General

Man Fut Tong Nursing Home was founded by the late Venerable Ho Yuen Hoe and officially opened on 13 Jan 2002.

Our home have a total of 232 beds. Subsidized beds comprise 90% (208 beds) and 10% (24 beds) are for full fee paying residents.

Our Vision:

To be a model nursing home and continuing care service provider of excellence in the new generation of step down facilities.

Our Mission:

To provide a high standard of medical, nursing, rehabilitative, psychological, social and recreational services for easy integration of the individual into the community.

FACILITIES

Residential Wards

• Have a total of 232 beds on 3 levels in 8 bedded, 4 bedded, 2 bedded and single bedded (isolation) rooms.
• Subsidized beds comprise 90% (208 beds) and 10% (24 beds) are for full fee paying residents
• The wards have a colour plan specifically chosen for their gentle effects on the elderly
• All rooms have volume adjustable built in music / radio
• Latest nurse-call facilities to ensure prompt attendance to emergencies and needs of residents

Dining

Nutritious vegetarian meals are catered for all meals and snacks. Special dietary requirement of some residents with specific medical conditions are also met. Only eggs are used in the preparation of meals, together with toufu, milk and a wide range of seasonally fresh vegetables. Refreshments are also available throughout the day and night.

Surroundings

• Medical Consultation Room
• Treatment Room
• Physiotherapy Room
• Occupational Therapy Room
• Social / Recreation Rooms
  Multi-purpose Hall
• Training Room
• Dining Hall
  Kitchen
• Koi ponds with sculptures
• Rock Garden with small Waterfalls
• Landscaped Garden
• Administration Offices
• Conference Room
• Staff Quarters
• Security Guard Room with CCTV
• Generator for use in the event of power failure
• Ambulance services
• Day Rehabilitation Centre / Day Care Centre

Safety Precautions

Safety is of paramount importance at the Man Fut Tong Nursing Home. There is an in-house trained Fire Safety Manager who conducts regular fire drills and monitors all fire equipment. The Home has 24 hour Security services with CCTV.

SERVICES

24-hr Nursing & Clinical Care

The Home has a dedicated, trained and experienced team of more than 80 Care Staff comprising Nursing Officers, Staff Nurses, Assistant Nurses, Nurse Aides and Health Care Assistants to provide quality nursing care. They are responsible for identifying, planning, developing, implementing and evaluating professional standards of holistic nursing care practice in the Home.

Infection Control is a key factor to reduce morbidity and mortality among the residents and staff. Education and strict compliance to infection control guidelines and practices through in-house regular audits are a regular feature under the direct supervision of the Director of Nursing.

Services provided by our Nurses:

• Monitoring of general health
• Monitoring of vital signs (Blood Pressure, Temperature, Pulse Rate etc), Blood Sugar etc.
• Assistance with Activities of Daily Living – Feeding, Bathing, Toileting, Dressing, Transferring and Mobility
• Supervision of oral medication
• Administration of intramuscular injections
• Wound dressing
• Insertion of nasogastric tube and nasogastric tube feeding
• Change of urinary catheter
• Tracheostomy Care
• Stoma / Colostomy Care
• Health education for the residents & caregivers

Rehabilitation

Our team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists target to maintain and / or improve the quality of life of the elderly through restoration of strength, mobility, and independence in activities of daily living. Enjoyable activities are also provided in a group context to reduce the effects of institutionalization and prevent the elderly from the effects of “learned helplessness”. Services provided by Rehab team include:

• Active / intensive Physiotherapy (PT) & Occupational Therapy (OT).
• Maintenance Therapy.
• Activity Groups (OT) – karaoke, opera, cooking sessions, arts & crafts etc.
• Group Exercise Therapy (PT).
• Chest PT.
• Falls Prevention (PT).
• Fitness Exercise (PT).
• Wound Management (PT).
• Recreational Activities.
• Prescriptions of aids and appliances.
• Home assessment and advice on home modification.
• Reminiscence Therapy.
• Cognitive Therapy.
• Carer Training.

Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy

Our Physiotherapists uses physical therapeutic means and exercises to ensure maximum recovery of our all residents to be independent as much as possible, whilst providing the very best level of care available to ensure quality of life. The treatment of the residents is usually prescribed to maintain and / or improve functional status of the elderly through restoration of strength, mobility, and independence in activities of daily living. Services provided by our Physiotherapists include

• Stroke Rehabilitation
• Amputee Management
• Pain Management
• Orthopaedic rehabilitation
• Neurological rehabilitation
• Fall Prevention and Management
• Wound Management
• Contracture Management
• Maintenance Therapy
• Chest Physiotherapy
• Group Therapy
• Walking Programme
• Fitness Exercises
• Wheelchair Maneuvering Skill Training
• Prescription of aids and appliances

Occupational Therapy

Our Occupational therapists use purposeful activities and a variety of treatment methods to obtain a desired level of functioning in work, self-care, play and leisure of our residents whose everyday life has been affected by physical, cognitive, and/or mental health problems. Enjoyable activities are provided in a group context to reduce the effects of institutionalization and prevent the elderly from the effects of “learned helplessness”. Services provided by our Occupational Therapists include

• Activity of Daily Living Training
• Hand & upper limb rehabilitation
• Orthopaedic rehabilitation
• Neurological rehabilitation
• Reminiscence Therapy
• Cognitive Therapy
• Karaoke sessions
• Opera sessions
• Cooking sessions
• Arts & crafts
• Recreational games & activities
• Prescriptions of aids and appliances
• Home assessment and advice on home modification

Day Rehab & Day Care Centre

The Day Rehabilitation & Day Care centre provides Physiotherapy; Occupational Therapy and Social Recreational activities for those who require follow up rehabilitation and social day care. Applicants can choose to have an hourly therapy program, a full day therapy and day care program or only day care program.

Day Rehabilitation Programme

Day Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) provides Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services in the area of geriatrics, orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation such as:

• Stroke Rehabilitation
• Post Amputation Rehabilitation
• Post Fracture Rehabilitation
• Falls prevention programme
• Parkinson’s exercise management
• Reminiscence therapy
• ADL and IADL training
• Vocational skills assessment
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Community re-integration and Caregiver training.

Day Care Programme

Day Care Centre provides structured in-house activities for the elderly in a lively environment who would otherwise remain alone at home. Programmes and activities are designed to suit their functional abilities and fitness levels so as to maximize their social interaction and participation. Our Day care complement Day Rehab programme for those who require therapy services and supportive day care with the following programme and activities.

• Group Therapy / Fun Fit Exercise.
• Social Outings e.g. Visit to places of interest, shopping, community events
• Social Recreational Activities e.g. Tai Chi, Games, Karaoke, Movie show, Art & Craft, Cooking and Gardening.
• Maintenance Exercise Programme to maintain their physical fitness and daily living skills.

Meals

Morning Coffee / Afternoon Tea: Snacks & Beverages
Lunch / Dinner: Nutritious lacto vegetarian meals

Transport

Adaptive transportation fitted with hydraulic lift and manned by therapy / healthcare assistant is available for DRC/DCC clients within Sembawang, Woodlands, Marsiling and Admiralty areas .We have stair crawl for those who are non ambulant and staying at non lift landing HDB apartments.

Home Therapy

Home bound patients may have difficulty accessing community based therapy services at day rehabilitation centres and outpatient therapy services at hospitals due to their functional, enviourmental, adaptive transportation and escort service limitation.

Our trained and experienced Physiotherapists & Occupational Therapists can provide therapy services at your door step, in your home and also train the elderly to achieve independence in their Basic Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Caregivers (including maids) training is also provided so that they are able to continue with the basic care of their loved ones at home.