Every fifth Tuesday, instead of visiting Peacehaven Nursing Home, we now visit the Peacehaven Bedok Multi-Service Centre.
Peacehaven Bedok Multi-Service Centre (BMC) is a day centre providing three programmes, namely Dementia Care, Integrated Rehabilitation and SPICE (Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly). Launched in October 2010, SPICE aims to delay institutionalization of clients, thereby allowing them to live with their families and remain in the community for as long as possible.
Each client in BMC has his/her individual care customized according to his/her needs and our team (consisting of a registered nurse, an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist and a social worker) will review the care plans every three months.
What a great time we had with the staff and clients as we mingled with the folk there and led them in singing old songs and choruses. Attendance at this singing and sharing session is entirely voluntary. They love to listen to us recalling the memories of the past, of God's wonderful leadings. Elderly people love to talk and recall the past - those good old days.
Yes, it was a time to count our blessings, name them one by one. We spoke in English, Hokkien mixed with Cantonese - dialects they are familiar.
We wish we could be with these beautiful people every week or even everyday, but we have other commitments. We thank God He still enables us to continue with ministry.
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