, we have invited experts in the field to share insightful discoveries, experiences and knowledge. Topics include wound hygiene, innovation in vascular health, CSI on vascular wound cases, care of biliary drain tube and percutaneous nephrostomy tube, and the management of complex and chronic wounds.

Do note that attendees for this track will be eligible for CPE/CME accreditation points.

Join us on Friday, 20 September 2024 for the SLEC CommCare Symposium 2024. Find out more at www.commcaresymposium.slec.org.sg.

Last month, volunteers from Sushi Express Singapore took our elders from SLEC Residence @ Ang Mo Kio on a nature walk in the park.

The elders were all smiles, enjoying the fresh air and beautiful surroundings. After their stroll, they returned to a sweet surprise – a treat from an ice cream cart uncle, which helped cool them down on the warm day!

We are deeply grateful to the amazing volunteers who made this outing so special. Thank you for your dedication and compassion. We look forward to more wonderful collaborations and continuing to provide excellent care for our elders.

Want to join us as a volunteer? Visit https://www.slec.org.sg/ways-to-give/volunteer/ to learn more.

With National Day around the corner, we honour the wisdom and stories of our elders. Scroll through these students’ reflections after they interviewed Uncle Aidi about his treasured recipes – Beef Rendang and Laksa Goreng.

Uncle Aidi’s recipes can be found in SLEC’s "Connecting Generations" recipe book. This book has enabled our elders to pass on their legacies by sharing their treasured recipes, stories, and experiences with us. Each recipe is a bridge between generations, evoking memories of laughter-filled family gatherings, grandmothers stirring pots with care, and mothers revealing their secret ingredients.

There are 25 treasured recipes in the book, handed down through generations. For every $100 donation, you’ll receive a copy of our “Connecting Generations” recipe book. Find out how you can support us here: slec.org.sg/chopeaseat

Also, stay tuned as we share Uncle Aidi's Beef Rendang recipe in a cooking video on 7 August!

Here's to our amazing nurses – you are our sunshine!🌻

Today, we came together to honour our nurses at our St Luke’s ElderCare Nurses’ Day Celebration.

The event began with a warm welcome from our CEO Adj A/Prof (Dr) Kenny Tan and Director of Nursing Ms Susie Goh. We then played a touching appreciation video put together by our SLEC team. The video featured heartfelt messages from our elders and staff who expressed their gratitude for the compassionate care our nurses provide everyday.

Our staff also joined voices to sing "You Are My Sunshine", while presenting sunflowers to our nurses and care staff – a symbol of the light they bring to our community.

The celebration continued with a surprise performance of "Ain’t Got No Nurses Like in SLEC", an original song written and performed by our talented staff.

To commemorate this special day, Dr Tan wrote a beautiful poem:

Your gentle smiles and loving ways
Bring healing to my painful days
And every touch from nursing hand
A precious gift for me to mend

And so I pray this special day
That God will guide your every way
And grant that you will always be
The angel that He’s given me!

How does spirituality intertwine with dementia?

Join us on 20 September for the St Luke's ElderCare CommCare Symposium 2024, organised by our SLEC CommCare Academy! This year’s symposium is here with two exciting tracks – Dementia and Spirituality, and Wound Care.

Introducing Track 1 – Dementia and Spirituality: Building Connections, Conversations, and Collaborations.

With this track, attendees will learn about the holistic and fulfilling approach to eldercare through spirituality and love, better understand the impact of dementia on faith, and explore religious and spiritual practices that offer strength, resilience, and hope. Further, caregivers will gain strategies to help them enhance active listening, empathy, and respect for individuals living with dementia.

Sign up now at www.commcaresymposium.slec.org.sg. Stay tuned for details about Track 2.

“At St Luke’s ElderCare, our desire is that no elder should age alone. We want to uplift our elders’ quality of life, and we will partner with all like-minded organisations to improve the well-being of our elders,” shared Prof Ho Yew Kee, Chairman at SLEC during the welcome address at the Official Opening of SLEC Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Anchorvale this morning.

As one of the newest additions to the SLEC family, this centre delivers a comprehensive range of services designed to offer holistic care for both the fit and the frail. Our active ageing programmes, along with day care and day rehabilitation services, are tailored to support our elders in maintaining their independence and dignity, helping them to age gracefully within the community.

This centre features a unique wall mural, which was co-created by our elders and Mohammed Salihan, a student artist from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) University of the Arts Singapore (UAS). Inspired by heartfelt conversations, the mural celebrates the collaborative efforts of residents and community partners.

Thank you Assoc Prof Jamus Lim Member of Parliament for Sengkang GRC for joining us for this joyous occasion!

Here’s a throwback to our visit to the Peranakan Museum! 💠

Our day care elders from St Luke’s ElderCare Senior Care Centre @ One Punggol were each paired with a preschooler from the Skool4Kidz Campus @ One Punggol during the visit, and given a task!

Each pair needed to complete their activity cards by taking pictures with specific exhibits in the museum. It was heartwarming to see the preschoolers building a close relationship with our elders!

Thank you Skool4Kidz Preschools for energising our elders with your youthful energy! Our elders loved this outing and we look forward to more of these collaborations. 💙

Today marks a joyous occasion as we celebrate the official opening of REACH-SLEC Senior Care Centre @ Senja Valley, the first joint project between REACH Community Services Ltd. and SLEC!

By leveraging each other's strengths, REACH and SLEC will be able to provide a more integrated and comprehensive network of services, allowing our elders to receive the best possible care and support close to home, in this western region.

The REACH-SLEC Senior Care Centre @ Senja Valley offers both day care and day rehabilitation services, giving elders a safe environment to engage in activities, socialise, and receive comprehensive care.

Our heartfelt appreciation to Guest-of-Honour, Mr Edward Chia, Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC and Grassroots Advisor to Zhenghua, for your unwavering support on this journey.

We look forward to more partnership opportunities ahead. Together, we can do so much more to support our elders in ageing gracefully within the community!

SLEC CommCare Symposium returns in 2024, bringing individuals and healthcare professionals together to explore and exchange knowledge on two topics: Dementia and Spirituality, and Wound Care.

In dementia and spirituality, Bishop Emeritus Dr Robert Solomon, Sister Geraldine Tan, Reverend Dr Norman Wong and Adj A/Prof (Dr) Kenny Tan will be exploring more on how elder care can be redefined to include spiritual conversations, and how the spirit within and a connection with God can be incorporated as part of the journey to improve the quality of life for elders.

In wound care, leading experts Adj A/Prof Dr Vikram Vijayan Sannasi, Dr Alan Yap, and Adj A/Prof Png Gek Kheng will be sharing about innovations in vascular health, wound hygiene, management of complex and chronic wounds, and more.

Happening on Friday, 20 September 2024, join us for a full day of insightful sharing and engaging discussions! Find out more at https://www.commcaresymposium.slec.org.sg/

“I was never good at art. I always failed art, so here I am, try again.” – Mr Chelliah Thiagarajah Jeffery, an elder from St Luke’s ElderCare Senior Care Centre @ Marine Parade

In an eight-week journey, our elders embraced the fun, the challenges, and the wholesome experience of art-making.

Inspired by artworks from the National Collection displayed at National Gallery Singapore, our elders shared their stories and created pieces they never imagined. These artworks are now proudly displayed at the National Gallery Singapore.

This project is presented by National Gallery Singapore, in partnership with SLEC and supported by Agency for Integrated Care - AIC Singapore and RSVP Singapore The Organisation of Senior Volunteers. The workshops were led and conducted by community artist Joanne Lio.

Now showing at National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, Auditorium Anteroom. The free showcase is part of the Gallery Wellness Special 2024: Your Canvas, and will be on display until 21 July.

This year marks a significant milestone for Noel Gifts and St Luke’s ElderCare (SLEC)! Noel Gifts commemorates its 50th anniversary, while SLEC proudly celebrates 25 years of dedicated service in the community.

In celebration of our journeys, Noel Gifts is proud to launch their new Flowers & Gifts Catalogue 2024/2025. Proceeds from this new catalogue will support SLEC’s Intergenerational Programmes.

Together, let us foster priceless connections between generations, and make a lasting impact on our community.

Click on the image to find out how you can support this initiative or find out more at https://www.noelgifts.com/ecatalogue?Ctid=NGIxSLEC24.

“We want to ensure as many elders as possible can access the care they need conveniently and comfortably, close to home,” said Adj A/Prof (Dr) Kenny Tan, Chief Executive Officer at St Luke’s ElderCare.

Click to read more about how we are bringing advanced robotics rehabilitation therapy nearer to homes through the SLEC Day Rehabilitation Centre @ Bukit Batok Central:

New rehabilitation centre brings robotics therapy to the elderly in Bukit Batok community The centre is St Luke’s ElderCare’s third such facility using robotics to help patients move better. Read more at straitstimes.com.

We recently hosted our inaugural St Luke’s ElderCare Inter-Centre 8-Ball Pool competition! 🎱 This event brought together 50 active agers from three of our Active Ageing Centres: Anchorvale, Northshore, and Bishan, to celebrate Father’s Day.

Held at SLEC Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Northshore, 18 enthusiastic players showcased the skills and teamwork they have built over the past few months of training, amidst cheers and excitement.

Adding to the buzz, four of our talented guest baristas from Bishan’s Love-A-Latte Workshop, our 4-week coffee-making training programme, were present to brew their specialty coffee, keeping spirits high throughout the event.

There were also fringe activities, with games like darts, carrom, and rummikub, as well as floor curling, which was introduced for the first time to our active agers. Guided by an instructor from the Singapore Floor Curling Federation, our elders learned the ropes and had a go at this unique sport.

It was a day overflowing with laughter, friendly competition, and genuine connections as our active agers relished activities specially tailored for them.

The event was a resounding success, and we look forward to bringing similar experiences to our other centres!