The Tzu Chi Food Farmacy guides the public in exploring the link between health and diet, while the Tzu Chi Community Dental Centre aims to increase oral health awareness among the underprivileged and elderly in the community. One through the concept of “Food as Medicine” and the other through the provision of free dental treatments and services, both facilities complement each other and contribute to seniors’ overall well-being. Together, they help build a compassionate healthcare network within the community.
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During the fourth training session for dental assistant volunteers, participants learned essential skills for safely lifting and transferring patients to the dental chair and gained insights into mental health issues common among elderly people with mobility issue.
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The contact between healthcare professionals and their patients tends to be closer when medical services are delivered at the patient's home. Dr Ho Xin Qin revealed, "When you step into the patient's home, the patient becomes a person with a family.“
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Not only does Tin Tin take care of Madam Koh's domestic work 24/7, but she also plays a vital role of a “saviour” in extraordinary times.
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With a declining birth rate and a rapidly ageing society, elderly people are having a tough time looking after each other. The community’s varying degrees of medical care and everyday living care services are critical to the elderly Toh couple’s retirement life at home.
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“Let’s Talk Health” is a monthly health talk event organised by TIMA Singapore to increase public awareness and understanding of various health issues. On 30 April 2023, the Let’s Talk Health series focused on “Diabetes Treatment and Prevention”.
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While most seniors would typically be enjoying a life of leisure upon retirement, this has not been the case for two senior Tzu Chi volunteers. Find out how they have remained active through volunteering at Tzu Chi TCM Free Clinic (Redhill) in their golden years.
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Compared to other commercial TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) clinics, the Tzu Chi TCM Free Clinic is mainly supported by a pool of volunteer TCM practitioners, with more than 70% of its practitioners serving on a pro bono basis. We shine the spotlight on two of them who have been actively contributing their services at the Redhill branch.
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With the worrying rise in end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients over the years, having an optimal support system to care for them has become increasingly important. What role has Tzu Chi played in supporting these patients over the years?
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What are other medical care options available for elderly chronic kidney disease patients who opt out of dialysis? How to balance disease care and quality of life in old age? Let’s hear the advice from Nephrologists Dr Yeoh Lee Ying and Dr Teh Swee Ping of Sengkang General Hospital.
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Are there any other options for advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients besides dialysis? For frail elderly CKD patients who suffer from multiple diseases, choosing conservative care with non-dialysis treatment and spending more time in the community or at home may be their preferred choice.
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Gym Tonic at Tzu Chi is more than just physical exercise for the seniors. Through the dedicated efforts of the staff, they have experienced great warmth and even picked up useful learning pointers about life.
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What would you do if you were unwittingly involved in a devastating accident that changed the entire course of your life? At the age of 24, after a horrific accident that badly injured his brain, the promising life of Mr Takalah Tan, then a fresh graduate from National University of Singapore (NUS) seemed all but over . . .
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With the easing of most pandemic restrictions, the light at the end of the tunnel has become brighter as Singapore has seemingly started to turn the corner in its COVID-19 battle. We take a look at how three Tzu Chi volunteers, who are nurses in their day jobs, have coped in their line of work over the past two years. They also shared about the integral role that Tzu Chi has played in supporting them.
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The CASA-MODAL (Clean And Screen All Mouths Of Disability And Long-term care facilities) project was started in November 2018 with a noble mission of connecting disability and long-term care facilities to accessible dental services. However, over the past two years, the pandemic has thrown up several obstacles . . .
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Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore), in collaboration with Red Cross Singapore, organised the first community blood donation drive for 2022 at Jing Si Hall in Pasir Ris on March 26, 2022. The event attracted 125 people to register as blood donors and raised 100 bags of blood.
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